Ernesto has officially been designated a hurricane with winds between 74 and 110 mph. It appears to be heading north of the region where PathLight operates, which is good news for us but of course bad news to our neighbors in northern Belize or southern Mexico. Despite the more northerly direction of Ernesto, Belize remains on a hurricane watch and people are expected to bunker down tonight and tomorrow.
The Teacher Training Conference volunteers have all found shelter in Belmopan, away from the coast and also away from the hazards of the Belizean jungle (falling trees and rising waters are the most dangerous unknowns in the rainforest). I’ve attached a photo of their arrival and what the sky above them looks like.
Thanks for the prayers, and I hope to update you with good news soon.
Volunteers arriving in Belmopan.
Cloudy skies!