We had a productive day with Partners in Health (PIH) at the Parque Jean Marie Vincent camp (pop. 28,000). We met with Dr. Lambert in the morning at the PIH mobile clinic that was packed with patients. (more…)

OBI has started feeding children living in and around the National Soccer Stadium. Yesterday we handed out hot meals to over 2,000 children. (more…)

I have been spending my nights in an aircraft hangar for almost a full week now and have gotten used to the constant roar of engines from the huge cargo planes constantly taking off and landing. The long hours working under the hot sun make us so tired that we can sleep regardless of the noise. But yesterday morning, I was jolted awake by the sound of the entire hangar rattling and groaning. (more…)

PORT-AU-PRINCE – For the third day in a row we have worked to treat victims in the Port-au-Prince soccer stadium. What started as an impromptu clinic has grown to become a field hospital where injured are kept overnight in tents. (more…)

PORT-AU-PRINCE – This morning our team left the airport and headed to the soccer stadium that is now a temporary home to 2,000 quake victims. It seems like every time we exit the airport there are more and more people gathered outside the gates desperate for help. Note: Blog contains some graphic images. (more…)

Our emergency paramedic team arrived yesterday morning from Israel. We immediately equipped them with medicines and transported them into the heart of the quake zone and to the National hospital, the same hospital where we were working on the day the quake struck (see day 1 blog). (more…)

SAN VICENTE, El Salvador- We arrived to the center of San Vicente where donations were being brought in from several organizations and dozens of El Salvadorians were working hard to bring relief to their fellow victims.

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Italy – As I approached the rubble of a 700-year-old church in Villa Sant’Angelo, Italy, a small, historic village that was devastated by the April 5 quake, I noticed that time had stopped. According to the local mayor, the quake struck at 3:32 a.m., however the clock continued ticking for nearly 15 minutes after the quake. Minutes later, the church bells began to ring as if nothing had happened. (more…)

We were headed to the village of Onna, which had sustained massive destruction during the 6.3-magnitude earthquake. Out of a population of around 310 residents, as many as 38 were killed. (more…)