Hi John and Dean..
My sincerest thanks for your posts and concern - it is very, very appreciated!! As well - I've received several phone calls from Dean and others - and for those, again - simply, Thank you..! OK....
P-A-P is pretty much a mess, but, like all of you - most of my news is coming from the press... I had the opportunity to get a notice from one of the folks at Pwoje Espwa - and all is OK there...
I've been trying since yesterday afternoon/evening using Internet, phone (land, cell) and some social networking sites Even my Digicel (my cell phone & # for Haiti) phone won't go through..
OK - mostly - I still know nothing.. I've heard that one of the schools we built is fine - as well as the 600+ children in that orphanage (according to Marc - the "kids are a little shaken up by the whole thing" (Marc has a dry sense of humor
).... The other two story school, the other orphanage, the villagers and the children we are support (in our "family to child" programs) are in other districts - and as of now, I have no news about..
I suspect downtown Cayes suffered the most damage in that region, as well as some of the mountain villages in the Petite Riviere area - but, I have no way of knowing for sure? I did see a couple of clips from what was portrayed as Cayes with buildings in rubble, but I can't be certain they were actually from that city?
While it's been a long night for Jen & I - I know it was a longer night for those in Haiti..
I will also add this.. I can not tell you how incredible your words and support means - not really to Jen and I and Project Rennwish - but rather, to those folks in Haiti who are "living this nightmare"... Your thoughts, pledges and financial contributions - each of them - is gratefully acknowledged and most thankfully received... More than you may know...
I think it's best to keep that momentum up as, once we find out what is needed most (food, water, medical, equipment, etc. ) - then and only then can we decide how to make the largest positive impact during their time of crisis and the ensuing aftermath...
At that time, when we have all the facts about which items are most in need, we can make a decision how best to help the greatest number of victims of this natural tragedy.
'Till then - my sincerest thanks to all....
John