{"id":5834,"date":"2022-02-17T07:00:21","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T12:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.namb.net\/send-network\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=5834"},"modified":"2023-03-08T10:58:23","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T15:58:23","slug":"itamar-elizalde-new-hope-in-the-wake-of-storms","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/www.namb.net\/send-network\/resource\/itamar-elizalde-new-hope-in-the-wake-of-storms\/","title":{"rendered":"Itamar Elizalde: New hope in the wake of storms"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Itamar Elizalde: Island of Hope\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/645369496?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Itamar Elizalde says Puerto Rico is an island that just can\u2019t catch a break.<\/p>\n<p>In the past seven years, it\u2019s faced an economic crisis, two major hurricanes, a political scandal, six weeks of non-stop earthquakes and the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>But God is using that great need to open doors for the gospel. In her work as NAMB\u2019s Send Relief ministry coordinator, Itamar mobilizes local churches and leads volunteer teams to repair homes and help people in crisis. And as she does, she connects with people in need of real, lasting hope.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Lord has used tragedy to awaken the hearts of many on the island who previously placed their hope in money, health and stability and can now see how fleeting it all is in light of the solid-rock hope found in the gospel,\u201d Itamar said.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5835\" src=\"https:\/\/www.namb.net\/send-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/02\/AAEO_Puerto_Rico_DSC8329.jpg\" alt=\"Mission trip in Puerto Rico\" width=\"7952\" height=\"5304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.namb.net\/send-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/02\/AAEO_Puerto_Rico_DSC8329.jpg 7952w, https:\/\/www.namb.net\/send-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/02\/AAEO_Puerto_Rico_DSC8329-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.namb.net\/send-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/02\/AAEO_Puerto_Rico_DSC8329-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.namb.net\/send-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/02\/AAEO_Puerto_Rico_DSC8329-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.namb.net\/send-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/02\/AAEO_Puerto_Rico_DSC8329-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 7952px) 100vw, 7952px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Prayer Requests<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>For Itamar\u2019s teams to share boldly as they meet physical needs.<\/li>\n<li>For hearts to be open to the gospel and for more missionaries to join the work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniearmstrong.com\/\">Read more stories about missionaries like Itamar meeting needs and changing lives.<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Itamar Elizalde says Puerto Rico is an island that just can\u2019t catch a break.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5835,"template":"","meta":{"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"content-type":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"tags":[],"channels":[],"topics":[264,265,270,262,263],"languages":[],"class_list":["post-5834","resource","type-resource","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","resource_type-article","topics-compassion-ministry","topics-missional-engagement-compassion-ministry","topics-namb-prayer","topics-prayer","topics-prayer-stories"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.0 (Yoast SEO v24.0) - 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