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This afternoon I went to SAM’s Club and picked up 279 litres of bottled water to bring down to the flood zone in Chalco.  I followed our co-worker, Rod, who had some clothes, some water, a grill, and some other odds and ends.<\/p>\n

The plan is to set up a headquarters where we can serve breakfast to people for a couple of weeks.<\/b>  This should be a tremendous help in a place where people have little left, including food and clean water.<\/p>\n

We’ve been able to make some contacts there, and so are building relationships so that we can make sure the help gets to people who need it most.  And that means a lot<\/i> of people.<\/p>\n

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People wait for a boat on the sidewalk, by what should be a normal street, not a river.
Many are taking supplies back to their families in the flood zone.<\/i><\/font><\/center>
We walked along the highway in the late afternoon, and I was able to get some pictures and video.  Since we didn’t have access to a boat, this is only the edge<\/i> of the flood zone you’re seeing – there’s much, much<\/i> more.  But the video will give you an idea of how bad the flooding is, even if you can only see a bit of it.  You’ll also see some of the work being done to try to stop the flow of sewage water.<\/p>\n

Here’s the video from today:<\/p>\n

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You can help by sending a few dollars in as a donation.  Just contact us<\/a>, and we’ll be able to go ahead and purchase what we need – as long as we know the money is coming.  Lord willing tomorrow will be the first breakfast.  Thanks to the two couples who have already donated!<\/p>\n

I’ve posted some photos as well in our Recent shots…<\/a> album.<\/p>\n\n\n
\"Amigas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Amigas del Alma…<\/h3>\n

Sorry to mix topics here, but both of these things are important!  Thanks for all who prayed for the Amigas del Alma<\/i> Valentine’s Event<\/a>.  It was this morning, and it was a big success!  About 50 people came, and heard about unconditional love and about the Gospel.  Please continue to pray for the relationships made with many new people.<\/p>\n

Photos of the event are in our Recent shots…<\/a> album.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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