Thank you for all your words of encouragement and support.. The need is still so huge.....
I have now been able to make contact with Dr. Tiffany a friend of ours from Canada that helps us with our children and parents at our schools... It was so good to hear from her and to find out she arrived in Jacmel safely...
Some of things that I have been able to find out is that is very difficult to make flight connections.. the road is open between Leoganne to Jacmel but the road is blocked into PAP.. there has been some food and water getting into Jacmel, especially from the Canadian Military.. they have also taken over control of the airport in Jacmel... ... medical support is now getting into Jacmel with hospital tents popping up...
Still no word from out mountain schools, from our PAP and City Solie schools.. Our staff in Diquinni are safe but still no word on a number of the children.. about 2300 we are still waiting to hear from...
There has been a wonderful response to our request for supplies and food to send in our containers to Haiti.. There is so much more needed but this will be a huge help to get started... the first container of food will be ready to ship this coming week.. our friends at Urban Refuge and Evergreen from the Minniapolis area are close to having a container of food ready to ship also.. our friends at Coastal Church in Vancouver and many other churches that I have shared at over the years have been sending support that has been a huge help.... the bank in Jacmel is not open as yet... there is an organizational meeting with the UN today with all the organizations in Jacmel....everyone is still sleeping outside....
There have been many inquiries about giving refuge to the children from our orphanage here in Canada.. we are working on the possibility of bringing the children here.. I will keep you posted after I meet with the minister of Immigration in Haiti... I hope to be in Haiti next week but still waiting for confirmations..
Our staff in Haiti are doing everything possible to help... we had our water trucks supply water to the people of Jacmel until gasoline was impossible to get.... the hope is that the service stations will be open soon.. not sure when the roads will be safe enough to bring in fuel trucks from the port.. we understand that the port is open now...
We are still in need of financial support, food, supplies to rebuild... thank you for all you have done and please pray for all in Haiti... Bob & Linda
WELCOME to the Lifeline Haiti Blog
(TO SEE OUR WEB SITE CLICK ON THE ABOVE PICTURE) Lifeline Haiti and Bridges of Hope exists to promote poverty relief and community empowerment within nations of the world. This mission is achieved in cooperation with Governments, donor organizations and individuals. Implementation is accomplished in cooperation with local business & Spiritual Leaders, individuals, & indigenous organizations within the region of operation and by building the capacity of these partners. The goal is to build the assets of these partners to become sustainable and reproducing agents and transition from beneficiaries to benefactors.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
1 comment:
We are praying everyday! We pray that your meeting with the minister of immigration in Haiti goes well and that you are able to bring some of the orphaned children back to Canada!!
Post a Comment