146 Haitians rescued near Turks and Caicos
The U.S. Embassy says 146 migrants were returned to Haiti after their boat began to sink near the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Engineers Without Borders gets $50,000
The University of Minnesota chapter of Engineers Without Borders has received a $50,000 grant for environmentally friendly engineering projects in Haiti and Uganda.
Hopital Albert Schweitzer benefit features Jackie Rogers fashions, Haitian art, auctions
The Friends of Hopital Albert Schweitzer host one event in Palm Beach each season.Now in their fourth year, they know that fundraising is like life – if you do it right, once is enough. The fourth annual Palm Beach event took place March 14
Sharing what they have with the world’s poor
In Montgomery County, prestigious private schools compete for some of the area’s top students. In Haiti, a rural Catholic school competes to keep their students fed. But with the help of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Silver Spring, the Haitian town of Baraderes has a secondary school that’s a model for the country: 95 percent of students at the school passed the national exam, compared to 20 percent nationally.
Living in a sea of mud, and drowning in dread
GONAIVES, Haiti : Even now, well before hurricane season, Jean Hubert tries to tamp down the panic that wells up in his chest whenever dark clouds mass overhead.
Pain of labour in Haiti –
The pain was different from before – deeper, sharper. Everyone else was sleeping in the banana grove shack, but Yslande Aristide could not bear it.
Giving Birth in Haiti
I despise sensationalized news, I truly do. So please know I don’t post stories or links to stories unless I believe they are close to totally accurate and not hyped up. If you’ve not read this story, it is a good and accurate one.Then see this photo journal.This story and hundreds others like it – are the reason that Heartline desires to open a full-fledged birthing center (there needs to be
Rain
"The best thing one can do when it’s raining is to let it rain"Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Nineteen Years ago today …
… This beautiful girl appeared on the scene. We’re thankful.HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRITTANY RACHELLE!!!!!XOXOWe love you,Mom-Dad-Paige-Ike-Hope-Noah-Phoebe-Lydia
AP/Washington Times Examines Factors Behind High Maternal Mortality In Haiti
According to a 2008 UNICEF report, 670 women died from pregnancy-related factors for every 100,000 live births in Haiti in 2006.