Delivering food, shelter, and hope to the poorest of the poor
Carlos operates an emergency nutrition and rescue center for severely malnourished children in Guatemala. Over the years he has witnessed many testimonies of miraculous healing and victory — but he has also opened himself to agonizing heartbreak.
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, Catholic leaders in developing countries had raised concerns about another serious problem threatening the poor — food insecurity.
On the outskirts of Addis Ababa, St. Gabriel Catholic Health Center provides quality medical care to 24,000 patients annually, including many in deep poverty.
Our ministry partners in the Diocese of Karonga are equipping poor rural villages to repair and maintain local wells and practice better hygiene.
In the tiny community of Palo Blanco in the Dominican Republic, people are praising God for the water system that was recently completed.
This is the second in our series of blogs where we address general poverty in Latin American countries. Before we commented on Nicaragua; now we will share insights on Guatemala, which has some similarities to Nicaragua, but also some very distinct differences.
