January 2010
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Reflections from Haiti - Allison Brown - Saturday January 23. No tent, just a sleeping bag, so I slept in the rental truck. The cool crisp air woke me up rather quickly early that morning. 8:00a.m. and it was already beginning to get hot. Soon we realized that the patients had no intention of returning inside the building, as we watched family members use whatever they could find - sticks, broken...
Report from Cameron: I finally spoke to Cameron today. They are based in the heart of Port au Prince now and the communcation system is sketchy. He has been able to visit a number of Refugee camps to assess needs. He reports that the situation is dire, thousands crammed into small areas with NO facilities available. The camp that you’ve seen on TV in front of the destroyed presidential...
Report from Cameron
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If I hadn’t learned to drive in rural Texas, had my skills refined in Honduras and we didn’t have insurance on our minivan… We might still be stuck in the 10 miles (literally) of 18 wheelers loaded with aide from countries all over the globe. While lines are annoying its neat to see the outpouring of help. Enviado desde mi dispositivo BlackBerry® de Tigo
Report from Haiti: Cameron sent me a text message today with the following report ~ After rushing the sick lady to the makeshift ER in the Dominican Republic, an hour and a half away we then returned to Port au Prince, Haiti. Once we got there we decided to look around for some real earthquake damage, up until this point the number of deaths didn’t seem to match the destruction that we had...
Note from Jarrod
missionlazarus:
Riley Curry, Mission Lazarus intern, left Honduras this afternoon headed to Haiti with more supplies needed by the ML medical team in Port au Prince.
Note from Jarrod
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1/27/10 - Haiti Report: I finally got a call from Ally in Port au Prince tonight. They have been sleeping across the border in the Dominican Republic at night but they are now set up in Port au Prince. They have seen a lot and I can tell that it’s wearing on them. I have enormous list of meds and supplies that I’ll be shipping in the morning with Riley Curry, Mission Lazarus...
Haiti Report
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01/27/10 - Note from Cameron - Emergency run from Port au Prince back to Jimani, Dominican Republic to the field hospital with a critically ill woman. I don’t think she’ going to make it.
Note from Cameron
missionlazarus:
01/27/10 - We pulled into to Jimini before daybreak. As we asked for directions to the hospital all we had to do was mention its name and we were greeted by a large woman with a big grin, a point to “arriba!” and as we pulled away a heavily accented, yet humble and greatful, “thank you”… Worth every minute… Enviado desde mi dispositivo BlackBerry® de Tigo
Haiti Report
missionlazarus:
01/27/10 - Cameron and Kurt arrived safely into the Dominican Republic. They pulled out of the rental car office at 2 AM. They made great time and did not get lost on their way to the border with Haiti. They made it in 4 hours. Just spoke with him and they are loading their truck in Jimani, DR, with more supplies and people and heading into Haiti right now. Enviado desde mi...
Haiti Update
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01/27/10 - This morning we received word that another strong aftershock had hit Port au Prince. Meredith Jones called asking us to try and confirm reports. They were actually on the road headed into PaP to open a new clinic today. The reports were confirmed but the quake was a 4.4, not the 7.8 that the locals had told the ladies. This afternoon at 2PM. Mission Lazarus volunteers...
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Photoset: Haiti After the Quake
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Tents & Tarps. Several universities are responding to the earthquake in Haiti by pulling together tents and tarps to send to Haiti in the next days and weeks. Learn more here: www.tentsandtarps.org
Report from Haiti, Meredith Jones
missionlazarus:
Last night we weren’t on the schedule to work but we went over to the hospital to help. We have become attached to “our” patients and wanted to check on them. As I sat on the floor in their room organizing the charts and trying to chat with the patients in French / Creole, the ladies in the room started to sing. At first the songs sounded mournful, but then slowly the mood...
Report from Rebecca Brown in Haiti
missionlazarus:
We felt a tremor our first day working here. The panic in their faces was the most horrible thing I have ever seen. It was panic I could not comfort. Something that was real. Something they had already experienced with devastating results. I watched a man jump from the second story in order to escape the building. They had already lost everything - food, clothing, shelter, and...
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What now?
missionlazarus:
Haiti needs more narcotic drugs including anesthesia and pain killers. They cannot be bought in the US but we can buy them in Honduras. We have two folks traveling on Tuesday from Honduras to Haiti. If you can give money for meds please do so, see our website, http://www.missionlazarus.org/Give.html .
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Mission Lazarus in Haiti??? This morning Mission Lazarus board member Dave Gibbs, Mission Lazarus director of communications Seth Daggett, and dedicated Mission Lazarus volunteer Rich Quinn are traveling to Haiti. Why in the world would Mission Lazarus be headed to Haiti with so much going on in Honduras? The answer is that in Honduras we have the unique ability to purchase...
Step one
At BNA waiting to fly to ATL. We’ll be in Santo Domingo by 2pm. Completely loaded down with meds and supplies.