Fr. Jochem van Velthoven's fundraising idea kicked off a project to build a chapel dedicated to Our Lady, Queen of Peace, in the city of Terneuzen.
At least 117 people have been killed from mudslides and flooding in the city of Petrópolis near Rio de Janiero in Brazil.
Nine sailors died, while three survived and 12 are still missing after a shipwreck on February 15.
“You wake up in the morning and you don't know if you'll make it to the evening. If you go out to celebrate mass, you don't know if you'll come back,” explains a superior of his order.