You can tell from the pictures how hot it was on April 19. The blazing sun almost blurs the figures of the small group gathered by the shoreline where Fr Armand Bayron blesses the last four of the 60 fishing boats donated by TYF through the Diocese of Talibon Social Action Center.
Sixteen months after Supertyphoon Odette, many have already recovered from the humanitarian crisis in Bohol. The debris has been cleared; buildings have new roofs. But fishing families who lost their means of livelihood have been slower to rise from the devastation. These boats are a precious resource.
We thank the Diocese of Talibon Social Action Center who coordinated a wide range of rehabilitation projects and the parishes that mobilized volunteer teams for the greater glory of God.