Tag Archives: Haiti
“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.
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
Tomas drenches Haiti: “Streets turned into rivers”
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — It seems as though Port-au-Prince was spared from the high winds that we feared might come with Hurricane Tomas. This evening there was definitely a sense of relief amongst the displaced people in the camps we serve. … Continue reading
Hurricane Tomas: Hunkered down in Haiti
Twelve-year-old Wilson and his family live in a tent city, but for now, they are one of 25 families taking refuge in Operation Blessing’s Port-au-Prince headquarters until Tomas passes. Click here to help disaster victims now!
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
Cholera update: Clean water for waterlocked village
LUBEN, Haiti – I am sitting and drinking a cup of thick Haitian coffee trying to give my body a little jumpstart after the long and tiring hours the Operation Blessing Haiti team has worked in order to battle the … 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
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