As many of you know, rural areas of Guatemala have been hit with a devastating drought. A story on it can be found on Reuters.
After receiving e-mails from members of the Guatemala Adoption Community wanting to know how to directly help I did some asking around. Gregory of Hands of Hope put me in touch with a couple called the “Flames of Fire Ministry” that is doing excellent work helping those in need. According to Gregory “They feed hundreds of children in several centers. These are kids so poor that they wouldn’t be able to eat without these feeding centers. Some walk a long way barefoot just to get a hot meal...They are 100% trustworthy and it’s just the two of them with some local helpers – no overhead type of thing.”
The website for the ministry is http://www.guatemalamission.org/ and there you can find information on the organization and its feeding centers.
To donate (tax deductible), you can send a check to:
Grace Christian Fellowship Church
405 Rayford Rd.
Spring,Texas 77386
Your check should also be noted for where you want the money to go. If you wish to support the Ministry’s overall mission, the check should be noted “Larry Johnson”. If you prefer your donation to be used only for the feeding centers and not for their missionary work, it should be noted “Guatemala Feeding Centers”.
Let’s all see what we can do collectively to relieve the suffering….
Finalmente viene algo sobre como podemos ayudar los ninos de Guatemala. Tristamente no hay nadia ni si quiera darle las gracias a Kevin para el infomacion - pero esto no me suprenda.
Meri
Posted by: meri at September 14, 2004 10:23 AMTranslation of Meri's comment: Finally there is some information on how to help Guatemalan kids. Sadly there is nothing to help with. Thank Kevin for the information - but this did not suprise me.
Meri,
I'm confused. What do you mean?