Friends of Haiti,

First, an update. All the schools have reopened, although some of the kids are still afraid to go back into the buildings. They are having classes outside until they get used to the idea of going back in with the others. None of our children were injured during the earthquake, although some have not returned yet. The feeding programs, because of your continued giving, have never stopped. We are feeding more than ever before and more people are attending regular church services. The country in and around Port-au-Prince has a very long way to go. Many areas are as they were minutes after the earthquake.

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Friends of Haiti,

There is a Haitian proverb that says, in English, “Beyond the mountains, there are mountains.” It’s the equivalent of our, “If it isn’t thing, it’s another.” But in Haiti, the problems they now face truly are mountains, and mountains they have never had to climb before. Although there are still tremors — on the 4.0 to 4.2 scale — the biggest problem facing them now is the coming of the rainy season this month, when our hurricane season begins.

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