By Elizabeth Hodges | Senior Marketing Specialist
The pictures of the little girls who had suffered burns in the aftermath of the Fuego volcano moved members of our MAP staff to tears. With their heads wrapped in protective gauze for burn rehabilitation, one photo, in particular, stood out.
A little girl was smiling.
Despite losing everything in the lava and ash that buried her village, the young girl found a way to smile. She had likely had lost family members or friends. Her home was gone.
But she had survived.
The medicines, health supplies and Disaster Health Kits that MAP shipped to our partners on the ground immediately following the volcano eruption were distributed to local hospitals, clinics, and the disaster site.
These girls benefited from the MAP supplies and Disaster Health Kits brought by a medical mission team working with a hospital ministry in Guatemala. The mission team provided burn creams, oral and topical antibiotics, non-stick gauze, and anti-inflammatory medications – all a blessing following such a disaster.
The devastating eruptions of the Fuego volcano that started June 3 have left 112 people dead, thousands displaced and nearly 200 still missing. The medical needs of the survivors of the Guatemala volcano are expected to last for months.
Because of your generous support, MAP was able to provide immediate assistance to those in need in Guatemala. We have concluded this project as the need for Disaster Health Kits to aid in the immediate aftermath of the volcano has ended.
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