Prayers for the Haitian people

[gpamela3499]

I think that was said so well.
Thank you,

 

[cw]

update 200,000+ and the rioting is only getting worse

 

[Msbear]

There are so many who live beyond Port Au Prince that are unreachable by road as they are blocked with debri and abandoned vehicles.

They are waiting for help that may never come.

I think they need to have helicopters fly over and drop rations EVERYWHERE!!!! Instead of trying to get every person 1 meal, drop hundreds of meals in each neighborhood. People will be expecting the drops and be waiting for them.... ah, I guess the bad people could be there waiting and not give it up

...what a terrible position America is in. Here we throw our scraps in the trash.. well, not US because we feed our chickens with it... but think of how many families throw away food. It really makes ya think. I think crisis like this and our recession really open all of our eyes as to how fragile our environment is. It tell ya I was sick this past August at 8 months prego but still managed to can my rear off as all the farmers markets were selling their 2nds vegetables for nickles and dimes. I couldn't stand the thought of no one using them. I think that is a good thing.

Prayers to Haiti. And, I agree with many on this board. "Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish and he eats for a lifetime." or something like that. These people need to learn agriculture, plant trees and develop an economy.

 

[geebs]

I guess you will have to cut and paste... Praise God!!! Peggy is out!! And I just recieved word that our girls are at the airport in Haiti and that food has and water has reached them.... This Gal Is a Super Hero sent by God....I can't believe it... Gretchen will finally get to sleep... she hasn't in 4 days....

They airlifted Peggy out yesterday and the team out at 3 in the morning... Peggy is aboard the ship offshore!!!!



http://www.lifeline.org/news/Haiti.htm

There really isn't a smiley big enough for this one...

 

[geebs]

The help is there!!!! It may have already started the supply drop... we are so behind the new... It is four hour ahead of me... so I get the new late... ppl in Florida prob get a better coverage than here.

Things are moving forward... I hardly noticed my BAD KITTY ate one of my dark eggy layer babies that just hatched... BAD KITTY

 

[rainplace]

Please if you are going to donate, donate to organizations that have the capacity to handle a massive undertaking such as this.

Reading the news this morning, my heart broke.

 

[gpamela3499]

I think I am going to wait until summer when the hoopla dies down and Haiti is ready to begin training people to be the new doctors nurses and teachers. They did have farmers and fishermen already and a small tourist industry. Of course to truly recover and become prosperous they need industry. Next Christmas try to buy from Haiti as many products as possible and stop buying from China. The Chinese are poisoning our children and not respecting human rights. (Haiti had a problem in this area too.) We need to quit sending teachers and doctors and instead educate many Haitians to be doctors and teachers. (If we don't the Cubans will)
This is all much later though.

I am so happy your friends are safe I will pray thanks for their return.

 

[geebs]

Yeah... I agree.. teach them to fish and they can feed themselves.... Give them what they need for the agriculture.... the tools and education... Good call!!

Update online chickie buddies... Friends from Grand Goave... 58 women... they got on a military supply plane (because my friend collapsed and it was a medical emergency) and they put the whole group off at the airport yesterday... They had to stay overnight... My friend spend the night in emergency at the hospital in Miami getting fluids and they put everyone on a commercial flight today... My group will return at PDX at 2:50.... I am sooooo excited. They will never be the same!!!

that is for you guys that hung on with me while I worried...

 

[gpamela3499]

I am so glad to hear that they are home and safe. I pray they all make a speedy recovery.

 

[Robin'sBrood]

I recently found out that my high school French teacher was there on a mission trip when the quake happened. She was there with her husband and, Helen Little, a 79 year old woman who was on her 47th mission trip! All are back home safe and sound, thank God!

Here is video of Mrs. Little... http://www.wral.com/news/local/video/6821158/