Author: Adventures

I just got word from Miguel and Ronnie who are in the Dominican town of Jimani which is a border town with Haiti. They had a busy afternoon buying food and distributing to local pastors who are helping with relief efforts.    The report is that in many Haitians have been crossing the border seeking safety and medical attention. An American surgical team that had been working in San Juan, traveled to Jimani last night and have operated on five today. The hospital is full, with patients lying on the floors. Supplies are low. Another team of American doctors who had been working here...

Miguel and Ronnie hope to leave for Haiti late tonight. Right now we are picking up supplies, as much as we can stuff in our backpacks. There is no telling what we are going to find so we hope to stay light and mobile. Haiti has a strong history of security issues so we do ask for your prayers for our safety as we travel.   Our hope is to get into Haiti as early as midday tomorrow and return to San Juan on Saturday. Since the bulk of the worlds resources are heading to PORT-AU-PRINCE, we are looking for overlooked smaller communities that will be last on the list to receive help. Please...

Thank you to everyone who has been praying and sharing concern for our neighbors in Haiti.   As we speak we are coordinating with other NGO’s here in San Juan to mount an emergency response to those affected by the earthquake that occurred yesterday evening (see previous posts). Four hours Southwest from our home of San Juan lays the Dominican city of Jimani which is only about 40 miles east from the hardest hit area of Haiti.   Our hope is to be able to travel to Jimani early tomorrow morning, bringing supplies with us.    If the borders are not too difficult, Miguel...