Guatemala faced one of the biggest natural catastrophes on June 3, 2018, when Volcano de Fuego erupted. Over 1.7 million people were affected, hundreds are still missing and 160 deaths have been registered. Our partners on the ground, Living Water Ministry, began helping immediately. Other organizations also came together to meet urgent needs, so Living Water Ministry decided to go to the places where no one else would go. They found the village of El Socorro, adjacent to the river that runs south on the west side of the volcano. At the time of the eruption, volcanic matter and rain made the water level rise so high that it washed away the hanging bridge that connected El Socorro with the village on the other side of the river. The village flooded and homes were … read more>>
