Students on hurricane relief trip find leveled towns and a community deep in faith

By Lauren Clem, Staff Reporter, RI Catholic

PROVIDENCE — As natural disasters strike one area of the world after another over the past several weeks, many people have been glued to the images on their television sets, wondering what they can do to help. For most Rhode Islanders, seeing photos on the news and perhaps dropping a few dollars toward relief efforts in the collection basket is the closest they will come to the violent aftermath of these disasters that have left thousands of people without homes, running water or knowledge of family and friends. More.