Date: September 6, 2007

Hurricane Felix Appeal Letter

$50,000 Needed for Restoration

Dear Friends of Our Little Roses,

On Tuesday (9-4-2007) Hurricane Felix slammed into Honduras. Torrential rains and strong winds inflicted extensive damage to property and buildings at Our Little Roses in San Pedro Sula as well as to the homes of many OLR employees. More flooding is expected because rivers fed by rains in the mountains of Santa Barbara and Copan flow into the lowlands and overtake drainage systems in the city.

Diana Frade, Founder and President of Our Little Roses Ministries reported by email, “The high winds raised the roof of the school building, drenching classrooms, suite area, and the apartments and damaging drywall. Twenty one rooms were affected..”

Conditions within the girls’ home: the water from the flooded road outside the OLR compound flowed inside and rose about two feet along the roadways. It came into the girls’ home, flooded the center patio and covered the hallways. They got busy and formed a mop brigade as the water receded and cleaned up the mess.

            Estimated cost related to Hurricane Felix: $50,000. On top of the cost of repairs there was the added expenditure of preparation before the hurricane whixh included boarding up, concrete fortifications and buying extra supplies of food, medical supplies, and emergency items such as gasoline and tools.

The cost of most goods and services after Felix has risen.. We do not have emergency contingencies built into Our Little Roses’ budget. All our funds are raised to support the ministry and every penny is used for that purpose.

That is why we are asking for your help to meet the cost of restoring to normal the lives of our girls, staff and neighbors we help in our community. Seven of our employees have suffered the effects of flooding. These faithful persons are in desperate need of cleaning supplies, mattresses, sheets, water and other emergency items. Diana calculates that each family will need $300 to get their lives back on track. Their immediate need totals $2100.  Because their wages are low it is impossible for them to deal with this type of emergency without help.

As many of you know, who have visited Our Little Roses, we live next to two neighborhoods. Right next to us are very poor people who live in make-shift structures. Many of thier homes suffered severe damage. People living in sturdier built houses in the better neighboorsl around us also suffered great losses. They also need the help we can offer through your generosity.

We are thankful to God that our “Roses” and Honduras as a whole were spared a major disaster but we are so very much aware of the devastating effects that the flooding and hurricane winds caused..

Please mail your tax deductable funds to Our Little Roses, P.O. Box 464, Somerset, Va 22972 with notation, Hurricane Relief. These funds will be wired to Our Little Roses’ bank in San Pedro Sula. Honduras.

Faithfully in His Holy Name,                       

Bishop Leo Frade +                                                                              Beverley Allison

Chairman                                                                                              Executive Director

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Our Little Roses Ministries in Honduras                                              Our Little Roses Ministry in Honduras