Hi everyone,
Just heard from Mercy & Sharing, our partners in Haiti. The children
and staff are safe, though they have only enough food and medicine
for about a week. The markets have been closed in Port-Au-Prince,
so this could become a concern. Emile said earlier today that he
feels things will get better soon because of the peacekeepers.
Everyone's taking it day by day.
Tim
On Apr 10, 2008, at 3:19 PM, Timothy Falconer wrote:
Hi John,
I'm waiting to hear from the school to learn of the children in our
pilot. I just got off the phone with Emile, our chief mentor in
Haiti, who is staying in the countryside until things come down.
Our pilot is effectively on hold due to safety concerns. I'll
update you when I hear more about the children, who are close to
the area of the protests.
For those that don't know ... here are two YouTube videos that
should catch your attention:
Crowds in the streets:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=FK9mskqzKcg
Peacekeepers with rubber bullets outside the presidential palace:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=JPYBEJnsb0M
Take care,
Tim
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Timothy Falconer
Waveplace Foundation
http://waveplace.com
610-797-3100
On Apr 10, 2008, at 10:27 AM, John Kintree wrote:
Two of the XO laptops that my wife, daughter, and I donated
went to children in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. At least four people
have been killed in Haiti recently during riots over rapidly
rising food prices. We are concerned for the safety of those
children.
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