The Miami Herald from Miami, Florida • 2

Hews Setting the Record Straight The Faith Keepers biographical information in the Feb 7 Neighbors about Rev Clifford Ryan was inadvertently picked up from an earlier Faith Keeper The correct information is published Miami lends a helping hand to city in war-torn Guatemala below 'They were anxious to become a sister city with us To them we represent a world of hope' Mayor Pedro Reboredo The Faith keepers NAME: Rev Clifford Nelson Ryan CHURCH: Miami Bible Church 1 1303 NE 13th Ave Congregation totals 100 Founded 12 years ago GOOD WORKS: Spent eight years as Army Chaplain in San Diego Calif after leaving the seminary Since then he has been in the Nicaragua soon followed suit At the council meeting Wednesday night Reboredo said he will urge officials in Washington to funnel funds and technical aid to Santa Cruz "When I went there I received a tremendous feeling that we can do something for somebody" Reboredo said "That's the feeling I want all the people here to feel" By YVES COLON Herald Staff Writer Guatemala Si Nicaragua No So decreed the people of West Miami as their commissioners Wednesday night elected to establish a sister city relationship with the town of Santa Cruz del Quiche in war-torn Guatemala "These people are begging for help" said West Miami Mayor Pedro Reboredo who earlier this year went on a week-long factfinding tour of the area "Because of the problems they have they haven't been able to address their needs" Reboredo said he and his wife financed the trip The needs of the Mayan Indians living in the mountainous area around Santa Cruz del Quiche include drinkable water electric power and adequate sewers Reboredo said Government resources are being sapped from fighting a bloody guerilla war in the area he said "They were anxious to become sister city with us" Reboredo said "To them we represent a world of hope" Lucia Cuevas an official at the Guatemalan Consulate in Miami missionary and education fields He has spent 35 years in elementary education including five years as education consultant to missionar Ryan said her countrymen are in desperate need of food and supplies and will welcome any form of help "That's beautiful" she said when told of West Miami's decision "The people in Santa Cruz are scared The government has established a plan to help the people where the guerillas are but that's not enough" Last August at Reboredo's urging West Miami severed a 13-year sister city relationship with Leon Nicaragua The council at that time said it wasn't breaking with the people of Leon but with the "existing Communist government whose tyranny has violated the human rights of the people of Nicaragua" West Miami was the first city in the history of the 17-year program to have made such a move The idea caught on and other cities around the county with ties to ies in the Orient His church financially supports works of 50 missionaries around the world QUOTE: "We are one of a handful of churches who spend more of what we collect on the outside than we do on ourselves About 60 percent of our collection goes to missions" PERSONAL: Age 61 Born in Phoenix Ariz Came to Miami in 1965 Inside Calendar 23 Claaaified 33 Lifestyles 26 Military -32 Opinion 24 Police 20 Schools Sports 30 I 333 GET I I HIT" mm mm mm Save s50 on an incredible selection of DIAMONDS Priced for Every Pocket 1000V DIAMOND HEARTS 49-'l700 oo IKQ EARRINGS STUDS $35-13600 05 ct $35 12 Cf $359 10 1 elrSII 34 cf $549 14 cl $895 2 cl $2500 World Class Watches (O i XI 29 $OQ95 CO DIAMOND RINGS from INITIAL Men'i 12 ethr 34 el RING ETERNITY BANDED 3 3 '99 NUGGET MS5 SEIKO Lassale 1 QK from jLJJ 100't of CLUSTERS 186 el Round 245 el Poir from 189 SOLITAIRE '2995 SOLITAIRE 4455 DIAMOND DIAMOND SEIKO 14K Gold 7- Internationally known quality cc ui I WE BUY TRADE or REDESIGN Diamond Gold Jewelry Save 50 watches Including BULOVA ROLEX OMEGA KJ i isa BL Hi sea -J I UPl k- 9 i i a i -m.