Over the past few weeks, communities across the globe have been faced with challenge after challenge! Weather emergencies here in the United States and Sierra Leone have hurt so many that live in the path of these destructive storms.
Once again, from all of us at Bread and Water for Africa®, our hearts go out to the people of Sierra Leone.
As many of you know, on August 14, after days of unrelenting rain, a sea of mud and rock came sliding down a hillside into the suburbs of the nation’s capital of Freetown.
Nearly 1,000 are now confirmed dead, and hundreds remain missing. Additionally, 20,000, including 5,000 children, have been displaced.
But your help has made a difference in the lives of those affected. Here are some of the images that just arrived from our local partner, Faith Healing Development Organization, of our efforts to provide medicine and food to thousands.
The immediate support our donors provided allowed us to quickly purchase tons of food to distribute to hundreds of families.
Later this week, we will also ship a 20-foot container of medicine and medical supplies, as we know that the suffering will continue for months.
