Jesse and Linda Api are helping coordinate Hurricane Otis restoration work in Acapulco, Mexico. We really appreciate their sacrificial service to help families who have suffered severe damage to their homes. LifeNets has contributed $20,000 to this effort. See initial story from February 7.
Here's their report dated March 27, 2024
I have arrived in Mexico City safely. My health is fine and I am strong and ready to get the projects done. We have already gone to Acapulco to assess the projects for our church brethren. I have also gone to the Condo where those that are coming from Mexico City and Igualas to help will be staying while the projects are going on.
As you may see in some of the pictures, there is some work getting done. We also have the materials, that we could get, at the project sites. It is still hard to get any workers to help us as the whole City is under construction and the workers go where the money is real good. The rate for labor is real high and the materials are three times the normal price. I have seen materials coming in from as far away as Mexico City and Iguala as materials in Acapulco are at a minimum due to all the construction going on here. We will secure more materials from the two other cities as needed. The good news is that Acapulco trash situation has gone down since I was last here. The streets are cleaner and the air is much better.
The members are doing their best to clean there homes and get rid of the debris within there property and even helping their neighbors. We are in the process of getting water cisterns on the roof and getting them replumbed. Post that fell are being rebuilt in order to get the roofs back up. Some parts of the roofs are being repaired and waterproofed. We are redesigning the destroyed kitchens. We are repairing or replacing battered or missing gates and fences to the properties. We will be cleaning up the interior landscaping of all the debris that was dumped by the hurricane.Jessi and Linda Api
