Guatemala Update #5:  HOPEww Disaster Response Team Meets with Local Responders.

HOPE worldwide Guatemala has been serving their neighbors and spreading God’s Love to an area tragically affected by the June 3, 2018 Volcano of Fire Eruption. HOPEww Guatemala arrived on scene the very next day with lifesaving medicines, food, clothing and supplies to aid survivors of this tragedy.

In just a few days HOPEww Guatemala staff and volunteers have provided 250 bags of clothing, 25 bags of clothes, 350 prescriptions, 2,750 Hygiene Items and 2,930 non-perishable food items. Starting on June 18, HOPE worldwide Guatemala’s medical staff and volunteers will bring a mobile clinic to Escuintla to survivors and evacuees who have not been seen by any medical personnel since the eruption.

In addition to the great work that HOPE worldwide Guatemala has been doing since the beginning of the tragedy, the HOPE worldwide Global Disaster Response team arrived on Friday June 15. The team brought $10,000 worth of life saving medicines including burn treatments and respiratory infection medicines.

The HOPEww Global Disaster Team flew to Guatemala to meet with the local staff, toured relief sites, provided technical support and assisted in developing a short and long range response and relief plan. HOPE worldwide will be providing additional financial and technical support for the Guatemala team. Our International Church of Christ partners in Escuintla and Guatemala City have joined with HOPE worldwide Guatemala to provide 65 volunteers in the immediate response and will continue to provide volunteer assistance in the coming weeks and months.

What can you do?

Since the area has been almost completely destroyed and homes will likely not be rebuilt in the same area, there is not an immediate plan for additional HOPE worldwide volunteers to travel to Guatemala. However there are two ways you can serve.

1. Volunteer to serve in the August Community Service Brigade in Guatemala City. Contact lori.kotkowski@hopeww.org for information or go to www.hopeww.org/csb to register.

2. Donate to the Global Disaster Fund at www.hopeww.org/disaster

Thank you for your generous support and prayers.

HOPEww Disaster Response Team