Horns of Plenty - News Article

By Kenneth MacHarg   Latin America Mission
LAS TUNITAS, Venezuela--It's been a year and a half since floods and landslides devastated the Venezuelan coastline, but the scars remain fresh on the land and the lives of residents.

Karen Horn and her husband, Darrell, have coordinated disaster relief and, more importantly, have helped Venezuelans cope with spiritual questions that plague victims of catastrophic natural disasters.

"These people will never be the same because of the disaster," said International Mission Board missionary Karen Horn. "Although people are starting to rebuild their lives, it's almost like a chapter they want to close." 

The disaster brought many opportunities for ministry, but residents may not consciously connect the cause-and-effect relationship, added Horn, a former Texan. "The people coming to the Lord now would not consciously give a direct connection that they have been traumatized and have a hurt and that God is beginning to fill that hurt."

While the work of Horn and her husband, Darrell, is more like "normal missionary work" now, the areas where they work still carry the scars of the disaster.

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