Dear friends,
As Hurricane Irma presses on in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, we continue to pray for all of those affected and those still in the path of the category 5 hurricane. Throughout the night, Jubilee USA's Executive Director, Eric LeCompte was in touch with our partners who are on the islands that have already been hit. Although the religious leaders we work with are safe, we need you to take action to support them and their people.
One thousand four hundred people are homeless in the country of Antigua and Barbuda, and the country is scheduled to make a payment of nearly $3 million to the IMF today.
If the IMF can suspend the debt payments, almost $3 million is immediately available for reconstruction on the decimated island of Barbuda.
The Caribbean islands of Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin and the British and US Virgin Islands have faced some of the most severe effects of Hurricane Irma thus far. The US territory of Puerto Rico, although hit by the storm, escaped the level of destruction originally predicted. The US Virgin Islands are struggling with the aftermath of the Hurricane.
We are so grateful for your partnership.
Best,

Campaigns Director