cholera charts

from Lori: The numbers are high, but things seem under control.  There are not enough beds and some have slept in chairs or on the ground for a night or two.  Despite the crowded, noisy, and busy environment, there is a peace, joy and hope like none other.  Our staff

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Housing need

from Lori UPDATE:  NEED MET!!  THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We daily receive letters requesting money, jobs, clothes, food, and lots of other things.  We do what we can for those in need if we and the staff here really feel that they are in a pinch and deserve it.  Yesterday, we received

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Are you coming to Haiti soon?

UPDATE:  NEED MET!  Thanks!!!!! If you will be coming to Haiti after June 8th and before June 25th, would you be willing to carry in some lab tests for the clinic?  Pretty please with a cherry on top!  Email me to work out the details lori at realhopeforhaiti dot org.

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A few lessons from Claudette

Smiles heal. When it’s time, ya gotta kick that walker to the curb! …unless you can use it as a jungle gym. Running is fun… …..and so dancing and kicking. And, most importantly, sisters rock!

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Regine

Regine lives in Leogane, close to the epicenter of the earthquake.  For several months prior to the earthquake, she was bedridden due to weight loss, weakness, kwashiorkor/malnutrition, severe stomach pain, vomiting, and diarrhea.  During the earthquake, a shelf with some heavy items fell on her.  A piece of splintered wood

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