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Update
Posted By admin On 27. May 2010 @ 20:35 In General Info | 1 Comment
I realize it has been a while since I put anything up here. We have been a bit busy since the earthquake, but this is well overdue anyway.
Things continue to progress in Haiti. We have faced some frustrations with getting things through customs, but over all we have been able to get supplies in. Over the last several weeks we have had supplies come in from Banner Elk, NC and from several churches in the Baltimore, MD area, plus some from the Pittsburgh area. Two large shipments have been processed and sent on to Haiti. This included tarps, tents, clothing, food and medical supplies which are all needed in Haiti and will go to meet the needs of our people.
I have had the opportunity to go to Haiti three times since the earthquake. Once in January to try to get some supplies shipped in from Barefoot Community Church in North Myrtle Beach, SC, then with a team in February to do some survey on getting other teams in, and then with two teams in March. The two teams were combined in a medical team and a work team. About half the team was work, and helped with some clean up and other things related to the earthquake. The medical team was made up of primarily of students from Palm Beach Atlantic University, some nursing students and some pharmacy students. They held several medical clinics, helped out at a couple of orphanages, did some food distribution along with the work team and helped out at a mission hospital near Port au Prince. These teams did a great job and worked hard to accomplish much good.
We continue to work toward getting the needs met in Haiti, especially after the earthquake. Some funds have been transferred to Haiti to our Haitian leadership, to begin rebuilding, but we have a long way to go.
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