Quisqueya

In February I also stayed a few days with some friends at Quisqueya in Port au Prince. All the teachers I know there are safe, praise God! Here are the updates from that area.

[from another teacher]
1/15/10 12:45pm

We have internet connection for now. There are so many needs and so many people here who need help. There is clearly the immediate need of seeing if people are still alive. There are thousands who have urgent medical needs and can not get treatment. There will also be many weeks of people without much food, water and now places to stay. At Quisqueya all the teachers are safe although we have lost some of our students. I know there are many sad stories to come.
My school is going to be used as a hub-center for 2 relief groups that are setting up camp here. We hope to be able to help as many people as possible.
As Dave Mann mentioned I would encourage you to go through an established organization for relief aid. If you are interested in donating please check out:
quisqueya.org

Thank you all.

1/15/10 7:37am


"there's are pictures of the orphanage that i work at every week. they have opened their place up and made it into a makeshift medical center. supplies are running out though and person after person keeps coming. and only a few of them have any real medical knowledge and are getting overwhelmed a little bit.

http://www.childhope.org/about/earthquake.html
Child Hope International
www.childhope.org
Child Hope International is a charity working with orphans in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

1/13/10 11:37am

"i've never been so overwhelmed in my life. so much has collapsed. so many things are absolutely crushed. there's dead people all through the streets, some covered with sheets and some not covered. buildings that i would pass by every day, or even go to, are gone. our biggest grocery store Caribbean market is completely gone. it's unbelievable. People were trapped inside. And i've never been to that store without knowing at least one person there. i'm sure someone was inside that i know. there's TONS of people in the streets. so many people crowding, it was hard to walk through the streets. there's also a lot of people just sitting in the middle of off-streets. nowhere for them to go. another tremor just hit. the ground definitely does not feel stable. we all are really starting feel overwhelmed by what's going on. walking out in the streets was the hardest thing i've ever done in my life just because of everything i saw. the people aren't hungry yet, but once time goes on, looting could start up. hopefully all of the aid coming in will cancel that out. thanks for all your prayers =)"

1/12/10 9:25pm

From a friend and teacher at Quisqueya, an international school in Port au Prince:

hey friends,
there was this HUGE 7.0 earthquake a couple of hours ago here. it was the craziest thing i've ever experienced. and it went on forever!! at least that's what it felt like. a good 15 or 20 seconds. gosh. some walls cracked and fell in our neighborhood. our house is good. lots of broken glass and water everywhere, but nothing big. actually i just noticed i have broken glass on my computer and i'm getting cuts on my hands...mom still wants to record american idol, LOLOL. oh man there goes another HUGE aftershock. it's been hours of aftershocks, they're getting SOO annoying. we won't be sleeping tonite....or very lightly if we do. i'm not going in our house for a LONG time, these aftershocks are freaking me out a little bit. Haiti is an adventure. we heard there is some looting on the streets and stuff. a hospital collapsed. a restaurant collapsed. and a big grocery store. it's a little crazy. but we're doing good enough.