We are blessed !!!
Let us be thankful
As we remember those
less fortunate . . .
During the Christmas season, people often focus on the joy and cheer of the holidays.
However, it is important to remember those in our communities who are not as fortunate.
Poverty does not take a break for Christmas, headlines illustrate the harsh reality of poverty during this special time of year.
Recent news stories have reported on how poverty continues to affect more and more people around the world.
NEW YORK/PORT-AU-PRINCE, DECEMBER 22, 2022—
The international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has begun supporting a cholera vaccination campaign in Haiti as a resurgence of the disease has affected more than 15,000 people and killed approximately 300 since the end of September.
The campaign is being led and managed by Haiti's Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP).
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For people migrating through Central America to the United States, the only certainty is suffering. From crossing treacherous rivers and hiding from predatory gangs in the jungles of the Darién Gap to immigration fines in Honduras and robbery and extortion in Guatemala, those who flee their countries in search of a better life often face extreme danger and violence.
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When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?
Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
In despair I shook my head . . .
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