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Visit to Haiti - six months after Earth Quake

HOPE FOR HAITI Visiting Haiti and meeting people was a heartfelt experience for me. I travelled to Haiti with my wife Debbie and our youngest daughter Natascha who is 17. From Thailand, we went to Miami, FL and then flew to Port-au-Prince and spent more than a week in Haiti. Our trip was very successful and the sun was shining all week except a few heavy rains in the evenings. Children played on the street. Mothers washed clothes and took bath in open-air tubs along the roads. Tents and tarps put up by foreign donors are seen everywhere, along roadsides and empty lots. Haitians have set up small businesses along the narrow streets selling food, bananas, shoes, charcoal and necessities. On the day of our arrival, we were very fortunate to meet with the members of the National Spiritual Assembly the Bahai’s of Haiti including the secretary Mr. Glenn. They provided us with their guidance and prayers. We spent several days visiting schools including Anisi Zunini school and talking to chi