Another Hurricane in Central America

A friend of a friend, Dr. Wiley Smith, is a Presbyterian Medical Missonary in Belize, Central America. The area was hit moderately by Hurricane Dean, and now there is a Category 5 Hurricane headed straight for where they live in Patchakan, in Northern Belize. Please pray for them and the Patchakan villagers.

Yesterday Dr. Smith wrote:
We're watching the weather reports again concerning hurricane Felix and its potential to strike Belize. The forecasters this afternoon are thinking that it may be a problem for southern Belize, rather than for us in the north. Nonetheless, we've been busy at the clinic today seeing our regular patients, fueling up the generator and boarding up the windows. Having done this a couple of weeks ago for hurricane Dean, it's getting to be a bit old hat.

Please be in prayer for whoever this storm affects. Our fellow missionaries Craig and Kim Marshall, who live in Belize City south of us, are moving inland to stay at the American Embassy in Belmopan. Belize City, which is built on a river delta like New Orleans, has a history of massive flooding with hurricanes. It is also where Unity Presbyterian Church is located, whose members live in the swampy ghetto area known as Burial Grounds. Unity Presbyterian members came north to help us last week with the cleanup from hurricane Dean. This reminds me of the Macedonian church, whom Paul applauded for "giving out of their extreme poverty."

Those interested in contributing for hurricane relief here, please be advised that the Mission to the World account to which gifts should be designated is now number 097105.

Yours in Him, Wiley
Dr. Wiley Smith
Presbyterian Medical Clinic
www.missionaryclinicbelize.org

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