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In 2005 there were 235 murders in Juarez. That seem almost "quaint," compared to where we are now, with over 1600 decimated last year, and this year running ahead of that.
Is there any glimmer of hope in all of this? Most days, it seems like the answer is, no.
If there is any Light, it is here, in these ambulances, with these men and women, these saviors, Estos salvadores.
Here is some hope. The determined and brave EMS's of Juarez. Many are volunteers. Some are volunteers from El Paso. Brothers and sisters with helping hands. Some have been injured in this war and now some have died, but they do it, day after day. This is the bravery of the giver, the courage of one who is committed to the good, no matter what. This is the bravery of those committed to being the light no matter how deep is the darkness.
The Cruz Roja Mexicana (Mexican Red Cross) works the mean streets of Juárez, Mexico. They work against the odds. They work hope into the face of despair.
