Category Archives: Clean water projects
Bringing clean water to St. Lucia
ST. LUCIA – Our two WMI water purification systems are now in St. Lucia and out of customs. The first system is in place and will begin pumping clean water tomorrow morning.
Scientists plan boat trip down the cholera-contaminated Artibonite River
HAITI – We are leaving at 7 a.m. for a three hour drive north to what I call “The Mesopotamia of Misery,” otherwise known as the Artibonite River. The Artibonite seems to be the main source of the cholera bacteria … Continue reading
“Fear hangs over Haiti like a thick fog”
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – In Port-au-Prince, cholera is killing people, and hundreds of thousands of Haitians are held hostage by fear of catching the disease. Most Haitians think of cholera as a death sentence.
Bringing relief to hurricane-ravaged St. Lucia
ST. LUCIA – Just over a week ago, Hurricane Tomas caused huge panic as it moved toward Haiti. With over one million people displaced from their homes and living in flimsy shelters, the media was focused on the camps in … Continue reading
Video: Teams bring clean water to flooded communities
Just a day after Hurricane Tomas unleashed heavy rains on the people of Haiti, Operation Blessing headed back to St. Marc to combat cholera with clean water.
Tomas: Clean water vital to prevent cholera spread
ST. MARC, Haiti — Today we were back in the St. Marc region making sure that all of our five water units are working well. We arrived to a sad scene of flooding bought on by the storm the night … Continue reading
Relief teams prepare emergency aid as Tomas closes in on Haiti
HAITI – We’ve been extremely busy gearing up for the storm that has now definitely turned toward Haiti and, unfortunately, seems to be gathering strength again.
Cholera update: UN helicopter flies OBI water system to unreached village
GRANDE SALINE, Haiti – On Wednesday night we got an e-mail from Partners in Health (PIH) saying that they had reached a village called Grande Saline that had been cut off by flooding since the outbreak. There were 78 people … Continue reading
Cholera update: Teams save life of 5-year-old girl
DAUPHIN, Haiti – It is past 1 a.m. and the Operation Blessing Haiti team along with doctors from St. Luc are just now leaving Dauphin. We arrived in the village early in the afternoon with one doctor, two nurses, and two … Continue reading
Cholera update: Teams battle mud, water to reach cut-off villages
JEVIEUX, Haiti – Shortly after driving away from Operation Blessing’s Lifesaver jerrycan distribution to the stranded villagers of Luben last night, we too became stranded. Along the narrow path back, a large tap-tap had buried itself up to the axle … Continue reading
Flooding in Haiti takes a toll on earthquake survivors
LEOGANE, Haiti – This morning we awoke to the news that there had been heavy flooding outside the town of Leogane (epicenter of the earthquake). We are used to heavy rain showers in the evenings but last night was particularly … Continue reading
Helping Dr. Marhone, a Haitian hero
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Even as darkness fell, sticky heat smothered Port-au-Prince like an electric blanket turned all the way up. As I stepped from the cool sanctuary of the Land Cruiser, my glasses fogged up; so I took them off … Continue reading
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