Scenes from Haiti


Volunteers from the Good Samaritan Rebuilding Fund travel to Carrefour, Haiti after deadly earthquake. The organization hopes to provide medical care to the neighborhood and ultimately rebuild Ecole Le Bon Samaritain Elementary School. Photos by Rebecca Newman, stories and web page by Tracy Simmons/Creedible.com

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A message from Bishop Duracin

Bishop talks about faith after the earthquake here.

Survivor tells his story

Ribert Pierre, 27, survived the quake and now volunteers at a medical clinic.


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Haitian nurses help at clinic

Two Haitian nurses work at the medical clinic, pushing through their own pain to help others.

Read their story here.

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Theologians discuss finding God in the midst of tragedy
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Wednesday, 03 March 2010 22:54

Claire Hardin holds a sick child/Rebecca Newman - CreedibleCARREFOUR -- He sleeps on a cement floor, sharing his paper-thin sheet with three other people. One, if not more, of his sleep mates has scabies. His father was crushed in the earthquake.

His name is Jerry Lionel and he is 14 years old.

He’s living on a dirt road. A sheet, held up by wooden sticks is his new roof.

His name is Chrisopher Moise. He is 15 years old.

She’s 10 years old. Both her parents were killed in the earthquake. She doesn’t have enough food to eat.

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Nurses volunteer in Haiti cinic
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Saturday, 07 July 2007 09:54

New York nurse Claire Hardin and Canadian nurse Carol Keith volunteered to work in a Carrefour clinic.

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There for the long haul: The Milliens
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Saturday, 07 July 2007 09:54

The Milliens greet their friends at church/Rebecca Newman - CreedibleMona Millien was inside of Ecole Le Bon Samaritain, an elementary school in Carrefour, Haiti, when a 7.0-magnitude earthquake devastated the country on Jan. 12.

She was OK, but the school was not.

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There for the long haul: Luc Louisgene
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Saturday, 07 July 2007 09:54

Luc Louisgene dropped everything when he learned about the earthquake in Haiti.

He works from his home in Greenwich, and was watching CNN when the news broke.

“I knew there was no way Haiti could sustain such a heavy, heavy earthquake,” he said. “Minutes after that, I could feel that Haiti was never going to be the same.”

Louisgene grew up in Haiti and said he had to find a way to get to his mother-in-law, Mona Millien, who was in Carrefour.

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Young survivors tell their story
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Wednesday, 20 August 2008 10:11

 

Jerry and Christopher survived the Jan. 12 earthquake.

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Carol Keith cleans a women's foot in Haiti/Rebecca Newman - CreedibleCarol Keith has worked in Third World countries before, but this was different. Read more...

 

In late February, Bill Grace was the only man in Carrefour walking down the dusty roads with a bushy white beard, wearing Teva sandals, yellow measuring tape suspenders and a brimmed Santa Claus hat. The children, wide-eyed, watched him pass by. “Tonton Nwel, Tonton Nwel!,” they cried. Grace winked at them, and continued on his way to Ecole Le Bon Samaritan, where he worked for two weeks as a handyman. “You don’t communicate by words, but you can make a little eye contact and smile,” he said. Grace was one of seven volunteers who traveled to Haiti as part of the Good Samaritan Rebuilding Fund. Most volunteers worked in a nearby medical clinic while the 66-year-old East Windsor man worked on building projects at the school, including fixing roofs, generators, cars and water purifiers. “With this, your just trying to do whatever you can in a disaster of biblical proportions,” he said. “The circumstances are just beyond comprehension.” He has traveled many places building homes with his church, St. John’s Episcopal Church of East Windsor, and with Habitat for Humanity. But the situation in Haiti, he said, is dire. “The people here need help. They’ve needed help for a long time,” he said. “Maybe this is a wake up call. If this doesn’t do it, what will? I think the help people need transcends governments and I don’t know how to do that other than through charities.” Now that he’s back home in Connecticut, Grace hopes tell people about the needs of Haiti. To start, he’s put up a display at his church. “Prayers are wonderful, but prayers without actions,” he shook his head. “I think it will be a big challenge to keep people’s awareness up, mine as well. I’ll go back and all of a sudden I’ll be sitting on my back deck, and wonder how they’re doing in Haiti. Well, I hope I know,” he said. After all, he said, helping people is the message of Christ. “It’s time to put away some of those things that are near and dear to us and put a little of that time, treasure and talent into helping people in the world who desperately need help,” he said. Grace hopes to return to Haiti in the future and help build homes for some of the millions of people who have been left homeless.In late February, Bill Grace was the only man in Carrefour walking down the dusty roads with a bushy white beard, wearing Teva sandals, yellow measuring tape suspenders and a brimmed Santa Claus hat. Read more...

 

Claire Hardin treats burns on a young boy/Rebecca Newman - CreedibleStarving children with big, brown, sunken-in eyes.

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George Momplaisir reviews his notes as he departs for Haiti/Rebecca Newman - CreedibleGeorge Momplaisir, an officer with the Stamford Police Department, served as the on-ground coordinator for Team Andrew 4, which traveled to Haiti in February. Read more...

 

Isaac Jean-Pierre studies the Bible in Haiti/Rebecca Newman - CreedibleCheck back soon to read about Isaac Jean-Pierre.
 

Rebecca Newman worked as a photographer in Haiti/Tracy Simmons - CreedibleIn February, Photographer Rebecca Newman volunteered at a clinic in Haiti and documented the journey through her photography. Read more...

 

Tracy Simmons interviews Haitian nurses/Rebecca Newman - CreedibleTracy Simmons is the editor of Creedible.com and has been reporting on local Haiti relief efforts since the Jan. 12 earthquake. Read more...

 

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