Good News - August 2018

OUT AND ABOUT 18 AUGUST 2018 Good News • South Florida Edition Cross International Rebuilding Communities After Volcano (YHU\ VXPPHU $GRSWLRQ E\ 6KHSKHUG &DUH IDFLOLWDWHV WKH KRVWLQJ RI D JURXS RI RUSKDQV IURP &RORPELD 7KH FKLOGUHQ FRPH WR )ORULGD IRU WZR ZHHNV DQG H[SHULHQFH IDPLO\ OLIH DQG FXOWXUH LQ $PHULFD 7KURXJK WKLV SURJUDP PRVW FKLOGUHQ ZKR FRPH DUH PDWFKHG ZLWK D IDPLO\ WKDW KRSHV WR DGRSW WKHP 7KLV LV DQ RSSRUWXQLW\ IRU ROGHU FKLOGUHQ ZKR ZRXOG RWKHUZLVH QRW EH FRQVLGHUHG WR ILQG D IRUHYHU IDPLO\ )LQG RXW KRZ \RX FDQ KRVW D FKLOG -XO\ DGRSWDEVF RUJ VXPPHU KRVWLQJ DGRSWDEVF RUJ ‡ Cross International and its ministry partners in Guatemala are launching a major commu- nity building effort to help fami- lies displaced by the Fuego Volcano eruption. The effort aims to provide new housing construction for 1,100 families with donor support. Because of the disaster, hundreds of people died and hundreds more remain missing. The thousands who fled strug- gled for days with hunger and homelessness, and most are now living in crowded shelters with little more than the clothing they wore when fleeing. Plans are underway to build 200 homes on donated land in a new community to be named Nueva Jerusalem. The community will be in a “vol- cano safe zone.” There are plans for a school and a play- ground, plus resources and training will be provided to en- rich the children’s lives and help them cope with the trauma. The homes will consist of cement block construction, zinc roofs, windows and doors. Cross International’s dis- aster relief partner in the re- gion has already allowed church leaders to access Cross-donated goods, includ- ing 27,000 doses of antibiotics to treat injuries, 6,000 tubes of corticosteroid cream for burn victims and nearly 180,000 nutritious meals to shelters housing the displaced. For information, contact Mari Kraljic, at MKraljic@Cross- International.org or call 954- 657-9000 ext. 264.