SAN ANTONIO—The father of a Baptist University of the Americas student died in last week’s Haiti earthquake, and other family members remain missing.
The whereabouts of Yamiley Augustin’s brother and nephew are unknown.
BUA President Rene Maciel said the school is rallying around the student, praying for her and for all people affected by the Jan. 12 earthquake.
“The BUA family is loving, praying and wrapping our arms around Yamiley today,” he said.
“She came back to school because she could not go back to the country. She did not have the funding to start back this semester, but we are providing a scholarship to keep her going. We are also raising money to send her home when they allow her to enter. She has been in contact with her aunt twice. Please keep her in your prayers as she grieves for her dad and brother and her country.”
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