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Installation of Bishop Martin Barahona

Installation of Bishop Martin Barahona

Please remember in your prayers this weekend the people of the Anglican Church of the Central American Region [Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Panama], IARCA, as they install their second Primado Elegido, the Rt Revd Martin Barahona, Bishop of El Salvador. 

21 August 2002

Rest in Peace

Rest in Peace

The Rt Revd Cornelius Joshua Wilson, Bishop of Costa Rica.

14 August 2002

Communique from the Anglican Church of Mexico

Communique from the Anglican Church of Mexico

As it is well known through different channels, we have discovered a shameful mismanagement of funds in the dioceses of Northern and Western Mexico, which has led us to a grave crisis as an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion.

12 June 2002

Amos Trust holds exhibition of "After Hurricane" photographs to raise fund

Amos Trust holds exhibition of "After Hurricane" photographs to raise fund

Twelve members of "Collective", supporters of Amos Trust, who have recently returned from a visit in Nicaragua and Honduras, Central America, are hosting an exhibition of pictures of hope taken by the group as the people there are trying to rebuild their lives two years on from Hurricane Mitch.

02 April 2001

Seismic activity diminishes in El Salvador

Seismic activity diminishes in El Salvador

This is the report #6 that I want to share with you, to let you know with great happiness that thanks God, the seismic activity in El Salvador has diminished, although from time to time, we are surprised by some tremors, but the population, little by little is taking stronger security and in the middle of the disaster, we are beginning a normal life.

29 March 2001

El Salvador Earthquake

El Salvador Earthquake

We had not woken up from the earthquake of February 13th yet when suddenly, a tremor of 6.6 on the Richter scale hit us on Saturday 17th at 2:24 in the afternoon. A telluric movement with different characteristics and with epicenter on the south of the capital city of San Salvador. Damages have not been estimated yet because there are confusion and panic on the population.

26 February 2001

New earthquake rocks El Salvador

New earthquake rocks El Salvador

Crying, pain, suffering, anguish, desperation: Tuesday February 13 at 8:22 a.m. time of El Salvador, exactly after a month from the earthquake of January 13, a strong telluric movement of 6.6 in the scale of Richter hit our country again, affecting mostly the departments of San Vicente, La Paz and Cuscatlán in the central area of the Republic.

15 February 2001

Letter from Bishop Martin Barahona, El Salvador

Letter from Bishop Martin Barahona, El Salvador

10 days have passed after the earthquake that has desolated our country. I can say that Salvadorans are now waking up from this horrible nightmare; we begin to look at everything with more calm and we find 98 municipalities of the national territory are practically destroyed.

26 January 2001

El Salvador Earthquake

El Salvador Earthquake

This report is the result of an emergency committee raised from the clergy and diocesan personnel.... As of today, our congregations have not reported deaths but only damages of infrastructure, and of course, the psychological damage we all have experienced and the suffering because of so much devastation.

17 January 2001

Anglicans affected by earthquake in El Salvador

Anglicans affected by earthquake in El Salvador

While the people of El Salvador continue to dig out from a disastrous 13 January earthquake, living in fear of additional aftershocks, authorities are trying to assess the damage.

17 January 2001