Fortunately for 2-year-old André (pictured at top), the Church was there for his family when tragedy struck. His mother, Celeste, had nowhere else to turn when the family lost everything after two hurricanes caused flash floods, landslides and terrible destruction across Central America. Even before the deadly storms, she struggled to feed André and his 6-year-old brother, Alejandro.
Supporters of Cross Catholic Outreach played a tremendous part in the Church’s effort to help children like André. Through their generosity, Catholic sisters at the Nutritional Recovery Center Santa Rosa de Lima in Morales, Guatemala, were able to provide immediate help to needy families, who they now have hope for a better future. Young children were restored to health with vitamin-packed milk provided by the sisters and other trusted in-country partners.