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The nuns in Montenegro, in the department of Quind\u00edo, had already prepared the decorations for the feast of St. Clare when, on Monday, August 10, a 7.4-magnitude earthquake<\/strong> shook a vast area of central-western Colombia <\/strong>for four interminable minutes. The figures\u2014inevitably preliminary\u2014already indicate hundreds of victims<\/strong>, thousands of people missing, and incalculable damage in numerous cities. <\/p>\n The friars of the OFM provinces of San Pablo Ap\u00f3stol<\/strong> and Santa F\u00e9<\/strong> have informed the Minister General, Br. Massimo Fusarelli, that they are unharmed but that the buildings where they live and carry out their pastoral activities have sustained extensive damage<\/strong>. In light of this situation, the friars and sisters in Colombia have continued to provide assistance <\/strong>to their communities, to those who have lost their homes or loved ones, and to those who today have barely enough drinking water<\/strong>. <\/p>\n Among the long list of damages reported by the friars, the Monastery of St. Clare<\/strong> in Montenegro stands out, having been declared uninhabitable due to the numerous collapses<\/strong> it suffered. The sisters spent the night outdoors, cooked for everyone on the street, and managed to gather a few bottles of water. On the eve of their Mother\u2019s feast day, they celebrated Clare\u2019s Transitus<\/strong> nonetheless, and one of them left a message that cannot fail to move anyone: \u201c We have no water, no milk, and no eggs. God will provide. <\/em>“.<\/p>\n In the face of all this, we can be the helping hand that lifts a people out of fear and poverty. Let\u2019s help the friars and communities in Colombia cope with this emergency. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/dona.ofmfraternitas.org\/eng\/colombia-earthquake-2026\/” button_text=”Donate now” button_alignment=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#F8F9FA” button_bg_color=”#B7172E” button_border_width=”0px” button_border_radius=”10px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_gallery gallery_ids=”6471,6472,6473,6474,6475,6476″ posts_number=”6″ show_title_and_caption=”off” show_pagination=”off” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_gallery][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/dona.ofmfraternitas.org\/eng\/colombia-earthquake-2026\/” button_text=”Donate now” button_alignment=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#F8F9FA” button_bg_color=”#B7172E” button_border_width=”0px” button_border_radius=”10px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A new, devastating earthquake has struck Latin America. The friars are assessing the damage while providing support to people who lost everything in a matter of minutes. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6483,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[271],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6478","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n