Message from Wadler in haiti

For those of you wanting to know more info about the trouble in haiti, here is a message from Wadler gaston, one of the interpreters and a person that I consider as one of my brothers. You obviously don't have to help but if you would like let me konw.

Hi My dear friend,

It's very sad for me to tell you how I'm in graet sorrow ,cause there is earthquake in Haiti,I'm ok but My parents was traveleling at Port au prince I never Know If they are alive or not, cause no communication.

Let me tell you in this moment I'm living a hard life cause ,I don't know if my parents die or not.I know that your are praying for me.please Try to help me If it possible ,cause I need some money for surviving.if you able to help send it for me by this transfer company:C.A.M transfert,The phone of the company is:#1-800-9340440,or contact them on https://camtransfer.com/

Please understand My pain ,I'm waiting for your help.Khaki is already write me.
YOu can give the company my phone:50936521483


WAdler

School collapse in Port au Prince

More sad news. Again, it is the children who are suffering most.

Cut and paste:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hHOomf3U8hUR7ep44gyz4xKgtuOQD94AARDG1

Jim

The citadel video

Hey everyone here is the video Jerry was talking about. It's really cool!


Haiti Citadel

Possible project for Haiti

One of the big problems for Haitian families is obtaining charcoal for cooking. Here's a link to a solution found for families in Darfur:

https://shop.therainforestsite.com/store/item.do?itemId=31012&siteId=221&sourceId=211&sourceClass=Category&index=1

It's possible that we might obtain more information about the construction of these stoves and create materials to take with us.

Let me know what you think.

Jim

Generous Donation

Hi Team!
So.....my grandfather (mom's dad) has recently been moved into an assisted living home. As part of the whole moving and everything my mom and her sisters have had to take over his finances. There was/is a sum of money with which they planned on splitting up between various charities. Well after discussing it, they decided to give all $1000 to the Haiti trip!! I was really excited when I heard this and I wanted to to share it with all of you. I thanked them so much and said it was too much, I didn't want them do donate it all to Haiti, I felt bad but they insisted. I am so grateful and thank God for allowing them to come to that decision. So, you can imagine I have been in a wonderful mood since then :-)

Also, check your e-mails because I am going to send out a copy of the donation request letter I wrote. Feel free to change it to fit your specific needs. See you all on Sunday!

Thanksgiving Blessings

Well, I'm here at the hospital putting in a night shift in the operating room (it's my holiday rotation). Luckily, we've had no emergency surgeries so far tonight. Anyway, I was trying to find a way to keep myself awake (since I'm not a night owl) and decided to check out the latest updates on this blog. As I view the pictures and videos that Joe has posted, I can't help but feel thankful for all we have here in the U.S. As I looked at the picture of the little girl sitting in the street, I felt a sense of sadness for her, and yet, at the same time, it makes me thankful that my children are all safe with a roof over their heads. Numerous people have asked me why I want to go to Haiti, and sometimes I find my reasons hard to put into words. But I guess one of the reasons is because I feel so blessed in my life that I want to do all I can to share those blessings with others, even if it means doing something as simple as picking up a little girl out of the street and giving her a hug.
I hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving, and don't forget to count your blessings. See you in a couple of weeks.
Pam

hey guys- just wanted to say i had a really great time yesterday at the retreat (sorry again for being so late) and at jim's. it was really nice getting to know everyone and being at jim's awesome house. see you tonight :)