Many of you have waited patiently for an update on the well fundraising. I hope to have a current number by the first of October - I believe we are close. Also in October - our friend Leon Dorleans will be visiting the Triangle. Leon and others have been keeping us abreast of the situation in Haiti - it is desperate. As much as the well and other sources of clean water is needed, the food shortage is critical. Hurricanes Fay, Gustav, Hanna and Ike have wiped out at least 60% of this year's food harvest. Much of the soil has washed into the ocean with the torrential rains (the mountains cannot hold onto their topsoil because of the vast deforestation). 425 people were killed, many more injured, and malaria and other diseases are beginning to spread. The U.N. has asked for $108 million in aid and only about 2% has been raised. Please consider donating to a Haitian Relief effort. White Memorial (www.whitememorial.org) has several (see Mission and Outreach), as does Stop Hunger Now (http://www.stophungernow.org/).
God bless you all - you'll hear from me soon!
Haiti
Port au Prince kids from Blanchard neighborhood with friend SJ - 1/08
About Me
- Carol
- Raleigh, NC, United States
- As a lifelong Presbyterian, pretty set in my orderly and organized ways, my visits to Haiti have challenged me to reach out. While we may not know everyone by name, we can and should embrace each other as brothers and sisters in Christ. Food and water are necessities for all of us - yet the vast majority of Haitian people struggle to find clean water to drink and enough food for one meal a day. Let's work together to make a difference in the lives of others.
Port-au-Prince from my window at Hospice St. Joseph
View of city from Hospice St. Joseph