On Thursday Rev. Hector Williams, a Miskito indigenous pastor and director of the Study Centre for the local Miami International Seminary (MINTS), returned to Puerto Cabezas from his “home village” of Dákura. He reports that eight of his family members were killed in his village. Three others, including the pastor of a Moravian church, were also killed. He reports that every building (house, church, school, etc) in his village was either damaged or destroyed. Other Miskito villages were similarly affected. Six MINTS students have formed a temporary “relief committee” to respond to the disaster. Emergency funds provided by Word & Deed have been sent to initiate a “first phase” disaster recovery plan in which 13 Miskito communities will be provided with basic food. Materials have also been purchased to provide clean water in the community wells of these same communities. The team plans to do an 18 day tour of the communities by boat, providing the emergency relief. By day they will be distributing the food and cleaning the wells from the contaminated water supplies. In the evenings they plan to have services of worship in the same communities. Please pray for the safety of the “relief team” members and for the name of Christ to be proclaimed in Word and Deed.
Miami International Seminary (MINTS)
Central American Regional Coordinator
