Video Seminar

More than a thousand adults and children from all of communities in Tamanique County came to this grand event. The venue was beautifully decorated with colorful balloons and a yellow banner bearing Master's photo and the greeting "Welcome to the El Jobo Community!" Despite their difficult situation, the people were not depressed. Instead, they said, "Supreme Master Ching Hai has brought us happiness, light, and hope." Farmers from La Lima joined in the occasion and brought with them a huge poster carrying these words: "Our heartfelt thanks to Supreme Master Ching Hai!" To show their innermost gratitude, they even brought along a band of tambourine and guitar players, who entertained everyone with soul-touching music. Children from the Tamanique Primary School and residents from other communities sang the El Salvadoran national anthem together, as peace and harmony pervaded the gathering, and joy shone on every face!

Desperation and helplessness are written on the faces of the homeless residents.

Four hundred children queued up in an orderly way to receive a share of blessed food-a tiny colored cloth bag, containing candies and cookies, which were stitched by a sister initiate from El Salvador. The crowd was just as orderly during the food distribution, but as more and more people arrived, we began to worry that there might not be enough food. Fortunately, however, everyone got a share. Later, a sister initiate responsible for distributing the food revealed: When she noticed the large number of people who had come, she immediately prayed to God and Master to let the food increase in quantity. A miracle really occurred! The food in the sacks seemed to be inexhaustible, as bag after bag was handed out to the people. While absolutely amazed, we firmly believed that all was the manifestation of Master's love, and we also believed that it was a recurrence of Jesus Christ's historic miracle. In His time, a large crowd was waiting for food. His disciples took out loaves of bread from a basket to be distributed to the people, and a new loaf of bread always appeared after one had been taken. In another corner of the venue, a sister initiate and the local community leaders were distributing a full truckload of zinc-plated roofing material and construction tools to the people. Under Master's loving blessing, everything proceeded beautifully!

La Cumbre Is Not Forgotten

The entertainment program, video seminar, and food distribution concluded, and we still had many sacks of dried sweet corn left. God had made another arrangement; a member of the El Jobo Development Association asked that we send the remaining food to the adjacent La Cumbre community. With assistance from the county government car team, we then went to La Cumbre to distribute the dried sweet corn and Master's sample booklets. When we arrived, all we

Fellow practitioners deliver relief provisions with Master's blessings to affected areas, bringing hope to the victims.

could see was the debris of ruined houses. People were sheltered in makeshift huts built of wooden planks and plastic covers, as most had lost their homes. The community's miserable school had only three classrooms left, and these were also packed with victims! Many children became orphans because their parents had been buried alive during the quake. We were sad to see people suffering so much from this catastrophe. Fortunately, however, God made sure that we came to this place to share Master's divine love with our less fortunate fellow humans.