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Thursday February 25
Well....nothing goes as planned here. I woke at 3 in the morning very ill again. By 10 am I knew I would be down for the count, so Heather jumped into action and made her way down to the UN compound on her own. I was awakened by a phone call from Myriam, informing me the Mayor had arrived and officially kicked all of these displaced people off their property. Everything we have worked so hard for, every interview, every delivery, every bond of trust that had been formed....feels as though it has all been ripped away. I feel that we have let them down. But on a daily basis, I feel this system has failed all of us. How can they be out of tents? How can they be out of food? WHY have only 20% of the population received help? Why can you only get MRE packages once? In America, people feel good because they donated to these major organizations, or sent a text. But here, on ground, WHERE IS THAT AIDE? Geoff once said, if there was a 911 number for the world, who would answer? I am beginning to believe that there wouldn't even be a line in Haiti. Maybe it's my lack of sleep and total system failure speaking right now. Maybe it's my broken heart crying out for help, and never finding support for these people. Maybe I am just discouraged. Heather is on her way back from the UN right now, and I am praying she has some good news to help make this day better....
Well....nothing goes as planned here. I woke at 3 in the morning very ill again. By 10 am I knew I would be down for the count, so Heather jumped into action and made her way down to the UN compound on her own. I was awakened by a phone call from Myriam, informing me the Mayor had arrived and officially kicked all of these displaced people off their property. Everything we have worked so hard for, every interview, every delivery, every bond of trust that had been formed....feels as though it has all been ripped away. I feel that we have let them down. But on a daily basis, I feel this system has failed all of us. How can they be out of tents? How can they be out of food? WHY have only 20% of the population received help? Why can you only get MRE packages once? In America, people feel good because they donated to these major organizations, or sent a text. But here, on ground, WHERE IS THAT AIDE? Geoff once said, if there was a 911 number for the world, who would answer? I am beginning to believe that there wouldn't even be a line in Haiti. Maybe it's my lack of sleep and total system failure speaking right now. Maybe it's my broken heart crying out for help, and never finding support for these people. Maybe I am just discouraged. Heather is on her way back from the UN right now, and I am praying she has some good news to help make this day better....
Ideas from Geoff
Founder, PINP
Last entry: May 17, 2010
Founder, PINP
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Assistant Director
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Assistant Director
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Head Coordinating Director
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Head Coordinating Director
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