Haitian Pilgrims Live more simply so others can simply live.

We need stuff for THE GARAGE SALE! On Saturday, March 13, Flo will orchestrate another HUGE GARAGE SALE!! A few weeks ago she was very successful in freezing weather, so we have great hopes for the help for Haiti she can achieve in warmer weather. BUT WE NEED DONATIONS! If you can bring your donations to us, that's a big help. But if you can't, call us and we'll come pick them up.  read more »

We presently have 120 new refugee students St. Therese School, and they came to us empty-handed." Father Kensy reports. "Several of their parents have disappeared. We need to make benches for them and get books and supplies for them."  read more »

If you think back to your visits at the Hotel Montana during our trips, think about walking out on the various terraces, you might find this first-hand account of the earthquake especially gripping.  Father Tom Streit is a priest at Notre Dame    read more »

Three weeks after the earthquake in Haiti, the consequences continue to deepen the pain. People walking or on bicycles crowd the roads leaving Port au Prince; leaving the city behind, they hope there will be some food in the country.  Many cannot leave.

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More “THANKS”!!!   Your sacrifices are feeding the starving and providing medicine for people in pain in Port au Prince.  Your gifts have been directed about 50/50:  50% for food and water; 50% for medicine.  Much of the medicine and medical treatment is for amputation and surgery.  (We’ve recognized some of the doctors on CNN.)  read more »

In the last few days, I have learned that most of my family members in Haiti, though homeless, are alive. Even as we grieve for those we lost, we are thankful for the safety of other loved ones, and for the incredible outpouring of concern and assistance coming from all over the world.  read more »

This account portrays the Haitians we've met. It's also an example of the reports we're getting from people with whom our only connection is a shared concern about the people in Haiti.

Subject: Update from Port au Prince by Sasha (an American)
January 19, 2010  read more »

Good news from Boileau.

Our primary contact in Boileau, Pere Kensy, was finally able to get a message to us - good news: there were no fatalities or serious injuries in the village. Although homes were destroyed, they were not made of concrete and did not cause serious injury. The school and clinic are still standing. The stairs for the school have visible cracks; we will need an engineer to assess whether the multiple tremors compromised the structural integrity. He reports, however, that many in the village are in “dire straits” because family have been killed or injured in cities closer to Port au Prince.  read more »

Thanks to all for the generous response to the emergency needs in Port au Prince.  Your sacrifices provided almost $39,000 for water and food and medicine for people who were already the poorest of the poor before the earthquake.  Your sacrifices are keeping people in Port au Prince alive; they will provide survival for hundreds of people, survival until long-term programs for recovery are started.   read more »