Port-Au-Prince Stories


Continuing to work in Haiti

The part of the group that returned to Leogane had the opportunity to join another group that included two doctors. The heat made the day very difficult, but they were able to see 197 patients! It now looks like we will be leaving Haiti tomorrow, shortly after High Noon. We are looking forward to arriving in Atlanta a little after 8 PM. Those of...


Update on Haiti -- The Mudslides and Floods

Some of our team are at the Hotel Montana in Port au Prince, while the others have returned to the hospital at Leogane. I'm at the hotel, where I have found some opportunities to serve as a sort of hotel chaplain. Many members of the press are here at the hotel. We often think of these folks as hardy, tough, dispationate individuals, but as I have ta...


We're Out of Here -- We HOPE

The latest is that in a few minutes we are leaving the Hotel Montana in hopes of getting onto flight 896 American Airlines, which leaves at 1:15 for New York. If it isn't this flight, it may be Wednesday. However, there is some good news. There is a woman at the hotel who is a native of Atlanta. We asked Anita if there was a place to eat near ...


We're Staying Longer -- Part II

In addition to the entry I posted earlier today, here is the latest. We are checking possible flights to places other than through Miami. Mike is checking on New York, Houston, etc. The weather news suggests that we MIGHT not get out until Monday, but we are doing all we can to come home as soon as possible! We definitely have the hotel rooms for ...