Health related updates
Dear Friends,I hope you are all well during these crazy Covid times. We’ve all had to find a new normal in wearing masks, learning how to have relationships with family and friends, and to just live life wisely. Even in this I am reminded that God is the same yesterday, today, and forever. He […]
The latest on the challenges and work in Haiti Dear Friends, Although I try to be continually aware of what is happening in Haiti and speak with Pastor Louinet and others often, I realize many of you are not so in touch with things in this desolate island nation. I would simply like to update you […]
How is Haiti coping with the COVID-19 pandemic? I’ve been told to look through my Bible page by page, find a hair and boil it in water, then drink the water. Everyone in Haiti is doing it. I would be protected from Covid-19. I’ve also been told to make a drink with onion, garlic, and […]
Dear Friends,COVID-19 has reached Haiti as of late last week. It was brought in by a Belgium orphanage worker into the mountains and by a 31 year old Haitian woman flying in from Paris, France, both testing positive for the virus. President Jovinel Moise declared a state of emergency and immediately shut down both airports […]
We have received word from our friends in Haiti that Chikungunya fever is sweeping across the country and is now affecting children in our schools. Chikungunya fever is a mosquito-borne virus that is mostly spread in densely populated areas where mosquitoes will bite more than one person. Unfortunately, Haiti’s population is very dense–about twice the […]
Every day in Nan wo, dozens of men, women, and children make the trip, walking to the well to get water they need for drinking, cooking, washing, and keeping their animals alive. Although some people have resorted to drinking from the water in the creek or the ditch, this has proven to be a grave […]
Cholera bacteria In July and August, Hope in Haiti sent 16 team members to assist with two youth summer camps–one in Nan Wo, and one in Port au Prince. As part of the Nan Wo camp, our team taught various job and life skills. Here’s another peek at what we were teaching: Nearly 6,000 people […]
Guest blog post: In July and August, Hope in Haiti sent a team of 16 people to Nan Wo and Port au Prince to work with youth camps. In reflection, team member Kristi from Washington wrote concerning the need for disease prevention and education: “Visiting a third world country with what I know about epidemiology […]
Hurricane Tomas passed by Haiti bringing rains and flooding. Dixie and our team in Haiti haven been unable to hike to the mountains and visit our Kawo school and church because the flooding is too severe. No Haitian deaths have been reported but the flooding complicates matters for the country trying to rebuild from the […]
From Brandon & Grace: As the countdown of days until we take off on our mission trip to Haiti, it seems the difficulties and dangers have increased drastically, as the sudden epidemic of cholera sweeps through the nation, and particularly Marchen Dessalines, where we will have […]
