Category Archives: Updates
Returning home from Haiti – March 3
Wednesday March 3, 2010 As always, I return from Haiti with mixed emotions. Anxious to be home, sad to be leaving. Already looking forward to planning my next trip. As I try to review for myself the trip as a … Continue reading
Rain in Haiti
Dear friends, I worte a long blog post on another computer and can’t transfer it. It may not appear until I get back! It is Saturday Feb 27, I am sitting in Duchity still, waiting out the rain. It … Continue reading
Heaven on Earth
Saturday Feb 20 Today I woke up on the top of the world, in the mountains of Lakadoni above Duchity, a 2 hour hike to the Peak Macaya. Above the clouds in a beautiful part of Haiti that reminds … Continue reading
Duchity
Feb 19 The road to Duchity was long, as usual. We passed through areas of greater destruction than Port au Prince. We passed lines of women a mile or more long waiting to receive a bag of rice from … Continue reading
Through the eyes of Joe, my companion on this journey
Friends, Family, and generous Donors, Where do I begin? Any attempt on my part to convey through words the tragedy that has unfolded here would be futile. Everything in Haiti , from the suffering experienced by its people, to the … Continue reading
Gressier-Mobile Clinic
Tuesday Feb 16 Today we spent the day with the members of FNJD (Federation National de la Jeunesse pour le Development) running a mobile clinic in a tent camp in the town of Gressier, just outside of Port au Prince. … Continue reading
First days in PAP
Monday Feb 15 Today we rode around the city, getting a better feel for the degree of destruction. It is hard to understand – one building down, completely crushed, while its neighbor stands appearing unscathed. But even the buildings that … Continue reading
A new Haiti
Sunday Feb 14 The trip to Haiti has doubled in length. On February 13, we flew to Santo Domingo and were met by a delegation from The Federation of Youth for Development (FNJD) who helped us with our 10 bags … Continue reading
Arrived Haiti, February 14th
We have arrived in PAP after travelling all Sat and Sunday. The city is still alive – people on the streets, things being sold. But the destruction is everywhere – so many buildings down it is impossible to count. We … Continue reading
February 7th Fundraising Update
February 7, 2010 Dear Friends of YOUTHAITI – I want to thank all of you, especially those new to this list, who have come out in Milwaukee over the last 3 weeks to support YOUTHAITI and the work that we … Continue reading