Bob, here My faith in the divine purpose in all things has been severely challenged lately by the many obstacles encountered in our work. The promise of help from the electrical distribution company which was poised to purchase the drained lake bed by the nature reserve fell through. We continue to seek help for this grand effort to preserve a beautiful part of God s creation while providing a source of income to the agricultural cooperative of Colima, organic protein for sale throughout the country and a future for Alfalit s community development projects. The world market continues to purchase millions of tons of chemically purified sugar per year.
Few incentives exist for the growers to invest in organic fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides.
This country s increasing dependency on the earnings of relatives abroad and the decreasing opportunities for decent employment here create a profound paralysis that is difficult to overcome as animators of spiritual and social development. Healing the crippling impact of unbelievable trauma from the war is an immense task and only possible with faith in the Creator s constant accompaniment. There are rumors of a need to re-arm. I find I am weak at times and pray for strength. There is so much to be grateful for and signs that God is working through these apparent set-backs.