Medical relief

A song rises from the rubble

Thursday, July 15th, 2010


PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—A little over a year ago, I was standing in a hospital room in Belladere, Haiti, listening to a haunting melody. We didn’t know her name or age—but we knew why she had come. (more…)

Bringing relief to a Haitian hospital

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010


PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Despite suffering quake damage that destroyed or damaged several buildings and killed hundreds of staff, Haiti’s largest hospital is still functioning 24/7. Doctors and nurses working long hours amid sweltering sauna-like heat are performing heroically in spite of broken and dilapidated equipment and entire departments are functioning outside under tents. (more…)

Landslide victim: “God saved me three times”

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

A young girl sifts through the rubble of her home to salvage belongings.

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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Faces of hope

Friday, November 6th, 2009

JEREMIE, Haiti – The air was hot and sticky, and thick with the smell of sewage as we made our way to a school in the poorest part of the city of Jeremie. (more…)

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