Lima, Peru, Apr 23, 2020 / 09:02 am
As the ongoing coronavirus lockdown in Peru leaves the working poor in a vulnerable situation, one priest has been working to ensure that thousands in need have access to food.
Fr. Omar Sánchez Portillo is the secretary general of Caritas Lurín, on metro Lima's south side.
Sánchez has distributed more than 15,000 food baskets, with the help of donors and volunteers at the Beatitudes Association, which he founded, since the nationwide quarantine was declared March 15. Peru's Ministry of Health has confirmed 19,000 cases of coronavirus with 530 deaths.
Recently, Sánchez also received a donation of 5,000 live chickens from a poultry farm. He found himself needing to quickly process the chickens for distribution.