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Published:
November 4, 2018
Last updated:
March 30, 2026

Photographer Volunteering on project in Puerto Rico

Nechama Staff
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Disaster Relief
Published:
04 Nov 2018
Last updated:
30 Mar 2026
Key Takeaways
  • Our wonderfully talented volunteer Eliezer is with us in Puerto Rico documenting his experience.
  • She was full of compassion and joy, especially after knowing it’d be easy for me to share the news/photos with her daughter in Alabama via text.” After sharing with Rosa’s daughter Belinda, he received the following message in return.

Our wonderfully talented volunteer Eliezer is with us in Puerto Rico documenting his experience. “This is why it’s worth it. A rainy day switched up our site schedule and let us help Rosa fix her crumbling ceiling. She was full of compassion and joy, especially after knowing it’d be easy for me to share the news/photos with her daughter in Alabama via text.”

After sharing with Rosa’s daughter Belinda, he received the following message in return. “Thank you all so very very much for helping my mom. Words can’t really describe the joy in my heart may God bless you all abundantly for your work and your helping hands thank you thank you so much again.” Thank you, Eliezer for sharing this lovely moment! This is why we do this.

@eliezersworld @Puerto Rico

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