The worst earthquake on over 200 years has left massive destruction in Port Au Prince, Haiti. Thousands are presumed dead. This morning we have heard from both Extreme Response partners in Haiti. The Lemuel project and staff in the Plateau in the Northwest region of Haiti were not affected by the quake (Manis, Judy & staff), but they have not heard anything from their project people in Port-au-Prince. They are fearful for the safety of their people there, but cannot contact them due to all phone service being down. We will keep you updated as we receive information.

We have also heard from Jenny at the House of Hope Orphanage also in Haiti…
Just a quick note to let you know we are safe. We felt the earthquake here, and both the aftershocks. We thought it was just a local thing, you can imagine how much all our kids were scared, and we’ve spent the whole evening telling and retelling our experiences (some of our kids were still in school, and had to fight to get out of the buildings – it was a bit scary for them). We’ve heard of just a bit of damage around here, and the hospital had at least one case that we know of. It was a little girl who was under a wall that fell down, she has a broken arm.
By now we’ve heard how serious it was in and around PAP, and so we are very concerned for all our friends, family and colleagues who live there. We can’t use our phones at all, but thankfully our internet it working. Thank you to everyone who expressed their concern, we do appreciate your prayers.

Extreme Response is working with our partners to begin relief efforts in the country. If you would like to give toward this effort, please designate your gift (online through this website or by check) for “HAITI RELIEF”

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