Tour of Port Au Prince
Yesterday a group of us went on a tour of Port Au Prince by taxi. As you can see by the pictures, the devestation is horrible. We witnessed people bathing in the street and sleeping under pieces of canvass.
One of our colleagues from Colombia told us that over 4500 students and faculty were killed when the university and several schools collapsed in the earthquake. This is an entire future generation of educated Haitains who no longer will be able to help bring Haitai out of it’s impoverished state.
The tour made us all appreciate how fortunate we are to live in the US. In addition, we each agreed that the problems we face day to day in our personal lives pale in comparison to what the present and future holds for the Haitain people. The people and images we each experienced will last with us forever.
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March 4th, 2010 at 4:35 pm
I’ve appreciated the opportunity to read about these experiences. I also appreciate the generosity and spirit-of-service put in action by the Munster team.
March 4th, 2010 at 8:20 pm
My heart goes out to these people. You guys are doing wonderful work. Keep strong. Hopefully I will get down there this year.
March 4th, 2010 at 8:34 pm
So good to see all of you! You have been in my prayers daily. I am anxious to here your stories. Three of our team members were in Haiti two days before this trip and have shared similar pictures. The team and I have completed 20+ cases with 9 more on Friday. It has been awesome. Take care, be safe, God Bless, Julie Smit
March 5th, 2010 at 12:08 am
I think I just figured how to send a reply. You guys are awesome. What a great thing You are doing. I am so proud to be a co-worker of all of you.
March 5th, 2010 at 1:18 am
You all are doing amazing work there! Bless you all! Berky…I love you! Sandi