GuyanaBoy
HAPPY SMOKES!!
- Joined
- Aug 25, 2002
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Well Gang, it has been a while since I gave you the latest news down here. I have had trouble for some reason getting logged on here, and finally got logged on by "going around the world".
Anyway, our office has been busy trying to help those who have been devastated by the flood. There were literally hundreds of thousands who have been directly affected, and thousands of others indirectly affected. It has been a difficult time for everyone involved.
We have distributed over 40 tons of food and other supplies, and just took delivery today of another 20 tons of supplies to be distributed the early part of next week.
We have also found several orphanages and children's homes that have been doing without now for almost a month. Today, we delivered over 4 tons of food to these children's homes alone. It was truly sad to see these kids having to do without food and fresh water. But it was also wonderful to see the faces of the kids and the workers when we showed up with the food for them.
We are winding things down here in terms of relief. The waters have receded in ninety five percent of the places, and the clean up is well underway. Health issues have been significant, and dozens have died because of the flooding, but the people of Guyana have the ability to "bounce back" better than anyone I have ever seen.
Basic household effects are the next thing on our list to deal with, and we feel like we are going to have to supply lots of mattresses, towels, clothes, and kitchen supplies.
I hope to leave Guyana in mid March, and hope to be home shortly after that.
In the meantime, keep all the folks here in Guyana in your thoughts and prayers. . . and let me hear from you. Drop me an email. . . it would be WONDERFUL to hear from all of you.
Take care guys! Love on your families, and count your blessings!
HAPPY SMOKES! ! !
STEVE
Anyway, our office has been busy trying to help those who have been devastated by the flood. There were literally hundreds of thousands who have been directly affected, and thousands of others indirectly affected. It has been a difficult time for everyone involved.
We have distributed over 40 tons of food and other supplies, and just took delivery today of another 20 tons of supplies to be distributed the early part of next week.
We have also found several orphanages and children's homes that have been doing without now for almost a month. Today, we delivered over 4 tons of food to these children's homes alone. It was truly sad to see these kids having to do without food and fresh water. But it was also wonderful to see the faces of the kids and the workers when we showed up with the food for them.
We are winding things down here in terms of relief. The waters have receded in ninety five percent of the places, and the clean up is well underway. Health issues have been significant, and dozens have died because of the flooding, but the people of Guyana have the ability to "bounce back" better than anyone I have ever seen.
Basic household effects are the next thing on our list to deal with, and we feel like we are going to have to supply lots of mattresses, towels, clothes, and kitchen supplies.
I hope to leave Guyana in mid March, and hope to be home shortly after that.
In the meantime, keep all the folks here in Guyana in your thoughts and prayers. . . and let me hear from you. Drop me an email. . . it would be WONDERFUL to hear from all of you.
Take care guys! Love on your families, and count your blessings!
HAPPY SMOKES! ! !
STEVE
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