Last night a violent storm hit Haiti, leaving behind plenty of devastation. Flash flooding caused rushing waters and mudslides. People were standing on roofs to avoid the floods, houses are up to four feet in mud, which destroyed furniture and belongings, walls are down, people have died and some are missing.
Many of our staff members were out all last night rescuing people standing on rooftops, finding missing family members, and taking in people who lost their homes into their own homes. Our staff members were also hit. Fritznir lost his entire home. Carole and Mari-France both had all of their belongings washed away. We are praying for the families of our children and staff, who we do not yet know how this storm may have effected them.
The destruction is overwhelming and we are doing our best to respond to the needs here. We are expecting to take in people that lost their homes and possessions, feeding them, and assisting in cleaning up their properties during the day. We are still in the process of evaluating the losses and checking up on our staff members and children’s families. If you’d like to give toward supporting our relief effort, you can go to:
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