SEPTEMBER 25 "WILL YOU BE BETTER OFF IN A YEAR?"

Puerto Rico — one year after hurricane Maria battered Puerto Rico, the island still struggles to recover.

Hundreds of thousands of families were left with uninhabitable living conditions, seeking shelter in the mainland.

Many evacuees stayed with relatives, stayed in shelters or received temporary housing through FEMA's temporary shelter programs.

They received assistance from FEMA, but after a federal judge ruled to end FEMA's funding of the program, their time has expired and few options are left.

In Puerto Rico, tourism is making its way back, but many businesses continue to rebuild.

Maria's full destructive scale was not clear in the months after landfall, and the storm was followed by a slow, frustrating and deadly recovery.

Three months afterward, only a third of Puerto Rican households had received tarps for their damaged homes.

Power was still not restored for many across the island by the six-month mark.

Puerto Rico’s government is suing insurance companies that officials say have not responded quickly enough to claims filed after hurricane Maria hit.

Gov. Ricardo Rossello said Tuesday that the lawsuits aim to prevent companies from dropping claims because they have allegedly expired.

The lawsuits also seek $2.6 billion in damages for those who have not been compensated since the category 4 storm hit on sept 20.

As we enter another year of recovery, the island's "Maria generation" grapples with anxiety and despair. Not at all where they thought they would be today, One Year Ago!

Isaiah 32:9 God, speaking through the prophet lets the people know, “a little more than a year from now…you will be worse off.”

We tend to think that time will makes all things better, but often, that simply is not the case.

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