Victoria Cortez This is Me

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1. 1. The Lutheran | January 1999 | Angels in our presence

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   Published on: 6/18/2003   Last Visited: 6/18/2003

   Victoria Cortez, pastor and president of the Lutheran Church of Nicaragua of Faith and Hope, leads a caravan of four four-wheel drive pickups loaded with bags of beans, corn and other supplies to 17 of the church's 33 communities.
   
   Local committees distribute the bags to the whole community.Each bag contains enough for six people to eat for three to five days, Cortez says.The caravan reaches each of the communities every 15 days.
   
   At Benaco, an out-of-the-way village in northern Nicaragua, a subsistence farmer who has lost everything approaches Cortez as others unload the church's trucks."Thank you," he says, "you are angels in our presence."
   
   Cortez assures the farmer that the church will "accompany" his village as its residents recover and rebuild their homes and lives.She says "accompaniment" will take two forms: pastoral care and food support to tide them over until their next crop in August - assuming they can plant in May.
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   There are so many," says Cortez, her voice trailing off.

2. 2. MMMBS Schedule

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   Published on: 10/8/2003   Last Visited: 5/13/2004

   President Victoria Cortez, president of the Lutheran Church of Nicaragua

3. 3. The Lutheran | January 1999 | Angels in our presence

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   Published on: 3/14/2001   Last Visited: 3/14/2001

   Victoria Cortez , pastor and president of the Lutheran Church of Nicaragua of Faith and Hope , leads a caravan of four four-wheel drive pickups loaded with bags of beans , corn and other supplies to 17 of the church's 33 communities.
   
   Local committees distribute the bags to the whole community.Each bag contains enough for six people to eat for three to five days , Cortez says.The caravan reaches each of the communities every 15 days.
   
   At Benaco , an out-of-the-way village in northern Nicaragua , a subsistence farmer who has lost everything approaches Cortez as others unload the church's trucks.Thank you , he says , you are angels in our presence..
   
   Cortez assures the farmer that the church will accompany his village as its residents recover and rebuild their homes and lives.She says accompaniment will take two forms : pastoral care and food support to tide them over until their next crop in August - assuming they can plant in May.At that time they'll need shovels , hoes , picks and seed.
   
   The Nicaraguan church has served more than 1 , 400 families and hopes to continue helping as many as possible through the dry season.But the number the church will be able to help depends entirely on international partners , including the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
   
   We have to decide how many we can help.
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   There are so many , says Cortez , her voice trailing off.Please help us to help others..
   
   The ELCA has given $ 90 , 000 for hurricane relief in Nicaragua , Honduras and Guatemala.The ELCA International Disaster Response , in an effort called Millions for Mitch , is asking for millions of prayers and donations.In Nicaragua these funds purchase the food and supplies distributed by the church.Aid to Honduras and Guatemala is given to ACT , a joint operation of the World Council of Churches and Lutheran World Federation.