Tag Archives: Caribbean
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
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
Cholera update: Teams bring relief to unreached village
DAUPHIN, Haiti—Today I found myself in Port-au-Prince preparing to board a flight home after a personal trip to the mountains of Seguin. I got the call to stay in Haiti and turned my focus toward the cholera outbreak in the … Continue reading
Cholera outbreak in Haiti: “We arrived to a horror scene”
BABOU LA PORT, Haiti – We woke to some disturbing news today. Our friends at Partners in Health emailed to say that there were people arriving at St. Nicholas hospital in droves, sick with diarrhea and that people were dying … 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
OBI Vlog: “Worm-buster” pills arrive to Haiti
“Worm-buster” pills arrive to Haiti for the first time since the earthquake to help free children of harmful parasites.
Loads of Hope for Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Today we had the official Tide Loads of Hope handover ceremony at the general hospital. Operation Blessing has been working with the “Loads of Hope” program to help them bring washer/dryer machines to Haiti and completely revamp … Continue reading
OBI Vlog: Clean laundry for Haiti hospital
Find out how a unique partnership between Operation Blessing and Tide is helping the largest hospital in Haiti.
A song rises from the rubble
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.
Class under the mango trees
Port-au-Prince, Haiti – It’s not your typical classroom—there are no walls and no desks. But for the children of Zanmi Beni, it’s the perfect place to learn.
Her name is Lovely
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – I entered the children’s dormitory at Zanmi Beni and slowly navigated my way through the maze of cribs that filled a large room.
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