Now that electricity is back on and the internet signal back in the air,I can send you all a sign of life from Jakmel, Haiti. We have been extremely lucky that TOMAS changed it’s course and passed us much more to the west. At first the prediction was that he would come straight over Jakmel. [...]
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Luke, one of our founders, arrived in Jacmel today with an SUV full of antibiotics, painkillers, IV fluids and other critically-needed medical supplies. Late Sunday night, he and a friend arrived in Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic. On Monday, they purchased an entire drugstore’s supply of prescription medicine, stuffed them into an [...]
Thursday, January 14, 2010
The most wonderful email I’ve ever received just came in: From Andrew Madda… LIA is fine ! her orphanage is destroyed and her 13 kids sleeping on the street.. but they are fine and all together. xx Lia Teaching Orphanage Kids August 2009 I can barely believe it. The news is still sinking in, but [...]
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Cine Institute, a wonderful organization that provides Haitian youth with film education and edutainment, was located just a block from where our orphanage used to be. Their school director, Andrew Bigosinski said, “There is no local rescue plan or capacity. No emergency food, water, blankets or medicine. The Hospital St. Michel collapsed. I joined 3000 [...]
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 →
Saturday, November 13, 2010
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