The last 2 days I spend going to the bank and back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! None of the banks in Jakmel have opened their doors yet, since the earthquake.
Our bank, BNC bank has big cracks in the walls and word has it that this bank might stay closed for some time. The Western Union is open, but they are not able to serve their clients, since they have no money and are also waiting for their bank to re-open.
Friday, January 29, 2010
January 27, 2010
Reprinted from: Financial Advisor Magazine
People who give to charities providing earthquake relief in Haiti can claim the donations this year under recently adopted tax provisions, according to the Internal Revenue Service.
Taxpayers who itemize deductions on their 2009 return qualify for the special tax relief provision, which was enacted January 22, according to the IRS. Only cash contributions made to these charities after January 11, 2010, and before March 1, 2010, are eligible. This includes contributions made by text message, check, credit card or debit card.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
This afternoon we have moved into our new home. It has been a lot of hard work, the last 2 days setting up this new home, but it looks and feels great.
We made it that we have shade the whole day long over our new playground. And our kids are finally back in a place that can feel like a real home after 15 days. A much safer, cleaner and healthier place than the dirty, dusty street we have been living in for the last 15 days.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Arjan van der Veen of the Commercial Boats sailing from Den Helder we got the offer to be shipping goods to Haiti, with the schooner brig “Tres Hombres”.
Soon the 28th day because they would all leave. Lia had been specifically stated that we currently need them and so we had power to collect from all beaten. Resulting in a large trailer full of diapers, vitamins, soap, footwear, apparel and stationery, and some surprises. Wednesday we got this stuff on board and took up about 2.5 m3 cargo space. Tents had already Lia of the Marines, so that we could strike action.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Our work in progress. Since yesterday morning we have been very busy with cleaning up our little piece of land, and constructing our new little tent village. Some friends of mine have come to help us with this big job, and Frantz our director, Rochel our security guy and Tizepi have been working very, very hard to construct our new home.
We have set up the 2 shelter boxes, face to face with their front door/overhang connected.
Our homage to Palace National in PaP that has collapsed 
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
The Dutch media crew from RTL4 that had visited us last friday had promised us to try to get us a big tent from the Dutch marines who have come in to Port au Prince, to help Haiti after the quake.
On Sunday I received an e-mail from Martin van Norel from RTL4 with the good news that this will happen. Then today another e-mail from Rik Konijnenbelt from RTL4 with the confirmation that indeed tomorrow 2 shelter-boxes (storm-proof tents) will be delivered to us by the Dutch marines in person.
Then this afternoon around 3.30 PM a phone call from the Dutch marines themselves asking me for directions to our orphanage!!!!
The Dutch marines
Monday, January 25, 2010
We used to have 14 children. Amawanda Pierre, born on January 21, 2006, was the third child that came to live with us on October 17, 2007. She was severely malnourished and dehydrated, unable to stand on her legs, maximum 2 days away from dying at the age of 21 months.
Amawanda Pierre on October 17, 2007, her first day with us, severely malnourished and dehydrated
Sunday, January 24, 2010
When the crew from RTL 4 News was here, they gave us some medical supplies from their travel survival kit. Some of it we can use very well, but other items like blood plasma, and lots of gauze we do not need for the moment. So in the afternoon I quickly went over to see our Dr. Ernest at the hospital to give him these items. He was very happy with them, he certainly has use for all of it, he said with his big smile.
Dr Ernest with Idoris, Yakime is coming to check out the medical files
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Since last Tuesday when all the little planes came in with relief aid, I have been trying to get some help in the form of tents and food. It took the people who were put in charge of receiving this aid some time to start distributing. They had taken note of my needs and taken my info down, but I never heard back from them, so every day I would call or go back to the airport to see what what going on. For 3 days I was told they were not ready to distribute yet, that they had to do inventory first
Then today, Saturday morning when I called again I got a positive answer, they were still not really distributing, but they had put some things aside for me, like 2 tents and some water and food. I could come and pick it up at a private home in Meyere.
I tried to find a car to go and get these things, but could not find transportation other that a motorbike. So then our assistant director Ambroise helped me with quickly finding a “boss” who was able to saw off the top of my car, and solder the chassis kinda back together on the bottom of my car. The car is much lower on the right side than on the left side but since the engine was not damaged we figured let’s see if we can still drive around with it. And we can!!!! It makes a lot of noise, the doors won’t stay closed and we cannot drive faster that maximum 30 miles per hour, but is is moving. Good enough to drive out to Meyere and get the goods. Ambroise, Frantz and Rochel our security guy came out to help me.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Please put this info on the blog, it will blow peoples minds it just blew my mind….
Where is our God, this stuff needs to STOP already, I DON’T GET IT
http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=2385
RESTON, Va.—The aftershock sequence of the magnitude-7 earthquake that struck near Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Jan. 12, 2010, will continue for months, if not years. The frequency of events will diminish with time, but damaging earthquakes will remain a threat.
U.S. Geological Survey Director Marcia McNutt asked a team of USGS earthquake scientists to provide an evaluation of the earthquakes facing Haiti now and in the future. Here is the statement in its entirety from the U.S. Geological Survey:
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Today we had a visit from a news crew from Holland. They had come all the way from Holland just to cover our story. To see this clip you can click on the link below.
http://www.rtl.nl/components/actueel/rtlnieuws/miMedia/2010/week03/Sat18.weeshuis_haiti.xml
Youseline with Rik Konijnenbelt from RTL4
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Yesterday, Wednesday we build our new more secure tent.
Last night we spend the night in our new home. Nobody wants to sleep indoors anymore at all. This morning even as I just found electricity at the morgue in town (the manager is a friend of mine and let me use an outlet, since they run the generator, because they have some bodies inside) and just started to write this e-mail 2 more shocks occurred. They say the shocks will continue for another month, possibly 3 months. It is becoming very tiring…………………..
Yesterday I was able to get some more tarps, so that we could finish our tent, and now we are making a second tent to store some of our belongings. We also were given a sac of rise, 2 boxes of milk and paper-towels by the WFP. Then at the airport I managed to get 2 more boxes of milk, and lots of spaghetti, so food wise we are okay again for a while.
It’s a new day, everyone slept well last night!
Meet Little Martin. On a routine visit to a hospital we noticed a little disabled boy in one of the hospital cribs. The boy had been left to fend for himself, he had no identification and his birthday is a mystery. He had been in the hospital for a few days and had been severely neglected: his diapers were soiled and he was covered in lice. No one had taken any notice of this little boy in a few days and we were left with no choice but to bring the little boy home. In honor of one the Kay Angel founders we named the boy “Little” Martin. Read more about Martin →
Sunday, January 31, 2010
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