Category: News (Page 97 of 100)

Friends of Haiti,

You would almost think nothing ever changes in Haiti, and you would be right in thinking that! It is almost unbelievable, but this far down the road from January 12th, very little has changed. One report we read said only 5% of the debris left by the earthquake has been removed. The current president is under fire for moving so slowly in getting things underway. To the untrained eye, it seems the best that could be done would be to completely tear down everything and start all over again — OR move the city center to another area and then rebuild.

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A letter of thanks, well overdue!

First, both of us want to thank all of you who called, came by, or helped Terry during the time I (Steve) was in Haiti during and after the earthquake. I was able to call her minutes after it happened, but that was it until I was able to get into the Dominican Republic three days later. There were a couple of emails sent from the American Embassy that told her I was there, so she knew I was alive, but little else.

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