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This is the story I’ve been dreading for more than a week. But after nearly two weeks, I can put it off no more.  Haiti Earthquake - http://www.flickr.com/photos/21532636@N05/4298150230 A little personal observation has shown that most people who are thinking about Haiti’s catastrophe are most acutely aware of all these beautiful children, some broken and hurting, some smiling amidst the pain around them. Continue reading Haiti Quake: Day 12 – It’s the Children, Stupid! → Reports of continuing aftershocks over the last week have me worried that it may not be over yet. This morning, a 6.1 magnitude aftershock was felt, frightening already stressed people on the ground. What worries me is the possibility that last week’s 7.0 was actually a foreshock and something worse is yet to come. It’s happened before. I went to work today wearing a red shirt under my work shirt to mark the 7th day since the earthquake that shook Haiti last week. I didn’t sleep much last night, partly tormented by terrible stories I’ve been hearing all weekend long. The children are a huge story this week: the orphans who were on the verge of finalized adoptions but suddenly found themselves without proper paperwork; the new orphans, whose numbers aren’t even estimated yet; the children who died despite the best efforts of rescue teams who worked tirelessly for hours trying to locate them. But the most horrific story had to do with doctors, the very people who are supposed to be sworn to “first, do no harm”. Just a quick note before I go in to work. Thanks to a link on CNN’s iREport website, I have finally heard news of my cousin and her daughter. They have been found alive and well. We got lucky, too many families have been broken up or have perished entirely. Please continue your efforts to help, using a trusted and well-known organization. BEWARE THE SCAMMERS who profit from the suffering of others. I have to go… Just a few thoughts, as I watch CNN’s Anderson Cooper report. There is nothing to do, and there is everything to do. The current problem is one of not enough resources. As I watch a family of men trying to extract a young girl, 13 years old, I cannot help but wonder: what is going through their minds? Out loud, I hear them crying out God. “God help us! Lord, what are we to do?” My heart is truly in pain, looking at these pictures. Please donate $10 to the Red Cross by texting the word ‘Haiti’ to 90999, or $5 to Wyclef Jean’s “Yélé Ha&itrema;ti Earthquake Fund” by texting YELE to 501501. Click the Yélé image to visit Wyclef’s site.
I came home from work tonight to find a voicemail from my mom, telling me “Surely you have heard about the disaster in Haiti, call me!” Well I hadn’t, but 15 minutes later, I did. The very first image: Haiti’s National Palace, with its roof completely accordioned down onto the main building.
Additionally, a friend and co-worker of mine just got a brand new crockpot for Christmas and was wondering what to do with it first. I suggested the chili; he said “I’ve never made chili before”, to which I responded I’d look up a recipe for him. Lacking a proper recipe anywhere, here is mine. David, I hope this turns out just the way you like it! Just, please, don’t put the cat in the pot! Hopefully, there are still plenty of people subscribed to my blog, and/or interested enough to hear (either directly or through some grapevine) to see that I’m back. These same people, my formerly faithful readers, may have wondered what in the world happened to me. The second half of 2009 happened to me, to us, and I found myself unable and unwilling to share anything, because some of it was painful, heavy, difficult, and frankly pretty private. With 2010 approaching, I’ll be reviewing those last 6 months and share a few tidbits, a little glimmer of our lives, particularly the ones that have been upsetting but can serve a larger purpose. Such as the Georgia Power Saga. Oh yeah, one heck of a story there. Meantime, I hope to see you again in the New Year, feeling once again my usual optimistic self. Until then, dear reader, may 2010 represent a fresh slate, less painful life changes, and rosier outlooks. If it’s cold where you live, please enjoy my Crockpot Chili recipe. Yum! |
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Haiti Quake: Day 10 – Miracles, Hope, and Despair
It is now day 10 since the Enriquillo Fault line twitched, sending buildings crashing on top of nearly 3 million people, chasing those not caught in the debris into the streets. Despite all the odds, people keep emerging from the rubble that was downtown Port-au-Prince, hungry, dehydrated, but alive.
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