Before Hurricane Irma strikes, Dr. Jose J. Centurion, KMOb, and Director on the Malteser International Americas Board of Directors, has been on the ground preparing and evacuating South Florida hospitals. In a gritty home video he sent early this morning, he sends a plea from Florida before the storm makes landfall and there is no communication.

The next 36 hours are uncertain for children and families of Florida, and it is impossible to understand the magnitude of destruction a storm this powerful could bring, but one thing is certain...just as in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, where we are helping in recovery, Florida will need help.