On Saturday, May 29 Tropical Storm Agatha ravaged parts of Guatemala. San Miguel Escobar where our YWAM Base is located was hit hard as there were 5 waves of mud coming off of Volcano Agua. Many homes were completely destroyed by the huge rocks and trees that came rolling down. What they did not destroy,the mud did. Many houses and streets are filled with thick mud and it will take at least a week to clean out each home. Today I worked at a home that had about 3 feet of mud in every room from the front of the property to the back it was pure mud. The mud is wheelbarrowed to the street where the city has machinery to scoop it up and load it into a truck. Everything in the homes is contaminated and will need to be destroyed so families will have to refurnish their entire home and I do not know how long the odor will stay in the walls of the cement block homes. It is a miserable situation for the families who are lacking resources to rebuild and replace what has been damaged and lost. There have been several deaths as a result of the mudslides, an official count is pending.
Please pray for the relief efforts to proceed rapidly and for rain free weather until it is all cleaned up.
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Thank you Bruce and team for helping! We are in prayer for you and all those affected by Agatha. Let all of our friends know that we are working on telling our world what is happening and getting help. We send our love! Shalom
Cynthia
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