Jan. 25, 2010
Please go to Rebecca's blog for up-to-date information on what is going on at the Heart to Heart compound in Haiti. (http://www.rebeccalarkin.blogspot.com/). She's written about and taken lots of pictures of all the help and resources the US Military have provided in the last couple of days. Very encouraging news to all of us....
Here at home in Canada, the food collection programs are moving along at a rapid pace. We received a full semi-truck of food from an anonymous donor to our warehouse! We have boxes and boxes of Gatorade, breakfast cereal, granola bars, juice boxes and other precious food items we can deliver to Haiti. We also have 23,000 lbs. of rice and over $10,000 collected from Abbotsford high schools. Tomorrow we will be picking up rice from all the elementary schools in Abbotsford.
Our Surrey warehouse will be opening up on Saturday morning, and we expect a busy turnout, as the amount of interest in that area has been incredible. Please check the Pacific Community Church link on our website for more information on their efforts.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Jan. 24, 2010
More good news......The US Military have been making random patrols both during the day and night at H2H - enough so that their presence has given the children and staff a tangible sense of security. They have also supplied H2H with a 50 gallon barrel of diesel (one week's worth of diesel if used sparingly), and have promised to do their best to keep us supplied in fuel. Having access to diesel has been a major hurdle in H2H's efforts to survive, as all of our food suppliers have been at least a two hour drive away, costing us precious diesel. The US Military have also taken the initiative to measure our walls, and are looking into providing temporary fencing for extra safety around our compound. They have recognized the danger the children are in with our buildings being precariously close to collapsing, and are attempting to bring in a piece of equipment to knock down dangerous buildings and to remove rubble so that we have access to our food depot. Finally, tomorrow they will be coming with a large amount of food and bottled water which we will be sharing with the community...no one will go to bed hungry tomorrow night.
Another exciting event took place today. Rebecca was interviewed by an NBC news correspondent! The segment will be aired tomorrow sometime.
A long-time supporter from Red Deer Alberta has committed himself to raising enough money to purchase a backhoe/loader. This will be our first significant step towards the re-building of H2H and all of the Grande Goave community.
More good news......The US Military have been making random patrols both during the day and night at H2H - enough so that their presence has given the children and staff a tangible sense of security. They have also supplied H2H with a 50 gallon barrel of diesel (one week's worth of diesel if used sparingly), and have promised to do their best to keep us supplied in fuel. Having access to diesel has been a major hurdle in H2H's efforts to survive, as all of our food suppliers have been at least a two hour drive away, costing us precious diesel. The US Military have also taken the initiative to measure our walls, and are looking into providing temporary fencing for extra safety around our compound. They have recognized the danger the children are in with our buildings being precariously close to collapsing, and are attempting to bring in a piece of equipment to knock down dangerous buildings and to remove rubble so that we have access to our food depot. Finally, tomorrow they will be coming with a large amount of food and bottled water which we will be sharing with the community...no one will go to bed hungry tomorrow night.
Another exciting event took place today. Rebecca was interviewed by an NBC news correspondent! The segment will be aired tomorrow sometime.
A long-time supporter from Red Deer Alberta has committed himself to raising enough money to purchase a backhoe/loader. This will be our first significant step towards the re-building of H2H and all of the Grande Goave community.
Jan. 23, 2010
We have 2 containers of oats set to be shipped out of Vancouver on Feb. 2. That amounts to 52 tons of food or 3/4 million servings of food. The containers will travel through the Panama Canal and on to the Dominican Republic where someone from the H2H Board will receive them and coordinate the distribution of food into Grande Goave. Two more containers of rice and other food will leave towards the third week of February and at the end of Feb. one container donated by Rogers Flour will be trucked to Florida and shipped to a smaller port in Haiti.
The US Military arrived yesterday at H2H and made a list of our needs! They promised to do what they could do dig out some of our food from the depot and will be making random rounds around the compound to provide security.
On Wednesday Jan. 26 we will be flying in essentials for H2H such as tarps, cooking oil, plates and cutlery. A Vineyard church in Florida has offered to shop for these items and fly it in on an MFI (Missionary Flights International) plane.
We have 2 containers of oats set to be shipped out of Vancouver on Feb. 2. That amounts to 52 tons of food or 3/4 million servings of food. The containers will travel through the Panama Canal and on to the Dominican Republic where someone from the H2H Board will receive them and coordinate the distribution of food into Grande Goave. Two more containers of rice and other food will leave towards the third week of February and at the end of Feb. one container donated by Rogers Flour will be trucked to Florida and shipped to a smaller port in Haiti.
The US Military arrived yesterday at H2H and made a list of our needs! They promised to do what they could do dig out some of our food from the depot and will be making random rounds around the compound to provide security.
On Wednesday Jan. 26 we will be flying in essentials for H2H such as tarps, cooking oil, plates and cutlery. A Vineyard church in Florida has offered to shop for these items and fly it in on an MFI (Missionary Flights International) plane.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Sunday, January 17, 2010
EARTHQUAKE FACTS
- distance to Grande-Goave from initial quake MAG 7.0 -25k
- aftershocks over MAG 4.5 since tuesday - 47
- within 15k of Grande-Goave 19
- closest to Grande-Goave - 1.5k (MAG 4.8)
Jan. 17, 2010
Rebecca Larkin, the Canadian missionary working for H2H in Haiti, has updated her blog with photos of our compound. Please check it out at: www.rebeccalarkin.blogspot.com
Some good news....
We have arranged with God's Little Angels (an orphanage in Port-au-Prince) to share their food supplies with Heart to Heart. GLA has a supply-plane coming in to the capital city on Tuesday and Pastor Luc and Rebecca will be there to collect essentials and transport them back to Grande Goave.
Plans are underway for a medical team and possibly two board members to travel to Haiti in the next week to deliver money, coordinate an on-going food supply and provide medical assistance.
Rebecca Larkin, the Canadian missionary working for H2H in Haiti, has updated her blog with photos of our compound. Please check it out at: www.rebeccalarkin.blogspot.com
Some good news....
We have arranged with God's Little Angels (an orphanage in Port-au-Prince) to share their food supplies with Heart to Heart. GLA has a supply-plane coming in to the capital city on Tuesday and Pastor Luc and Rebecca will be there to collect essentials and transport them back to Grande Goave.
Plans are underway for a medical team and possibly two board members to travel to Haiti in the next week to deliver money, coordinate an on-going food supply and provide medical assistance.
Saturday, January 16, 2010
JANUARY 16 UPDATE
- heart to heart school partially collapsed
- structural damage to children's home has rendered it unsafe for occupancy
- recovery attempt at food depot partially successful- continuing after shocks have put recovery efforts at all buildings on hold due to danger of additional collapse
- Renel and Rebecca's house is still standing
- Grande-Goave morgue is overflowing as casualties mount
- no sign of humanitarian aid in Grande-Goave as of yet
Friday, January 15, 2010
WAREHOUSE - ABBOTSFORD
Location - 2342 Windsor st.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR DROPPING OFF FOOD DONATIONS
- call before coming 604-309-3448 (ask for Ben)
- will be available to recieve drop offs on Tue.& Thu. 6pm-8pm and Sat. 10am-2pm
Surrey location- TBA
NEWS UPDATE Jan 15 2010
- all children from children's home, all staff as well as Rebecca Larkin-Honorat are uninjured and safe
- Heart to Heart compound in Grande-Goave is heavily damaged
- significant damage throughout Grande-Goave, buildings are still collapsing during after shocks
- Grande-Goave hospital has collapsed
- severe injuries and fatalities have been reported
- two H2H high school students are unaccounted for in Port-au-Prince
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