by John Freund, CM | Sep 2, 2007 | Disasters and Responses, News, Vincentian Family
More than two weeks after the quake….. “Everything, absolutely everything is destroyed. Of course I knew this was the case. But one thing is to imagine it, and another to see it.” Dear Friends, Last Friday, Pilar Barboza, a leader from the Asociacion de...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 30, 2007 | Disasters and Responses, News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
• See comments on this article for an update – August 31, 2007 We have looked at many possible ways to get donations of all sizes directly to Fr. Alfonso Berrade, CM, in Pisco, a city that was 85% destroyed in the earthquake that shook Peru August 15th. One of...
by Beth | Aug 22, 2007 | Disasters and Responses, News, Vincentian Family
“Niños victimas del terremoto en Pisco” – 1:09 – added to YouTube 0300 EDT 27 August 2007 An 8.0 earthquake hit Perú at 18:40:58 local time (23:40:58 UTC) on 15 August 2007. The city of Pisco is believed to have been 80% destroyed, including...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 21, 2007 | Disasters and Responses, News, Vincentian Family
(Fr. Berrade CM was featured in the New York Times story 8/20.) Dear Friends (and Family), Over the years we’ve shared our lives: meals, visits, trips, fun times, hard times, work, volunteering, prayers. You may know me a short time, or all of my life, but our...
by annaread | Aug 19, 2007 | Disasters and Responses, News
A page with comprehensive information about last Wednesday’s earthquake is developing at Wikipedia. Take a look. See, too, the brief article on Pisco, which includes a photo of the Plaza des Armas with the church, now destroyed, in the background.
by annaread | Aug 16, 2007 | Disasters and Responses, Evangelization, News
The annual Gawad Kalasag Awards in the Philippines honor organizations and individuals who make outstanding contributions to helping with the impact of disasters such as Typhoon Reming. Among this year’s honorees: The Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de...
