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Puerto Rico Needs an Apology, a Huge Investment in Help and a Reason to Believe This Will Never Be Our Response Again

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While areas of Texas and Florida impacted by hurricanes were back on their feet within weeks to a few months, Puerto Rico still languishes a year later. Surely a superpower of our abilities could have done better regardless of the logistics of handling a crisis on the island. Thankfully, there were many who helped. Below you will see some of those described.  I would also encourage you to pay attention to the areas recently impacted by Hurricane Florence. Here is the page from Samaritan's Purse if you would like to help.  Puerto Rico revisited, nearly one year after the hurricane Puerto Rico: 3,000 Churches Damaged, Fewer Christians Left to Rebuild Attendance drops as 400,000 island residents move to the mainland. Christian Aid Ministries Samaritan’s Purse Provides Aid to 351,000 Hurricane Maria Victims in Puerto Rico (Press Release) FCA SERVES PUERTO RICO WITH HURRICANE MARIA RELIEF When disaster hit Puerto Rico, Ricky Ufret engaged FCA in helping brin