October Update from Honduras

Due to the heavy rains that have not stopped in over a week, many families in all parts of Honduras and in our Urraco Sector are forced to seek shelters in schools, churches, community centers or in other aldeas or cities. Over the last years there has been much re-enforcement work in building dikes, raising roads, adding levees, building new canals, cleaning canals, building new rivers in the dangerous areas in every part of Honduras.

According to the report today, the water has risen to extremes in many areas, again--worse than MITCH (10 years ago) and FELIX (last year).

Yesterday and today, again with our PPH Boat, the PPH CREW is moving women and children to our PRO-PAPA warehouse in Urraco. This is always a terrible decision for our people who have to leave their animals and their little possessions behind.

Relief Donations are needed if possible for sacks, food, drinking water, matresses for the flood victims in our Warehouse and other shelters in Urraco. The Government will be helping, too, as much as they can with so many people in need.

Please send RELIEF DONATIONS, made out to PROPAPA, TO:

PHYLLIS CASEY
PPMA OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR
603 JOHN S. MOSBY DRIVE
WILMINGTON, NC 28412