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Sunday, November 6, 2011

Accompaniment Visit to the Lutheran Communities in Santa Ana During the Emergency

Originally Posted: Saturday, October 22, 2011



Here we are already on October 20 and almost ten days of intense rain. The Commission of Community Accompaniment Visits, this time in the city of Santa Ana to support the pastoral work of Pastor Vilma López, pastoral coordinator of the northwestern micro-region.


The members, along with their pastor, Rev. López, received visitors in the community of Lobato. The location of the meeting was in the church. In one early moment, the people comment how they had lived through the situation, speaking the facts. The greates reported losses up until that time in the community of Lobato were damages to the dwellings, including the church, the strong winds causing damage to the roofs of the dwellings.


The commission delivered a small donation of food stuffs sent by the SLS for the community. Later, a tour proceeded to verify the damages and the needs of the people. Fortunately, there were no human losses, and the material damages were proportionally less than in other areas.

There were also damages caused by flooding of the dwellings, caused by the currents coming down from Mount La Antena, which remains in front of this populous sector. Several communities were affected. Up to this moment, the amount of agricultural losses have not been quantified.


This visit was performed with relative tranquility, as it is the first day without rain, and the sun shone for some time. At the end of the tour a prayer was said to the Lord on behalf of the community of Lobato, as well as for the families that suffered total or partial loss of their property, and to give them strong to continue working in spite of all the adversity.


Particiapting in this delegation: Elsy Gabarrete, Laura V. Herrera, Jorge Castro, Rev. Concepción M. Ángel, Rev. Blanca Irma Rodríguez, and Rev. Bryn Rude.




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