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.
