“Response to cyclone Yaku: ora et labora”

Cyclone Yaku hit southern Ecuador and northern Peru hard. Meanwhile he mayor of Lima urged to pray and prepare the city for the arrival of the rain, the Archdiocese of Lima, the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Trujillo urgently requested non-perishable food and set up their parishes as logistical centers for the collection and distribution of aid.

This does not mean that no one abandoned their primary responsibilities. Quite the opposite, from political and religious power the same need “prayer and help” was shared. “Ora et labora” I would say Saint Bernard. In short, when we want something we have to trust Transparency, but at the same time doing everything in our power to achieve what we want.

A natural disaster like caused Yaku it has dire consequences on the lives of the affected people, their property and their way of life. Deaths, injuries, destroyed property and businesses. Essential infrastructures that have disappeared or are irreversibly damaged. An accident from heaven that cannot and must not leave us indifferent.

In moments like these, we must remember that our essence as human beings lies in empathy and the ability to help others and that our Latin American civilization cannot be understood without the Christian call to give to others. However, foreign governments of Venezuela, Cuba, Colombia, Bolivia, Mexico, Argentina among others, the experts, the masters of interference, lost the opportunity to show us theirs humanity. AMLO, Petro, Maduro, Evo Morales and so on, they mutated centuries of tradition and the Christian spirit with their hate speech and lies.

With Cyclone Yaku by Dina Boluarte and Guillermo Lasso they have a new opportunity to demonstrate their leadership and commitment to society. In short, to connect with their peoples. For this, the presence of their governments must be palpable on the ground, and their response must demonstrate solidarity and commitment to those affected. Boluarte and Laso They must guarantee that aid is distributed in a transparent and efficient manner and that principles of social justice and equality.

The great Ortega y Gasset said“I am me and my circumstances, and if I don’t save her, I don’t save myself”. Governments of Peru and Ecuador they experience moments of enormous complexity affected by the external interference of drug cartels Sao Paulo forum, their narco-governments and the dangerous geostrategic game of the Russians, Iranians and Chinese. Destabilization and the benefits they can achieve for their own interests is their goal. The crisis opened by the cyclone Yaku is an opportunity to correct course, the need to create virtue and solidarity as a flag. Time will tell us who, prayerfully, did the right thing.