a thank you for the truck and thinking long term...

A quick note from Elsie on the truck:

In two weeks, I have put more than 1,100 km on it (the Truck). I do not know what I would have done without it. Thanks again to all who gave for it. I am not about to forget it!

You've probably heard about all of the tent cities/refugee camps set up around Haiti. Obviously, this is not a viable solution. Elsie's take on just come of the challenges it creates...

Please continue to pray for this country. As the initial emergencies have been dealt with, the country is trying to find a way to survive. It is not easy. The refugee camps are overflowing, 10-12 people in a 4-6 person tent sometimes. There are so many things happening that we do not think about at a glance. For example, what about prostitution? As hunger and needs increase, that too increases. Not having their own house/tents, in some places it becomes public, even around children. Or girls put in tents with strangers, including men.

Or cleanliness issues there are not enough toilets (sometimes people go close to where they sleep), or hygiene products and cleanliness, especially for women, etc.

These are issues that are being dealt with, and hopefully a resolution can be found soon.


What about the coming of the rainy season? Flooding, mudslides, the hurricanes later in the summer? Malaria?

Lots to be done.