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Awful pictures coming through.

The aid is not getting in due to the port being closed and the airport being to small to cope.

Good luck to them all   :(

Awful. I can't watch it. I was amazed yesterday that some of the missionaries were leaving.  ???

Quote from: ACE on January 15, 2010, 10:59:06
Awful. I can't watch it. I was amazed yesterday that some of the missionaries were leaving.  ???

I couldn't believe it either.  At a time when the country needs so much help too.

I was listening to TalkSport radio early this morning and some people were phoning in to say that they would not donate anything because "charity begins at home".  I'm glad the presenter Adrian Goldberg spoke up and put the opposite view.

I've donated through DEC,  not much but at least it's something. 

Quote from: Squash64 on January 15, 2010, 11:21:03

Quote from: ACE on January 15, 2010, 10:59:06
"charity begins at home".  .

I am not of that school, but when you see what the presidential palace looked like before and you see how the rest of them struggled, it makes you wonder if their 'officials' will be contributing to the fund. I will support an aid agency but not their own government.

If I was younger I would be in the queue to be out there helping.

I know what you mean about the presidential palace. That's why I support the aid agency and trust them to get the help to people who so desperately need it.

My thoughts also go out to the people of Haiti and also I thank the United States of America for responding in the way they have, thank you America.   

Three days in and they are pulling people alive out of the rubble.

I'm certainly not complaining about the weather here any more. :( It's my OH's birthday next week and he has put a message on Facebook asking friends and family to donate instead of giving him a present, bless him.

I've given to the DEC appeal but I'm a bit miffed that I've had two emails from Save the Children (who are part of DEC).  Are these charities working together or in competition I wonder?

G x

 As many of you know we are "grandparents " to my best friends daughter whose husband is from Haiti,  we stayed with  them for the first month when we returned to Canada.

We finally got some news today.

Ed's sister and two children are OK but the house is gone, his  younger brother was  out playing soccer when it hit and was not hurt. However there is no news of his father who is 87 nor his other sister who has children either.None of them are showing up on any lists.

Much of his family he has already brought over to Canada   but his father would not come.

The pictures on the TV are dreadful and it is  very difficult to watch.

Just thought I would share this with you all.

XX Jeannine

Whenever there is such an awful catastrophe somewhere as in the case of Haiti I make a donation to Shelterbox. They do wonderful work and most of their workers are voluntary. The contents of those boxes provide the wherewithal for 10 people to survive and helps them to make a new start.

Tricia

Great place Tricia.. here is the link.

www.shelterbox.org

XX Jeannine

Good News ... from my earlier posting.

Ed's father has been found alive , his  house is damaged and dangerous so he is  on the street until arrangements can be made, he is  re united with the sister and family mentioned earlier, they are also homeless.

The brother who was  out playing soccer had several friends who house shared with him, sadly the friends did not make  as the house was completely destroyed while they were in it.

There is still  no news of the other  sister.

XX Jeannine

Jeannine,

Good news that Ed's father is alive, what a nightmare they must all be going through.  I hope you hear good news of his other sister soon.

The reports on TV are almost impossible to watch and I am not involved in any way - I can only imagine what people with relatives and friends are going through.

Quote from: Georgie on January 15, 2010, 21:05:44
I've given to the DEC appeal but I'm a bit miffed that I've had two emails from Save the Children (who are part of DEC).  Are these charities working together or in competition I wonder?

G x

These are the charities that are DEC members.
http://www.dec.org.uk/who_we_are/dec_members.html

I haven't had any emails from save the Children but then I ticked the box on the bottom of the donation form.  Here is the link for donating on line and it only takes a few minutes for those of you who are thinking about it and have not yet got round to doing it.
https://www.donate.bt.com/dec_form_haiti.html

do they take donations at the p.o, my mum in law has just given me a large amount to donate, bless her, and my card won't cover it, plus, I need a receipt so's she doesn't think I've ran off with it  :)

I'm sure they do, manics, or at any of the banks.

Just heard that a gal at church has a sister  in Haiti as a missionary with her husband and young children. They all survived but the house has major damage and with aftershocks is not safe so they are trying to live in their car.  There are few resources to go around, like food and water, so it was decided she and kids will return to USA, but her husband will stay to help out.

It is so frustrating watching the news.All this aid flying in and yet nothing seems to be being distributed.

What is going on ??

Quote from: betula on January 20, 2010, 14:33:15
It is so frustrating watching the news.All this aid flying in and yet nothing seems to be being distributed.

What is going on ??

I think the scale of the disaster is causing problems... imagine one of our cities being wiped out, along with all the other places around, for 30 miles or more... and distribution would be very difficult... especially if our government, and councils had been taken out, who could start organising...along with all the intrastructure of water, electricity and fuel... so no-one is in charge.  then a  foreign country comes in to help, but they don't know the localities... I think it is a very difficult task to get aid to millions in the situation they have...