Help Earthquake Victims in Mexico

I am going to Oxaca, MX Oct 13-27 to help.
So many people have done so much already. So much more needs to be done. Some towns have not been reached yet and they are asking for help. So I am joining a team (mostly from Alaska) to go to a couple villages in Oaxaca, MX and help distribute food, water, clothing, and medical supplies…and do whatever else I can.

Oaxaca, one of Mexico’s poorest regions, was hard hit by the 8.1 earthquake a few weeks ago and then hit again by another quake just a week after that. Many homes are completely destroyed and people are sleeping in the streets.

From Oct 13 - Oct 27 I will be joing an emergency team to help some of the unreached towns in the surrounding area. My friend Maria, who is the Executive director at En La Gloria Ministries and runs an orphanage in Oaxaca, will be leading the team. You can find Maria on FB here .





Here is a note from Maria.

Dear friends, a quick update,

I spoke with my staff and with Pr. Adolfo from the association of churches. The city of Juchitan is receiving a lot of help…Thanks to God and wonderful giving people and government. There are many villages that are not receiving any help in our district. They are asking for food, water and clothing. There are many who are sleeping on the ground where their home lies destroyed in pieces.

We are taking our team to the towns of Ixhuatan and Cerro Chico. Both of these towns are accessible by a high way. Many towns we would like to serve have no roads at this time due to daily earthquakes. In all these places people whose homes were damaged have now fallen and even untouched ones are now gone.

We are still hoping for more team members. We also need financial resources for travel, canned food and fresh food for the villages and medical supplies.

Please, contact us if you are able to join our team leaving approximately October 13th. Also if you can give financially we would appreciate your help.

Blessings to all,
Maria

I really can’t wait to go. You all know my heart.

Please do what you can to help. The government is taking funds that are donated by big corporations and keeping the money. It is NOT getting to the people. Anything you can give will go directly to buy food, clothings, water, and medical supplies. 

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If you are interested in BUYING something from Oaxaca, you can go to the HELP MEXICO SHOP on my website at www.thehappifyproject.com  All proceeds will go to the relief effort in Oaxaca. There are some really nice gifts there you might like to get for a loved one for Christmas.

Please give what you can. 

Much love and many blessings,

laura

You can find me on FB at https://www.facebook.com/thehappifyproject/