"Hands on Haiti" Response Effort (1/29/10)
POSTED ON Jan 29, 2010 / UPDATED ON Jan 27, 2011
COTN founder Chris Clark and our Dominican staff pray over the children.
COTN medical teams transferring children to the COTN clinic earlier this week
One patient after another arrive at COTN's clinic
A young girl who is unable to walk is carried from the bus to the clinic by a COTN medical team member
A young amputee gets carried into the clinic
Another young boy who had a leg amputated
Replacing a body cast on a young patient with a broken pelvis
COTN founder Chris Clark and Dominican staff member Malou Faublas discuss a treatment plan
Using a cardboard box as a makeshift prop for this young patient in a body cast (broken pelvis, legs and arms)
Devoted parents wait on their young children, thankful that they are alive
MONDAY – February 1, 2010 (3:38pm)
* * TOP THREE MOST URGENT NEEDS * *
(List will be updated accordingly or as needs are met. Please check back often.)
- "To reach into Haiti we desperately need TWO 15-PASSENGER VANS ($19K each) and a TRUCK ($35K)," pleads COTN founder, Chris Clark, currently on the ground in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. To donate to this urgently needed fund CLICK HERE.
- We are also in urgent need of a FLIGHT SERVICE willing to fly much-needed supplies into Barahona in the Dominican Republic. Supplies and equipment include an X-ray machine, tarps, and other medical and emergency supplies. Please contact Dave Schertzer at daveschertzer@cotni.org.
- We need "Let's Eat" SmilePacks gathered/assembled and sent to either of our three US offices. Please contact Dave Schertzer at daveschertzer@cotni.org for more information.
FRIDAY – January 29, 2010 (3:20pm)
Port-au-Prince, Haiti – An on-the-ground update from Chris and Debbie Clark, "We are currently in Haiti, heading toward Port-au-Prince. We are in two vehicles with ten pastors from several Barahona churches. The traffic here is almost at a standstill. The devastation is incomprehensible. There are so many crumbled houses and buildings along the streets here, even in suburbs. Some are just completely gone and almost dust. It mostly depends on how they were built, as many buildings had bad rebar supports. The good thing is life is going on here. Small shops on the streets are open in the suburbs at least. Yesterday, they took out 200 children's corpses from a collapsed school, but we just passed another school here in Port-au-Prince that is in session. Strange to see. There are many UN vehicles.
[Later...] "We are in downtown in Port-au-Prince now. The destruction is unbelievabe. There are buildings that are just tipped over or completley crushed. Still so many workers with masks on digging through piles of concrete. There are refugee camps set up all over town and lines and lines of people waiting for food or some kind of assistance. We just saw a three-story school with the floors all collapsed and all the desks still visible inside."
[Stay tuned for more updates...]
FRIDAY – January 29, 2010 (2:45pm)
Kingston, Washington – Yesterday (Thursday), COTN staff and volunteers loaded a 40-ft. shipping container of donated medical and relief supplies destined for Haiti. Click to read full story "Big Care Package Going from Kitsap to Haiti."
Please donate to COTN's "Hands on Haiti" Response Effort TODAY! Your help is needed for immediate relief and long-term support.
Click here to read previous posts (1/28/10 and earlier).