[All Church] Spring Break News

[Boone, Justin]

Not sure how much people know about whats going on there.  A police
chief and several officers were killed 2 days ago and protesters have
been blocking the bridges from the US to Mexico.  A lot of other attacks
and killings have been taking place throughout Mexico but Juarez has
traditionally been a hotspot for crime.
 
More info at the El Paso Times site which is right across the border
from Juarez.
 
http://www.elpasotimes.com/juarez
 
Sad news to hear.  This won't allow conditions down there to get any
better right now but hopefully it will settle down soon.
 
Justin
 

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From: all_cornerstone-bounces at cornerstoneisu.org
[mailto:all_cornerstone-bounces at cornerstoneisu.org] On Behalf Of Mike
Klunke
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 2:56 PM
To: all_cornerstone at cornerstoneisu.org
Subject: [All Church] Spring Break News



Hi Friends,

 

I'm writing to let you know that we received a call yesterday from Amor
Ministries telling us they are canceling all of their trips due to the
continued violence in the city.  Thus, we are no longer headed to
Mexico.  A lot of us have put in a great amount of time and energy from
support raising to administration and we have 2 weeks to figure out
what's next.  We will be doing something!

 

So, in three short points here's what I want you to know:

1.       Over 20 homes were going to be built in Juarez over the next
few weeks.  We are going to leave Amor with whatever finances are
necessary to  build the 2 homes we committed to build.

2.       We will be writing anyone who supported us to let them know of
the trip cancellation and our new plans.  We will invite them to contact
us if the new trip does not reflect their desire for the use of the
funds.  

3.       We will be traveling to either Alabama, Mississippi or
Louisiana most likely involved in Katrina relief.

 

If you have any questions, comments, inquiries or concerns let me know!

 

Mike

 

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