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Hospital patients and their families are camped out on the lawn, some still waiting to receive attention. Sanitation is a critical problem. PHOTO: ADRA International
Stories from Haiti
Wonder how the Seventh-day Adventist Church is responding to the earthquakes in Haiti?
The following list is a substantial (but not exhaustive) collection of news stories, reports, and updates about Seventh-day Adventists and the earthquake in Haiti.
The following list is a substantial (but not exhaustive) collection of news stories, reports, and updates about Seventh-day Adventists and the earthquake in Haiti.
For more stories, reports, and updates, visit:
- Google News Alerts – Haiti Adventists
- Adventist News Network – news.adventist.org
- ADRA: Adventist Development & Relief Agency – www.adra.org/haiti
- Inter-American Division – www.interamerica.org
- Adventist Review – Updates from Haiti
Donations to ADRA are specifically to help the Adventist Development & Relief Agency respond to community needs in Haiti. This international organization is very active in Haiti earthquake response and is partnering with the World Food Program. Click here for a “By the Numbers” list of ADRA’s response.
There are three ways to donate through ADRA:
1. ONLINE: http://www.adra.org/haiti
2. MOBILE: 85944, Text the word “ADRA”, reply “YES”
3. PHONE: 1.800.424.ADRA (2372)
Donations through the North American Division (NAD) are specifically to help Seventh-day Adventist Churches and Schools in Haiti to rebuild. This is separate from ADRA’s work. This offering will be collected in churches on February 6.
There are two ways to donate through the NAD:
1. ONLINE: https://appeal.nadadventist.org/Haiti
2. ENVELOPE: Mark your Tithe and Offering envelope for Haiti Disaster Relief (SDA)
See also: Haiti Relief Donations Qualify for Immediate Tax Relief
HAITI STORY ARCHIVE
JEFFERSON POST: Church aids in Haiti relief
February 11, 2010
>>As disaster relief and aid continue to flow into Haiti in response to the mammoth January 12 quake that shook the nation down to its very core, local churches and organizations are also doing their part to help their neighbors in the Caribbean. Local congregations of the Seventh-day Adventist Church have recently participated in two international collections that will be used to bring relief and supplies to help rebuild the country’s flailing infrastructure.
UNION-BULLETIN: Rogers Adventist School students raise thousands for Haiti
February 9, 2010
>>Students at Rogers Adventist School in College Place, Wash., have raised more than $3,800 in the past few weeks for relief in Haiti.
10 CONNECTS (FLORIDA): Haitian relief supplies wait to be shipped
February 8, 2010
>>Many donations destined for Haiti are sitting in limbo. While people have been very generous in giving, it's difficult to get the goods into the country.
SCOUT NORTH COUNTY NEWS: 24th MEU teams with UN and ADRA to feed Carrefour
February 8, 2010
>>Working alongside United Nations Sri Lankan Army soldiers, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit Marines ensured Adventist Development and Relief Agency volunteers safely and efficiently dispensed rations to Haitians beginning Feb. 2.
THE UNION DEMOCRAT: EMT Carpenter returns from ruins
February 8, 2010
>>A Sonora man returned at the end of January from two weeks in Haiti and plans to go back to bring relief to thousands of people devastated from the January earthquake and continued aftershocks.
See Also: SAN LUIS OBISPO TRIBUNE: Inspired in the quake zone
THE KINGMAN DAILY MINER: Doctor saw Haiti's agony first-hand
February 7, 2010
>>Walter Klimach, a retired urologist, traveled to Haiti to provide medical aid. This story shares his experiences.
CTV NEWS: Canadian aid groups scramble to get donations to Haiti
February 7, 2010
>>As Canadians continue to donate tens of millions of dollars to relief efforts in Haiti, aid organizations are scrambling to ensure as much money as possible finds its way into the devastated country.
WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME: WFP's NGO Partners in Haiti Crisis
February 5, 2010
>>WFP's NGO partners are providing crucial support to the agency as it delivers food to 2 million Haitians affected by the January 12 earthquake.
GEORGIA-CUMBERLAND CONFERENCE: Samaritan Center Donors Meet Haitian Aid Matching Fund Goal
February 5, 2010
>>The Samaritan Center is excited to announce that our community has reached the $8,000 goal we set for our Haitian Disaster Aid Matching Fund. This means that we will be sending $16,000 in disaster aid towards the Haitian relief efforts.
THE NASSAU GUARDIAN: Pastors running the marathon
February 4, 2010
>>Six pastors from various Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) churches in New Providence are all set to take to the streets with thousands of Bahamians and visitors alike, competing in the historical Marathon Bahamas. The financial contributions will go toward a relief fund for disaster stricken Haiti.
THE CHRONICLE OF PHILANTHROPY: A Roundup of Haiti Fund Raising as of February 3
February 3, 2010
>>Donors have contributed more than $644-million to help earthquake relief efforts in Haiti.
1011 NOW (LINCOLN, NEBRASKA): Union College Students Recall Haiti Efforts
February 3, 2010
>>Another group of Union College students has returned home, following a relief and aid trip to Haiti. This story includes a video clip.
WICKED LOCAL: Tri-City Haitian relief effort continues in Malden
February 3, 2010
>>As the devastating effects of the earthquake disaster in Haiti continue to unfold, the cities of Malden, Medford, and Everett in partnership with several local Haitian church communities and the North Shore Rescue Mission, has stepped up relief efforts.
See Also: Tri City Haitian Relief (a blog)
YOUR NABE: Kingsboro Temple Church Raises Funds for Haiti
February 3, 2010
>>Members of the Kingsboro Temple Church in Park Slope, among one of the largest Haitian populations in New York City, are partnering with the Adventist Development Relief Agency (ADRA) to throw a benefit concert on February 6.
PARK RIDGE HOSPITAL IN HAITI: The Heart of Haiti
February 2, 2010 (and ongoing)
>>A blog from Park Ridge (North Carolina) Hospital staff helping with relief efforts in Haiti. The blog features written reports, video clips, and lots of colorful photos.
See Also: Western North Carolina residents dig into pockets to help Haiti
ADRA ALERT: The Numbers Behind ADRA's Response in Haiti
February 2, 2010
>>While the need for humanitarian aid remains critical in Haiti, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is extending increased assistance to hundreds of thousands of affected people through the distribution of basic necessities, including food, water, hygiene items, and medical assistance, says the agency. View ADRA’s response by the numbers.
ADRA: Haiti: The Way Food Moves
February 2, 2010
>>When a food ration is placed in the open hands of an earthquake survivor in Haiti, the aid has reached the end of a journey that most likely began inside a cluttered United Nations office near Port-au-Prince airport’s only runway. An account of distributing food rations.
CONTRA COSTA TIMES: California medical team touches down in Haiti
February 2, 2010
>>When a team of California medical professionals--including two local doctors--planned on deploying to Haiti, they knew their life-saving efforts would depend on how much money they would be able to raise to buy medical supplies.
THE ABILENE REFLECTOR-CHRONICLE: Numana event in Abilene provides help for earthquake victims
February 2, 2010
>>After weeks of viewing the devastation and destruction on television and reading the heart-wrenching stories, Abilene residents and people from around Kansas were able to participate in an event that would send food to Haiti.
BOSTON GLOBE: Bank establishes Haiti relief fund
February 2, 2010
>>Needham Bank has established a Haiti Relief Fund at its Dedham Square branch to respond to relief efforts of the Dedham Temple Haitian Seventh Day Adventist Church.
THE CHATTANOOGAN: Benefit Concert for Haiti is Feb. 13
February 2, 2010
>>“Hands Across the Sea,” a concert benefitting disaster relief in Haiti, will be held on Saturday, Feb. 13, at 8 p.m. in Southern Adventist University’s Ackerman Auditorium. Admission proceeds will benefit Adventist Development & Relief Agency (ADRA).
TORONTO SUN: Out of chaos, survival in Haiti
February 1, 2010
>> The border gates are open as we arrive in Haiti and we keep driving. Arriving at the capital, Port-au-Prince — much of which was destroyed by the earthquake — we see bodies everywhere and debris littering the road, while crumpled buildings and downed power lines paint the backdrop of the city. Hundreds of people dig through the rubble in desperate searches to find their kids and loved ones. Our convoy travels to the Adventist Hospital in Carrefour, close to the quake’s epicentre and the base of our operations.
ADRA ALERT: Haiti: ADRA Joins UN in Largest Food Distribution Effort Since Disaster
February 1, 2010
>>A massive food distribution scale-up is underway in Haiti to provide food to more than 2 million people in some of the most affected areas of Port-au-Prince, announced the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA). ADRA expects to feed 10,200 people per day by providing 1,700 food rations. Each ration includes 55 pounds (25 kilograms) of rice and can feed up to six people for several days. As part of the food distribution strategy, only women are being allowed into the distributions sites to receive food. This will help ensure that the food is redistributed equitably among families, according to the UN World Food Programme (WFP). At the end of the 15-day distribution, ADRA will have provided food to 153,000 Haitians.
ADVENTIST NEWS NETWORK: A deeper response to a deeper disaster
February 1, 2010
>>In the wake of the Haiti earthquake, much attention has been given to various outspoken commentators who have wanted to lay responsibility for the disaster and devastation on either God or the devil. But the immediate aftermath of such an event is probably not the most useful circumstance in which to discuss alternative theologies of suffering. Rather these days and weeks should be about a theology of compassion and service -- and about putting that theology into practice.
RELIEF WEB: Earthquake in Haiti: WFP External Situation Report, 1 February 2010
February 1, 2010
>>A situation report from the World Food Program.
THE NASSAU GUARDIAN: Seventh-day Adventists assist with Hait relief efforts
February 1, 2010
>>A message of support from the Seventh-day Adventist church in The Bahamas.
AMERICAN CATHOLIC: At Dominican Border, Parish Clinic Offers Help
February 1, 2010
>>Dave Innocent Lemuel, a 13-year-old Haitian, managed to crawl out of the rubble of his home, despite suffering two fractures of his left leg during the earthquake. This is the story of a young Seventh-day Adventist boy.
COLLEGE BOUND NETWORK: Union College Senior Recalls Service Trip to Haiti
February 1, 2010
>>Justin Woods, a senior from Roseburg, Oregon, is an International Rescue and Relief/Pre-Med major at Union College who was part of the volunteer group in Haiti. He talked with CBN about his trip.
BUSINESS DAY: Clinic is made of tents, but it runs like clockwork, drawing thousands
February 1, 2010
>>A LONG queue has formed outside an abandoned house transformed into a primary healthcare facility by South African doctors brought to Haiti by Durban-based Gift of the Givers. Clinics like this one behind the Seventh Day Adventist Hospital in the rundown waterfront district of Carrefour are vital to containing this threat. On its first day it served 60 people. Today, after word spread, there are almost double that, with numbers expected to rise further.
CLEBURNE TIMES-REVIEW: Rescue mission
January 31, 2010
>>Two brothers with years of experience in emergency medicine went to Haiti. This article tells their story.
CNN: Massive food distribution to begin Sunday in Port-au-Prince
January 30, 2010
>>Massive food distribution coordinated by the World Food Programme, international aid agencies and the Haitian government will begin Sunday in the quake-ravaged capital. The food aid plan involves at least eight private humanitarian agencies: Samaritan's Purse, Catholic Relief Services, CARE, World Vision, ACTED, Save The Children, GOAL and ADRA.
ADRA: Haitian Orphans Among Forgotten in Disaster
January 29, 2010
>>“We’re not asking for food. We’re begging for food,” says John Dubois, a man who spends his days looking for food to give to hundreds of orphans living in Port-au-Prince. While humanitarian assistance has reached an increasing number of survivors of the devastating January 12 earthquake, many orphans have not been so fortunate, as the thrust of the international aid that has arrived in the country has gone to displaced populations in and around the affected areas of the Haitian capital.
SAVE THE CHILDREN: Save the Children to Distribute Food Rations to 200,000 Children and Families in Haiti in Partnership with World Food Program
January 29, 2010
>>Save the Children will partner with the World Food Program (WFP) to distribute critically needed food supplies to about 200,000 children and families in Haiti affected by the catastrophic earthquake over two weeks ago. Save the Children is working closely with World Vision, Catholic Relief Services and Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) to manage the multiple WFP distribution sites.
THE AURORA SENTINEL: A helping hand for Haiti
January 29, 2010
>>Local groups work to gather food, supplies and money for earthquake relief efforts.
CONTRA COSTA TIMES: LLU medical students and staff play key role in Haiti relief
January 29, 2010
>>An emergency medical care professor from Loma Linda University traveled to Haiti to help with relief work at the Hopital Adventiste d'Haiti.
KYW 1060 NEWS RADIO: Local Groups Help Haitians Understand New Immigration Rules
January 29, 2010
>>In response to the Haiti earthquake, the US government has created a new immigration status category for Haitians who were in the US before the earthquake struck. Information sessions on the :temporary protected status" program start in Philadelphia on Saturday. The TPS sessions will be conducted in English and Creole. The first one is on Saturday, 4-6pm, at the Jerusalem French Seventh Day Adventist Church in Feltonville.
THE NASSAU GUARDIAN: Seventh-day Adventists assist with Haiti relief efforts
January 28, 2010
>>Notwithstanding what has happened to the people of Haiti, Adventists do not view this tragedy as one which places Haiti under the disfavor of God as implied by some. God does not always intercept or prevent the course of nature, which includes hurricanes, floods and earthquakes. Yet people must learn to trust in God ever mindful that He loves us all, but sin and its originator have brought about an imbalance in our world as noted in Genesis 3.
INTER-AMERICAN DIVISION: Adventist Church response in the aftermath of earthquake in Haiti
January 28, 2010
>>A nearly 14 minute video report with church leaders about Haiti response.
KSL NEWS TV & RADIO: Utah doctor's work for Haitian orphans inspires students to raise funds
January 28, 2010
>>A Utah doctor is back home after more than a week in Haiti, returning first to Florida with 80 orphans. KSL caught up with her helping the children from her church school raise money at a bake sale.
BUSINESS DAY: In Haiti clean up starts as mental scars appear
January 28, 2010
>>Some signs of normality are returning to the streets. Vendors are selling anything from fried plantain and oranges to small sachets of charcoal used for cooking. Supermarkets, pharmacies and banks are doing a brisk trade, rudimentary construction work is beginning, people are playing checkers on stoeps, cobblers are repairing and selling shoes and rubbish and rubble has been swept into piles on the sidewalk.
ADRA: Displaced Haitians Face Continued Hardships
January 28, 2010
>>“We slept in the open for three days,” says Suzete Edmond, a 51-year old woman from Martissant, Port-au-Prince, who was at a hospital with her ill son when the earthquake struck Haiti on January 12. The disaster is still clear in her mind. “Everyone ran outside,” she says. “My heart was pounding. We prayed, because we thought we were going to die.”
UNICEF: Reaching young survivors with health and nutrition aid in Haiti's quake zone
January 28, 2010
>>In many ways, this is a children’s emergency. Nearly 40 percent of all Haitians are under 14 years of age, and children are at the greatest risk in the quake’s aftermath. UNICEF and its partners are paying specific attention to the youngest and most vulnerable children, thousands of whom are living in displacement settlements, orphanages and care centers.
RELIEF WEB: Haiti: Day 16, ADRA Clinic Cares for 1,000 People a Day
January 28, 2010
>>Sixteen days after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) continues to provide life-saving medical assistance, treating 1,000 patients every day.
See Also: ANN: Relief workers face challenges distributing deluge of supplies.
ADRA: The Weight of Waiting
January 28, 2010
>>Luciane is one of nearly 15,000 people who have sought refuge on the grounds of Haitian Adventist University in Carrefour. Earthquake survivors, who have lost or are very frightened to enter their heavily cemented homes, immediately flooded the open space of the university grounds, setting up makeshift homes of tarps and blankets. Without delay, ADRA began arriving with food and within hours had installed systems to provide clean drinking water.
NEWTON CITIZEN: DNR group volunteers to help Haiti
January 28, 2010
>>When Rusty Garrison and five fellow Department of Natural Resources officers arrived in Haiti last week, they were prepared to see death and massive destruction. What they weren’t prepared for was the large-scale disorder that left hundreds of children without access to food or water. Garrison’s group teamed up with Adventist Development and Relief Agency, which had a warehouse full of food and water. He said workers with ADRA turned the warehouse over to Garrison’s crew, who then organized the warehouse and managed the delivery of the supplies. They also teamed up with GlobalMedic to bring aquatabs and water purification filters back to the main orphanage.
INDEPENDENT ONLINE: Medics play their part in Haiti
January 28, 2010
>>The nine-year-old boy with the chipped tooth didn't know it, but his smile made Mark Deacon's day. Adjusting to the flow of patients, lack of medicine, language barriers and the hot Haiti sun, Dr Deacon was taking a break when he saw little Lagverre Fritz-Gerald outside the hospital building. The boy was learning to walk without his right leg.
BLUE RIDGE NOW: Sleeping mats Haiti bound
January 27, 2010
>>Park Ridge Hospital collected about 1,000 mats that will be shipped to Haiti this week in an effort to ease the suffering of earthquake survivors who have been sleeping on the ground.
NAPA VALLEY REGISTER: Haitian Quake hits Pacific Union College student's home
January 27, 2010
>>Pacific Union College is thousands of miles away from Port-au-Prince, but for one PUC student the catastrophic earthquake that struck Haiti Jan. 12 was too close to home.
See Also: Angwin student's heart is with family in Haiti
THE FACTS (TEXAS): LJ couple to help treat Haitians
January 27, 2010
>>Sandra and Phil Blake have felt helpless as they’ve watched the coverage of the earthquake and aftershocks in Sandra Blake’s native home of Port-au-Prince, but they’re about to do something about it.
TIME: How Some Haitians Want to Save Port-au-Prince: Leave It Behind
January 26, 2010
>>"Every economy needs diversity, and Haiti will rebuild stronger, I think, with many towns and cities instead of a single metropolis," says Wally Amundson, the Latin America director for the Adventist Disaster and Relief Agency, which has been operating in Haiti for more than 30 years.
TIME: Haiti: A Miracle Rescue Keeps Unrealistic Hopes Alive
January 26, 2010
>>Two weeks after the monster quake that flattened much of Haiti's capital, the occasional miracle is prolonging the misery of thousands of others. The remarkable rescue of a 31-year-old man today and of 24-year-old Wismond Exantus Jean-Pierre on Jan. 23, 11 days after the roof of the Napoli Inn fell on him, has filled many other families with hope that their loved ones may still be alive in the rubble. Not only is that hope almost certain to be dashed, it can also have dangerous consequences, say veteran rescue workers and medical professionals. A multi-part report (48 pages) including comments from ADRA president, Charles Sandefur.
ADRA: Eagles Deliver Water to Thirsty Haitians
January 26, 2010
>>An inspiring story about how ADRA is employing local Haitians to distribute water and help their community. Walix, an ADRA Eagles team member, never heard of ADRA before the earthquake. Now, when asked what ADRA means to him, he says: "Do you see where ADRA is?" pointing to the bib he and his team wear. "ADRA is on my heart."
ADRA ALERT: Haiti: Tensions Ongoing Among Survivors Desperate for Aid
January 26, 2010
>>While aid has started to flow into areas of Port-au-Prince, tensions among survivors seeking food, water, and basic necessities continue to be a serious issue among displaced populations, reported the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA). Read more about what ADRA is doing in Haiti.
THE CHATTANOOGAN: Hospice of Chattanooga Offers Grief Counseling to Haitian Community
January 26, 2010
>>Hospice of Chattanooga’s bereavement counselors will hold a free grief therapy workshop on Southern Adventist University’s campus. The purpose of the seminar is to help the local Haitian community cope with the tragic earthquake in their home country.
THE ROYAL GAZETTE (BURMUDA): Filmmaker aims to capture church's relief and rescue efforts
January 26, 2010
>> A young Bermudian filmmaker will travel to Haiti today to record footage of relief and rescue efforts for the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
JEFFERSON POST: Church aids in Haiti relief
February 11, 2010
>>As disaster relief and aid continue to flow into Haiti in response to the mammoth January 12 quake that shook the nation down to its very core, local churches and organizations are also doing their part to help their neighbors in the Caribbean. Local congregations of the Seventh-day Adventist Church have recently participated in two international collections that will be used to bring relief and supplies to help rebuild the country’s flailing infrastructure.
UNION-BULLETIN: Rogers Adventist School students raise thousands for Haiti
February 9, 2010
>>Students at Rogers Adventist School in College Place, Wash., have raised more than $3,800 in the past few weeks for relief in Haiti.
10 CONNECTS (FLORIDA): Haitian relief supplies wait to be shipped
February 8, 2010
>>Many donations destined for Haiti are sitting in limbo. While people have been very generous in giving, it's difficult to get the goods into the country.
SCOUT NORTH COUNTY NEWS: 24th MEU teams with UN and ADRA to feed Carrefour
February 8, 2010
>>Working alongside United Nations Sri Lankan Army soldiers, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit Marines ensured Adventist Development and Relief Agency volunteers safely and efficiently dispensed rations to Haitians beginning Feb. 2.
THE UNION DEMOCRAT: EMT Carpenter returns from ruins
February 8, 2010
>>A Sonora man returned at the end of January from two weeks in Haiti and plans to go back to bring relief to thousands of people devastated from the January earthquake and continued aftershocks.
See Also: SAN LUIS OBISPO TRIBUNE: Inspired in the quake zone
THE KINGMAN DAILY MINER: Doctor saw Haiti's agony first-hand
February 7, 2010
>>Walter Klimach, a retired urologist, traveled to Haiti to provide medical aid. This story shares his experiences.
CTV NEWS: Canadian aid groups scramble to get donations to Haiti
February 7, 2010
>>As Canadians continue to donate tens of millions of dollars to relief efforts in Haiti, aid organizations are scrambling to ensure as much money as possible finds its way into the devastated country.
WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME: WFP's NGO Partners in Haiti Crisis
February 5, 2010
>>WFP's NGO partners are providing crucial support to the agency as it delivers food to 2 million Haitians affected by the January 12 earthquake.
GEORGIA-CUMBERLAND CONFERENCE: Samaritan Center Donors Meet Haitian Aid Matching Fund Goal
February 5, 2010
>>The Samaritan Center is excited to announce that our community has reached the $8,000 goal we set for our Haitian Disaster Aid Matching Fund. This means that we will be sending $16,000 in disaster aid towards the Haitian relief efforts.
THE NASSAU GUARDIAN: Pastors running the marathon
February 4, 2010
>>Six pastors from various Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) churches in New Providence are all set to take to the streets with thousands of Bahamians and visitors alike, competing in the historical Marathon Bahamas. The financial contributions will go toward a relief fund for disaster stricken Haiti.
THE CHRONICLE OF PHILANTHROPY: A Roundup of Haiti Fund Raising as of February 3
February 3, 2010
>>Donors have contributed more than $644-million to help earthquake relief efforts in Haiti.
1011 NOW (LINCOLN, NEBRASKA): Union College Students Recall Haiti Efforts
February 3, 2010
>>Another group of Union College students has returned home, following a relief and aid trip to Haiti. This story includes a video clip.
WICKED LOCAL: Tri-City Haitian relief effort continues in Malden
February 3, 2010
>>As the devastating effects of the earthquake disaster in Haiti continue to unfold, the cities of Malden, Medford, and Everett in partnership with several local Haitian church communities and the North Shore Rescue Mission, has stepped up relief efforts.
See Also: Tri City Haitian Relief (a blog)
YOUR NABE: Kingsboro Temple Church Raises Funds for Haiti
February 3, 2010
>>Members of the Kingsboro Temple Church in Park Slope, among one of the largest Haitian populations in New York City, are partnering with the Adventist Development Relief Agency (ADRA) to throw a benefit concert on February 6.
PARK RIDGE HOSPITAL IN HAITI: The Heart of Haiti
February 2, 2010 (and ongoing)
>>A blog from Park Ridge (North Carolina) Hospital staff helping with relief efforts in Haiti. The blog features written reports, video clips, and lots of colorful photos.
See Also: Western North Carolina residents dig into pockets to help Haiti
ADRA ALERT: The Numbers Behind ADRA's Response in Haiti
February 2, 2010
>>While the need for humanitarian aid remains critical in Haiti, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is extending increased assistance to hundreds of thousands of affected people through the distribution of basic necessities, including food, water, hygiene items, and medical assistance, says the agency. View ADRA’s response by the numbers.
ADRA: Haiti: The Way Food Moves
February 2, 2010
>>When a food ration is placed in the open hands of an earthquake survivor in Haiti, the aid has reached the end of a journey that most likely began inside a cluttered United Nations office near Port-au-Prince airport’s only runway. An account of distributing food rations.
CONTRA COSTA TIMES: California medical team touches down in Haiti
February 2, 2010
>>When a team of California medical professionals--including two local doctors--planned on deploying to Haiti, they knew their life-saving efforts would depend on how much money they would be able to raise to buy medical supplies.
THE ABILENE REFLECTOR-CHRONICLE: Numana event in Abilene provides help for earthquake victims
February 2, 2010
>>After weeks of viewing the devastation and destruction on television and reading the heart-wrenching stories, Abilene residents and people from around Kansas were able to participate in an event that would send food to Haiti.
BOSTON GLOBE: Bank establishes Haiti relief fund
February 2, 2010
>>Needham Bank has established a Haiti Relief Fund at its Dedham Square branch to respond to relief efforts of the Dedham Temple Haitian Seventh Day Adventist Church.
THE CHATTANOOGAN: Benefit Concert for Haiti is Feb. 13
February 2, 2010
>>“Hands Across the Sea,” a concert benefitting disaster relief in Haiti, will be held on Saturday, Feb. 13, at 8 p.m. in Southern Adventist University’s Ackerman Auditorium. Admission proceeds will benefit Adventist Development & Relief Agency (ADRA).
TORONTO SUN: Out of chaos, survival in Haiti
February 1, 2010
>> The border gates are open as we arrive in Haiti and we keep driving. Arriving at the capital, Port-au-Prince — much of which was destroyed by the earthquake — we see bodies everywhere and debris littering the road, while crumpled buildings and downed power lines paint the backdrop of the city. Hundreds of people dig through the rubble in desperate searches to find their kids and loved ones. Our convoy travels to the Adventist Hospital in Carrefour, close to the quake’s epicentre and the base of our operations.
ADRA ALERT: Haiti: ADRA Joins UN in Largest Food Distribution Effort Since Disaster
February 1, 2010
>>A massive food distribution scale-up is underway in Haiti to provide food to more than 2 million people in some of the most affected areas of Port-au-Prince, announced the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA). ADRA expects to feed 10,200 people per day by providing 1,700 food rations. Each ration includes 55 pounds (25 kilograms) of rice and can feed up to six people for several days. As part of the food distribution strategy, only women are being allowed into the distributions sites to receive food. This will help ensure that the food is redistributed equitably among families, according to the UN World Food Programme (WFP). At the end of the 15-day distribution, ADRA will have provided food to 153,000 Haitians.
ADVENTIST NEWS NETWORK: A deeper response to a deeper disaster
February 1, 2010
>>In the wake of the Haiti earthquake, much attention has been given to various outspoken commentators who have wanted to lay responsibility for the disaster and devastation on either God or the devil. But the immediate aftermath of such an event is probably not the most useful circumstance in which to discuss alternative theologies of suffering. Rather these days and weeks should be about a theology of compassion and service -- and about putting that theology into practice.
RELIEF WEB: Earthquake in Haiti: WFP External Situation Report, 1 February 2010
February 1, 2010
>>A situation report from the World Food Program.
THE NASSAU GUARDIAN: Seventh-day Adventists assist with Hait relief efforts
February 1, 2010
>>A message of support from the Seventh-day Adventist church in The Bahamas.
AMERICAN CATHOLIC: At Dominican Border, Parish Clinic Offers Help
February 1, 2010
>>Dave Innocent Lemuel, a 13-year-old Haitian, managed to crawl out of the rubble of his home, despite suffering two fractures of his left leg during the earthquake. This is the story of a young Seventh-day Adventist boy.
COLLEGE BOUND NETWORK: Union College Senior Recalls Service Trip to Haiti
February 1, 2010
>>Justin Woods, a senior from Roseburg, Oregon, is an International Rescue and Relief/Pre-Med major at Union College who was part of the volunteer group in Haiti. He talked with CBN about his trip.
BUSINESS DAY: Clinic is made of tents, but it runs like clockwork, drawing thousands
February 1, 2010
>>A LONG queue has formed outside an abandoned house transformed into a primary healthcare facility by South African doctors brought to Haiti by Durban-based Gift of the Givers. Clinics like this one behind the Seventh Day Adventist Hospital in the rundown waterfront district of Carrefour are vital to containing this threat. On its first day it served 60 people. Today, after word spread, there are almost double that, with numbers expected to rise further.
CLEBURNE TIMES-REVIEW: Rescue mission
January 31, 2010
>>Two brothers with years of experience in emergency medicine went to Haiti. This article tells their story.
CNN: Massive food distribution to begin Sunday in Port-au-Prince
January 30, 2010
>>Massive food distribution coordinated by the World Food Programme, international aid agencies and the Haitian government will begin Sunday in the quake-ravaged capital. The food aid plan involves at least eight private humanitarian agencies: Samaritan's Purse, Catholic Relief Services, CARE, World Vision, ACTED, Save The Children, GOAL and ADRA.
ADRA: Haitian Orphans Among Forgotten in Disaster
January 29, 2010
>>“We’re not asking for food. We’re begging for food,” says John Dubois, a man who spends his days looking for food to give to hundreds of orphans living in Port-au-Prince. While humanitarian assistance has reached an increasing number of survivors of the devastating January 12 earthquake, many orphans have not been so fortunate, as the thrust of the international aid that has arrived in the country has gone to displaced populations in and around the affected areas of the Haitian capital.
SAVE THE CHILDREN: Save the Children to Distribute Food Rations to 200,000 Children and Families in Haiti in Partnership with World Food Program
January 29, 2010
>>Save the Children will partner with the World Food Program (WFP) to distribute critically needed food supplies to about 200,000 children and families in Haiti affected by the catastrophic earthquake over two weeks ago. Save the Children is working closely with World Vision, Catholic Relief Services and Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) to manage the multiple WFP distribution sites.
THE AURORA SENTINEL: A helping hand for Haiti
January 29, 2010
>>Local groups work to gather food, supplies and money for earthquake relief efforts.
CONTRA COSTA TIMES: LLU medical students and staff play key role in Haiti relief
January 29, 2010
>>An emergency medical care professor from Loma Linda University traveled to Haiti to help with relief work at the Hopital Adventiste d'Haiti.
KYW 1060 NEWS RADIO: Local Groups Help Haitians Understand New Immigration Rules
January 29, 2010
>>In response to the Haiti earthquake, the US government has created a new immigration status category for Haitians who were in the US before the earthquake struck. Information sessions on the :temporary protected status" program start in Philadelphia on Saturday. The TPS sessions will be conducted in English and Creole. The first one is on Saturday, 4-6pm, at the Jerusalem French Seventh Day Adventist Church in Feltonville.
THE NASSAU GUARDIAN: Seventh-day Adventists assist with Haiti relief efforts
January 28, 2010
>>Notwithstanding what has happened to the people of Haiti, Adventists do not view this tragedy as one which places Haiti under the disfavor of God as implied by some. God does not always intercept or prevent the course of nature, which includes hurricanes, floods and earthquakes. Yet people must learn to trust in God ever mindful that He loves us all, but sin and its originator have brought about an imbalance in our world as noted in Genesis 3.
INTER-AMERICAN DIVISION: Adventist Church response in the aftermath of earthquake in Haiti
January 28, 2010
>>A nearly 14 minute video report with church leaders about Haiti response.
KSL NEWS TV & RADIO: Utah doctor's work for Haitian orphans inspires students to raise funds
January 28, 2010
>>A Utah doctor is back home after more than a week in Haiti, returning first to Florida with 80 orphans. KSL caught up with her helping the children from her church school raise money at a bake sale.
BUSINESS DAY: In Haiti clean up starts as mental scars appear
January 28, 2010
>>Some signs of normality are returning to the streets. Vendors are selling anything from fried plantain and oranges to small sachets of charcoal used for cooking. Supermarkets, pharmacies and banks are doing a brisk trade, rudimentary construction work is beginning, people are playing checkers on stoeps, cobblers are repairing and selling shoes and rubbish and rubble has been swept into piles on the sidewalk.
ADRA: Displaced Haitians Face Continued Hardships
January 28, 2010
>>“We slept in the open for three days,” says Suzete Edmond, a 51-year old woman from Martissant, Port-au-Prince, who was at a hospital with her ill son when the earthquake struck Haiti on January 12. The disaster is still clear in her mind. “Everyone ran outside,” she says. “My heart was pounding. We prayed, because we thought we were going to die.”
UNICEF: Reaching young survivors with health and nutrition aid in Haiti's quake zone
January 28, 2010
>>In many ways, this is a children’s emergency. Nearly 40 percent of all Haitians are under 14 years of age, and children are at the greatest risk in the quake’s aftermath. UNICEF and its partners are paying specific attention to the youngest and most vulnerable children, thousands of whom are living in displacement settlements, orphanages and care centers.
RELIEF WEB: Haiti: Day 16, ADRA Clinic Cares for 1,000 People a Day
January 28, 2010
>>Sixteen days after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) continues to provide life-saving medical assistance, treating 1,000 patients every day.
See Also: ANN: Relief workers face challenges distributing deluge of supplies.
ADRA: The Weight of Waiting
January 28, 2010
>>Luciane is one of nearly 15,000 people who have sought refuge on the grounds of Haitian Adventist University in Carrefour. Earthquake survivors, who have lost or are very frightened to enter their heavily cemented homes, immediately flooded the open space of the university grounds, setting up makeshift homes of tarps and blankets. Without delay, ADRA began arriving with food and within hours had installed systems to provide clean drinking water.
NEWTON CITIZEN: DNR group volunteers to help Haiti
January 28, 2010
>>When Rusty Garrison and five fellow Department of Natural Resources officers arrived in Haiti last week, they were prepared to see death and massive destruction. What they weren’t prepared for was the large-scale disorder that left hundreds of children without access to food or water. Garrison’s group teamed up with Adventist Development and Relief Agency, which had a warehouse full of food and water. He said workers with ADRA turned the warehouse over to Garrison’s crew, who then organized the warehouse and managed the delivery of the supplies. They also teamed up with GlobalMedic to bring aquatabs and water purification filters back to the main orphanage.
INDEPENDENT ONLINE: Medics play their part in Haiti
January 28, 2010
>>The nine-year-old boy with the chipped tooth didn't know it, but his smile made Mark Deacon's day. Adjusting to the flow of patients, lack of medicine, language barriers and the hot Haiti sun, Dr Deacon was taking a break when he saw little Lagverre Fritz-Gerald outside the hospital building. The boy was learning to walk without his right leg.
BLUE RIDGE NOW: Sleeping mats Haiti bound
January 27, 2010
>>Park Ridge Hospital collected about 1,000 mats that will be shipped to Haiti this week in an effort to ease the suffering of earthquake survivors who have been sleeping on the ground.
NAPA VALLEY REGISTER: Haitian Quake hits Pacific Union College student's home
January 27, 2010
>>Pacific Union College is thousands of miles away from Port-au-Prince, but for one PUC student the catastrophic earthquake that struck Haiti Jan. 12 was too close to home.
See Also: Angwin student's heart is with family in Haiti
THE FACTS (TEXAS): LJ couple to help treat Haitians
January 27, 2010
>>Sandra and Phil Blake have felt helpless as they’ve watched the coverage of the earthquake and aftershocks in Sandra Blake’s native home of Port-au-Prince, but they’re about to do something about it.
TIME: How Some Haitians Want to Save Port-au-Prince: Leave It Behind
January 26, 2010
>>"Every economy needs diversity, and Haiti will rebuild stronger, I think, with many towns and cities instead of a single metropolis," says Wally Amundson, the Latin America director for the Adventist Disaster and Relief Agency, which has been operating in Haiti for more than 30 years.
TIME: Haiti: A Miracle Rescue Keeps Unrealistic Hopes Alive
January 26, 2010
>>Two weeks after the monster quake that flattened much of Haiti's capital, the occasional miracle is prolonging the misery of thousands of others. The remarkable rescue of a 31-year-old man today and of 24-year-old Wismond Exantus Jean-Pierre on Jan. 23, 11 days after the roof of the Napoli Inn fell on him, has filled many other families with hope that their loved ones may still be alive in the rubble. Not only is that hope almost certain to be dashed, it can also have dangerous consequences, say veteran rescue workers and medical professionals. A multi-part report (48 pages) including comments from ADRA president, Charles Sandefur.
ADRA: Eagles Deliver Water to Thirsty Haitians
January 26, 2010
>>An inspiring story about how ADRA is employing local Haitians to distribute water and help their community. Walix, an ADRA Eagles team member, never heard of ADRA before the earthquake. Now, when asked what ADRA means to him, he says: "Do you see where ADRA is?" pointing to the bib he and his team wear. "ADRA is on my heart."
ADRA ALERT: Haiti: Tensions Ongoing Among Survivors Desperate for Aid
January 26, 2010
>>While aid has started to flow into areas of Port-au-Prince, tensions among survivors seeking food, water, and basic necessities continue to be a serious issue among displaced populations, reported the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA). Read more about what ADRA is doing in Haiti.
THE CHATTANOOGAN: Hospice of Chattanooga Offers Grief Counseling to Haitian Community
January 26, 2010
>>Hospice of Chattanooga’s bereavement counselors will hold a free grief therapy workshop on Southern Adventist University’s campus. The purpose of the seminar is to help the local Haitian community cope with the tragic earthquake in their home country.
THE ROYAL GAZETTE (BURMUDA): Filmmaker aims to capture church's relief and rescue efforts
January 26, 2010
>> A young Bermudian filmmaker will travel to Haiti today to record footage of relief and rescue efforts for the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
See Also: Burmudian filmmaker in Haiti: 'It's like watching a war movie, except that this is real'
SOUTH FLORIDA CARIBBEAN NEWS: Southeastern Conference of Seventh-day Adventists to send 41 Haitian-American doctors and nurses to Haiti
January 26, 2010
>>The Southeastern Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (SEC), headquartered in Mt. Dora, Fl., announced today that it will send two teams of medical professionals to aid in the rescue and recovery efforts in Haiti.
SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE: Local doctors try to help in devastated Haiti
January 26, 2010
>>Patients seen at Adventist Hospital in northeastern Port-au-Prince typically suffered lower-limb injuries, such as broken hips and legs, said general surgeon Phillip Dickinson, one of the four doctors from Sharp Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa and Alvarado Hospital in San Diego who returned from Haiti last weekend. In many cases, shattered bones had punctured skin and created severely infected wounds.
See Also (Advice for Medical Professionals): CNN: Haiti awash in doctors; nurses in short supply
NPUC MISSIONS: ADRA Fully Engaged in First Response Activities (via ADRA Canada)
January 26, 2010
>>ADRA is fully engaged in first response activities. A team of 10 ADRA officers is on the ground along with more than 70 volunteers. ADRA is working at the Adventist Hospital of Haiti and Haiti Adventist University campus where the ADRA office is located, in the Carrefour neighbourhood of Port-au-Prince.
IRS: Haiti Relief Donations Qualify for Immediate Tax Relief
January 25, 2010
>>People who give to charities providing earthquake relief in Haiti can claim these donations on the tax return they are completing this season, according to the Internal Revenue Service.Taxpayers who itemize deductions on their 2009 return qualify for this special tax relief provision, enacted Jan. 22. Only cash contributions made to these charities after Jan. 11, 2010, and before March 1, 2010, are eligible. This includes contributions made by text message, check, credit card or debit card.
USA TODAY: In Haiti, children are the most vulnerable
January 25, 2010
>>The lawn of Adventist Hospital has become a camp for patients and their families, many of whom are among the 2 million people displaced by the earthquake that destroyed this city. In the desperate international effort to help Haiti's children, relief workers hope to restore not only their physical and mental health but also their ability to endure — and even to dream. A moving story about helping children at Hopital Adventiste d'Haiti.
HOPE STANDARD: Young man kicks off Hope B.C. for Haiti fundraiser
January 25, 2010
>>Third grader Griffin Williams-Blue from Canada kicked off his own "Hope for Haiti" fundraiser with local businesses. The collected monies will be given to Adventist Development & Relief Agency (ADRA).
SAN LUIS OBISPO TRIBUNE: Doctor commits to crushing task
January 25, 2010
>>The work of Dr. Scott Nelson is crushing. It’s crushing in the numbers of people he’s treating in Haiti since the Western Hemisphere’s poorest country was leveled by a magnitude-7 earthquake on Jan. 12. The wounds he’s seeing are crushing in nature, the horrific result of humans caught in flimsy construction when the quake hit. And the scope of the tragedy is taking its own crushing, psychic toll on those who have gone to the island nation to help repair the torn and mashed bodies of men, women and children.
FLORIDA HOSPITAL: Sending Supplies to Haiti
January 24, 2010
>>Florida Hospital is working closely with Adventist Development & Relief Agency (ADRA) for outbound and inbound relief efforts.
TORONTO STAR: Relief crews hit roadblocks in race to help
January 24, 2010
>>Shipping much-needed supplies to Haiti since the earthquake has been hard for relief workers: Broken and blocked roads. Bottlenecks at the Port-au-Prince airport. Spotty – at best – cellphone reception. A gas drought.
GLEANER ONLINE: NW Medical Team Heads to Haiti
January 24, 2010
>>A group of Northwest physicians representing Adventist Medical Evangelism Network are en route to Haiti.
See Also: UNION-BULLETIN: Walla Walla doctors head for Haiti
See Also: UPPER COLUMBIA CONFERENCE: Local Doctors Help Haiti
SOUTH CAROLINA ITEM: REL graduate helps Haitians get clean water
January 24, 2010
>>Water Missions International is installing water purification systems in Haiti with the Adventist University in Haiti receiving the first three systems.
ASSIST NEWS SERVICE: Adventist Group Ramps Up Medical Assistance in Haiti
January 24, 2010
>>A shortage of medical attention, medicines, and supplies remains a major challenge in earthquake devastated Port-au-Prince, eleven days after more than 111,000 died and thousands others were injured in one of the worst catastrophes in modern times, reported the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA).
See Also: ADRA: Haiti Response: ADRA Ramps of Medical Assistance
CRAIG DAILY PRESS: Craig residents come out to help Haiti victims
January 23, 2010
>>A bake sale raises more than $500 for the American Red Cross and Adventist Development & Relief Agency.
See Also: BALTIMORE SUN: Adventists to host Haiti fundraiser
SAN FRANCISCO GATE: Bay Area Haitian community hit hard
January 23, 2010
>>Unimaginable grief is washing over the Bay Area's Haitian community, as leaders say everyone they know has lost a relative to the Jan. 12 earthquake - and some have lost entire families.
ADRA: Sandefur: Thank you for your support
January 22, 2010
>>An audio message from ADRA president Charles Sandefur.
ADRA: Haiti Food Distribution
January 22, 2010
>>Adventist Development & Relief Agency is actively working in Haiti with the World Food Program (WFP) in distributing food to many displaced Haitians on the campus of the Adventist University in Port-au-Prince. See photos of ADRA at work.
LIBERAL ADVENTIST: What Should a Christian Ask after an Earthquake?
January 22, 2010
>>There was a devastating earthquake in Haiti last week and some preachers are trying to answer the question: Who did it? A sermon manuscript by John T. McLarty.
TRINIDAD AND TABAGO GUARDIAN: THA plans 'extended' help for Haiti
January 22, 2010
>>Through the ADRA Caribbean and the ADRA International, a resource team has set up a water treatment plant on the grounds of the Haitian Adventist University.
LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY: LLU in Haiti
January 22, 2010 (and continuing)
>>Follow the teams from Loma Linda University who are providing aid and relief at Hopital Adventiste d'Haiti and the surrounding communities. This blog report includes photos and updates.
See Also: Loma Linda University responds to the earthquake in Haiti
ASHEVILLE CITIZEN-TIMES: Park Ridge accepting mats for Haiti relief
January 22, 2010
>>Park Ridge Hospital is collecting 2,000 mats for Hopital Adventiste d'Haiti in Port-au-Prince.
EL MONTE ADVENTIST CHURCH: Benefit Concert for Haiti
January 22, 2010
>>Alhambra Chinese and El Monte Vietnamese Seventh-day Adventist Churches are holding a classical music benefit concert on January 23.
GLEANER ONLINE: Haiti Do-Gooders: Help or Hindrance?
January 21, 2010
The sweeping needs throughout Haiti bring out the best in Adventist spirit. But sometimes the best intentions may inspire the worst possible ways to help.
See Also: MSNBC - Disaster do-gooders can actually hinder help
GLEANER ONLINE: More Info on Haiti Quake Damage to Adventists
January 21, 2010
A note from Larry Evans, General Conference undersecretary, shares additional information about the impact of Haiti's quake on local Adventists.
ADVENTIST COMMUNITY SERVICES: ACS Haiti Earthquake Updates
January 21, 2010
>>Current situation updates and resources from Adventist Community Services.
SOUTH FLORIDA CARIBBEAN NEWS: Southeastern Conference of Seventh-day Adventists to send 41 Haitian-American doctors and nurses to Haiti
January 26, 2010
>>The Southeastern Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (SEC), headquartered in Mt. Dora, Fl., announced today that it will send two teams of medical professionals to aid in the rescue and recovery efforts in Haiti.
SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE: Local doctors try to help in devastated Haiti
January 26, 2010
>>Patients seen at Adventist Hospital in northeastern Port-au-Prince typically suffered lower-limb injuries, such as broken hips and legs, said general surgeon Phillip Dickinson, one of the four doctors from Sharp Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa and Alvarado Hospital in San Diego who returned from Haiti last weekend. In many cases, shattered bones had punctured skin and created severely infected wounds.
See Also (Advice for Medical Professionals): CNN: Haiti awash in doctors; nurses in short supply
NPUC MISSIONS: ADRA Fully Engaged in First Response Activities (via ADRA Canada)
January 26, 2010
>>ADRA is fully engaged in first response activities. A team of 10 ADRA officers is on the ground along with more than 70 volunteers. ADRA is working at the Adventist Hospital of Haiti and Haiti Adventist University campus where the ADRA office is located, in the Carrefour neighbourhood of Port-au-Prince.
IRS: Haiti Relief Donations Qualify for Immediate Tax Relief
January 25, 2010
>>People who give to charities providing earthquake relief in Haiti can claim these donations on the tax return they are completing this season, according to the Internal Revenue Service.Taxpayers who itemize deductions on their 2009 return qualify for this special tax relief provision, enacted Jan. 22. Only cash contributions made to these charities after Jan. 11, 2010, and before March 1, 2010, are eligible. This includes contributions made by text message, check, credit card or debit card.
USA TODAY: In Haiti, children are the most vulnerable
January 25, 2010
>>The lawn of Adventist Hospital has become a camp for patients and their families, many of whom are among the 2 million people displaced by the earthquake that destroyed this city. In the desperate international effort to help Haiti's children, relief workers hope to restore not only their physical and mental health but also their ability to endure — and even to dream. A moving story about helping children at Hopital Adventiste d'Haiti.
HOPE STANDARD: Young man kicks off Hope B.C. for Haiti fundraiser
January 25, 2010
>>Third grader Griffin Williams-Blue from Canada kicked off his own "Hope for Haiti" fundraiser with local businesses. The collected monies will be given to Adventist Development & Relief Agency (ADRA).
SAN LUIS OBISPO TRIBUNE: Doctor commits to crushing task
January 25, 2010
>>The work of Dr. Scott Nelson is crushing. It’s crushing in the numbers of people he’s treating in Haiti since the Western Hemisphere’s poorest country was leveled by a magnitude-7 earthquake on Jan. 12. The wounds he’s seeing are crushing in nature, the horrific result of humans caught in flimsy construction when the quake hit. And the scope of the tragedy is taking its own crushing, psychic toll on those who have gone to the island nation to help repair the torn and mashed bodies of men, women and children.
FLORIDA HOSPITAL: Sending Supplies to Haiti
January 24, 2010
>>Florida Hospital is working closely with Adventist Development & Relief Agency (ADRA) for outbound and inbound relief efforts.
TORONTO STAR: Relief crews hit roadblocks in race to help
January 24, 2010
>>Shipping much-needed supplies to Haiti since the earthquake has been hard for relief workers: Broken and blocked roads. Bottlenecks at the Port-au-Prince airport. Spotty – at best – cellphone reception. A gas drought.
GLEANER ONLINE: NW Medical Team Heads to Haiti
January 24, 2010
>>A group of Northwest physicians representing Adventist Medical Evangelism Network are en route to Haiti.
See Also: UNION-BULLETIN: Walla Walla doctors head for Haiti
See Also: UPPER COLUMBIA CONFERENCE: Local Doctors Help Haiti
SOUTH CAROLINA ITEM: REL graduate helps Haitians get clean water
January 24, 2010
>>Water Missions International is installing water purification systems in Haiti with the Adventist University in Haiti receiving the first three systems.
ASSIST NEWS SERVICE: Adventist Group Ramps Up Medical Assistance in Haiti
January 24, 2010
>>A shortage of medical attention, medicines, and supplies remains a major challenge in earthquake devastated Port-au-Prince, eleven days after more than 111,000 died and thousands others were injured in one of the worst catastrophes in modern times, reported the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA).
See Also: ADRA: Haiti Response: ADRA Ramps of Medical Assistance
CRAIG DAILY PRESS: Craig residents come out to help Haiti victims
January 23, 2010
>>A bake sale raises more than $500 for the American Red Cross and Adventist Development & Relief Agency.
See Also: BALTIMORE SUN: Adventists to host Haiti fundraiser
SAN FRANCISCO GATE: Bay Area Haitian community hit hard
January 23, 2010
>>Unimaginable grief is washing over the Bay Area's Haitian community, as leaders say everyone they know has lost a relative to the Jan. 12 earthquake - and some have lost entire families.
ADRA: Sandefur: Thank you for your support
January 22, 2010
>>An audio message from ADRA president Charles Sandefur.
ADRA: Haiti Food Distribution
January 22, 2010
>>Adventist Development & Relief Agency is actively working in Haiti with the World Food Program (WFP) in distributing food to many displaced Haitians on the campus of the Adventist University in Port-au-Prince. See photos of ADRA at work.
LIBERAL ADVENTIST: What Should a Christian Ask after an Earthquake?
January 22, 2010
>>There was a devastating earthquake in Haiti last week and some preachers are trying to answer the question: Who did it? A sermon manuscript by John T. McLarty.
TRINIDAD AND TABAGO GUARDIAN: THA plans 'extended' help for Haiti
January 22, 2010
>>Through the ADRA Caribbean and the ADRA International, a resource team has set up a water treatment plant on the grounds of the Haitian Adventist University.
LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY: LLU in Haiti
January 22, 2010 (and continuing)
>>Follow the teams from Loma Linda University who are providing aid and relief at Hopital Adventiste d'Haiti and the surrounding communities. This blog report includes photos and updates.
See Also: Loma Linda University responds to the earthquake in Haiti
ASHEVILLE CITIZEN-TIMES: Park Ridge accepting mats for Haiti relief
January 22, 2010
>>Park Ridge Hospital is collecting 2,000 mats for Hopital Adventiste d'Haiti in Port-au-Prince.
EL MONTE ADVENTIST CHURCH: Benefit Concert for Haiti
January 22, 2010
>>Alhambra Chinese and El Monte Vietnamese Seventh-day Adventist Churches are holding a classical music benefit concert on January 23.
GLEANER ONLINE: Haiti Do-Gooders: Help or Hindrance?
January 21, 2010
The sweeping needs throughout Haiti bring out the best in Adventist spirit. But sometimes the best intentions may inspire the worst possible ways to help.
See Also: MSNBC - Disaster do-gooders can actually hinder help
GLEANER ONLINE: More Info on Haiti Quake Damage to Adventists
January 21, 2010
A note from Larry Evans, General Conference undersecretary, shares additional information about the impact of Haiti's quake on local Adventists.
ADVENTIST COMMUNITY SERVICES: ACS Haiti Earthquake Updates
January 21, 2010
>>Current situation updates and resources from Adventist Community Services.
LINCOLN STAR JOURNAL: Union College team in Haiti continuing medical work Thursday
January 21, 2010
>>A five-member Union College team in Haiti searching for survivors and helping doctors reported Thursday that they are continuing their work and are in good spirits. They plan to continue working Thursday at Adventist Hospital in Port-au-Prince.
ORLANDO BUSINESS JOURNAL: Florida Hospital aids Haiti relief
January 21, 2010
>> Coordinating with the Adventist Development and Relief Agency, Florida Hospital employees are loading 10,000 pounds of medical supplies and personal items that will be flown by cargo plane to Haiti Jan. 21…The 20 pallets of supplies include IV supply kits, 30,000 gloves, 1,000 gowns 2,000 bars of soap and powdered Gatorade. The supplies are intended to meet specific requests and will be delivered by U.N. personnel to the compound of the Adventist hospital.
DAILY NEWS TRANSCRIPT: Days after earthquake, Dedham Haitian church finds strength through prayer
January 21, 2010
>>The Dedham Temple Haitian Seventh-Day Adventist Church opened its doors for a second service Saturday afternoon to pray for those caught in the fallout of the earthquake in Haiti.
DAILY NEWS TRANSCRIPT: Days after earthquake, Dedham Haitian church finds strength through prayer
January 21, 2010
>>The Dedham Temple Haitian Seventh-Day Adventist Church opened its doors for a second service Saturday afternoon to pray for those caught in the fallout of the earthquake in Haiti.
January 21, 2010
>> “Sending donated goods oversees is an appealing idea because it makes you feel like you're really helping while at the same time recycling things that are no longer of any use to you,” writes former aid worker Saundra Schimmelpfennig in her blog about the impact of aid. “Unfortunately inappropriate donations can do more harm than good and it often costs more to ship used goods than to buy new goods locally.”
COLUMBIA UNION CONFERENCE: Haiti Updates
January 13-21, 2010
>>The Columbia Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists has a number of Haiti updates.
COLUMBIA UNION CONFERENCE: Haiti Updates
January 13-21, 2010
>>The Columbia Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists has a number of Haiti updates.
GLEANER ONLINE: Special Haiti Offering Set for February 6
January 20, 2010
>>The North American Division has voted to take a special offering on February 6, to directly aid Adventist Churches and members in devastated portions of Haiti.
THE OREGONIAN: More Oregon doctors heading to Haiti for quake relief
January 20, 2010
>>The North American Division has voted to take a special offering on February 6, to directly aid Adventist Churches and members in devastated portions of Haiti.
THE OREGONIAN: More Oregon doctors heading to Haiti for quake relief
January 20, 2010
>> With Haitians still desperate for medical aid and basic supplies, more Oregon doctors and nurses are preparing to head south. Already, several volunteers have gone to the Caribbean nation with various relief agencies or on their own. Two hospitals, Adventist Medical Center and Oregon Health and Science University, said today four more doctors have just left or are about to leave for Haiti.
See Also: KDRV: Grants Pass doctor travels to Haiti for medical mission
See Also: KDRV: Grants Pass doctor travels to Haiti for medical mission
January 20, 2010
>> This article talks about the second magnitude-6.1 earthquake in Port-au-Prince and explains more about ADRA’s response in the community.
January 20, 2010
>> In a statement aired on the Seventh-day Adventist Church's television station, the Hope Channel, church President Jan Paulsen urged Haitians to not lose courage in the aftermath of the earthquake. The Adventist Church has raised more than $1 million to help rebuild churches in Haiti. This is separate from donations to ADRA to help the Haitian community at large.
INTER-AMERICAN DIVISION: Haiti: Adventist relief efforts continue in midst of death and destruction
January 20, 2010
>> Top Seventh-day Adventist leaders in Haiti reported that 304 church members were killed by the 7.0-magnitude earthquake which struck last week. More than 55 churches were destroyed, 60 churches partially damaged and some 27,000 church members left homeless in the capital city of Port-au-Prince.
See Also: ADVENTIST REVIEW: At least 522 Adventists Known Dead in Haiti Earthquake
WBDO FLORIDA: Florida Hospital flying five tons of supplies to Haiti doctors
January 20, 2010
>> Hospital employees in Orlando spent their Wednesday loading up 20 pallets of supplies that will be flown to Haiti via cargo plane on Thursday. The shipment includes 30,000 gloves, 1,000 gowns and 2,000 bars of soap, along with I-V kits and powdered Gatorade.
See Also: ADVENTIST REVIEW: At least 522 Adventists Known Dead in Haiti Earthquake
WBDO FLORIDA: Florida Hospital flying five tons of supplies to Haiti doctors
January 20, 2010
>> Hospital employees in Orlando spent their Wednesday loading up 20 pallets of supplies that will be flown to Haiti via cargo plane on Thursday. The shipment includes 30,000 gloves, 1,000 gowns and 2,000 bars of soap, along with I-V kits and powdered Gatorade.
NAPA VALLEY REGISTER: Wineries, students, PUC donate to Haiti relief efforts
January 20, 2010
>> As the people of Haiti struggle to recover from a devastating earthquake near the capital city, several Napa Valley relief efforts are underway. At Pacific Union College Church, Senior Pastor Tim Mitchell is encouraging his congregation to donate to Haiti. The church’s donations will be matched, up to $10,000, by Angwin Adventist Community Services, according to Mitchell. The church originally planned to raise $20,000 or more, and by Tuesday it had raised more than $27,600.
SOUTHERN ACCENT: Southern students have family in Haiti
January 19, 2010
>>Many Southern students were concerned after hearing about the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that devastated Haiti on Jan. 12.Liane de Souza, Southern’s international student counselor said, while there are no students from Haiti attending Southern, many students have family or friends living in Haiti.
MID-AMERICA UNION: Mid-America Adventists Respond to Earthquake in Haiti
January 19, 2010
>>President Roscoe Howard urges Adventists in Mid-America to reach out to anyone they know who has loved ones in Haiti, and to be generous in prayer and donations on their behalf.
NAD: Port-au-Prince Haiti Earthquake Disaster - Statement from NAD Youth Ministries Office
January 18, 2010
>>We know that many youth and young adults want to go now and help. As leaders, many of us will be going to Haiti to assist and asset what youth can do and determine when is the most appropriate time to serve. Presently, the priority is medical, food, water, and stabilizing the streets for safety. We will keep you informed of the many future opportunities for youth to serve in Haiti - James Black.
SOUTHERN ACCENT: Southern students have family in Haiti
January 19, 2010
>>Many Southern students were concerned after hearing about the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that devastated Haiti on Jan. 12.Liane de Souza, Southern’s international student counselor said, while there are no students from Haiti attending Southern, many students have family or friends living in Haiti.
MID-AMERICA UNION: Mid-America Adventists Respond to Earthquake in Haiti
January 19, 2010
>>President Roscoe Howard urges Adventists in Mid-America to reach out to anyone they know who has loved ones in Haiti, and to be generous in prayer and donations on their behalf.
NAD: Port-au-Prince Haiti Earthquake Disaster - Statement from NAD Youth Ministries Office
January 18, 2010
>>We know that many youth and young adults want to go now and help. As leaders, many of us will be going to Haiti to assist and asset what youth can do and determine when is the most appropriate time to serve. Presently, the priority is medical, food, water, and stabilizing the streets for safety. We will keep you informed of the many future opportunities for youth to serve in Haiti - James Black.
FOX NEWS: Haitians Helping Haitians
January 19, 2010
>> A Fox News clip where reporter Orlando Salinas shares the story of Haitian Adventists helping other Haitians. The Adventist congregation is pulling their resources together to help their members and friends.
NEW YORK TIMES: Tiny Steps Toward Basic Services
January 19, 2010
>>Haitians in Carrefour have volunteered with Adventist missionaries to help operate feeding programs and water purification stations.
January 19, 2010
>> A week after an earthquake leveled Haiti's capital of Port-au-Prince, both aid workers and survivors are struggling - the first to quickly distribute food and clean water and the other to get their share of emergency supplies. Only 50 percent of Haiti's population has access to clean water under normal circumstances, but that percentage has drastically decreased since the earthquake, Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) workers reported.
See Also: REUTERS: Water Shortages, Displacement Worsening Humanitarian Crisis in Haiti
LLU: Loma Linda University responds to the crisis in Haiti: Adventist Health International hospital one of few in country "fully operational"
January 18, 2010
>>“There is a small Adventist hospital and an Adventist university in the western suburb of Port-au-Prince,” says Richard Hart, MD, DrPH, president of LLU. “All of the hospital buildings and most of those at the university are intact. No LLU students or staff were at either of those places at the time of the earthquake.”
See Also: REUTERS: Water Shortages, Displacement Worsening Humanitarian Crisis in Haiti
LLU: Loma Linda University responds to the crisis in Haiti: Adventist Health International hospital one of few in country "fully operational"
January 18, 2010
>>“There is a small Adventist hospital and an Adventist university in the western suburb of Port-au-Prince,” says Richard Hart, MD, DrPH, president of LLU. “All of the hospital buildings and most of those at the university are intact. No LLU students or staff were at either of those places at the time of the earthquake.”
CNN INTERNATIONAL: Haitians everywhere united by faith
January 18, 2010
>> Carmella Delerme of Miami, Florida, said her mother clung to her Bible for days, reading psalms over and over again, as they waited for word on the whereabouts and condition of Delerme's sister and other relatives. When her sister, who was in Haiti on a missionary trip with their Seventh-day Adventist Church, called late Thursday, Delerme said, "I went straight to church and prayed and prayed and prayed. We continue to pray for those who are lost and still in need."
USA TODAY: Faucet of aid opens in Haiti
January 18, 2010
>> ADRA is working with the United Nations World Food Program to distribute nutritional biscuits, and Adventist University Haiti is hosting a huge tent city with thousands of people.
MY FOX TAMPA BAY: Officials warn of Haiti help scams
January 18, 2010
>> Be careful of donating money and supplies to individuals. Direct your donations through a reputable organization.
INTER-AMERICAN DIVISION: Haiti: Adventist relief efforts in full swing
January 17, 2010
>> As the world takes action in the aftermath of the destructive earthquake that hit Haiti on Tuesday, the Seventh-day Adventist Church is also moving into action to bring relief to surviving church members and to find thousands more who are missing.
ORLANDO SENTINEL: Central Florida volunteers prepare for Haiti aid mission
January 17, 2010
>> About 100 people headed to Haiti on Sunday to set up a base of medical operations near the Port-au-Prince airport. The emergency medical mission was organized by ACTS World Relief, in conjunction with the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, and includes about two dozen people from Florida Hospital.
GREATER NEW YORK CONFERENCE: Official Updates of our Response to the Earthquake in Haiti
January 17, 2010
>> Greater New York Conference has a variety of reports, statements, and documents about the Haiti earthquake response.
GREATER NEW YORK CONFERENCE: Official Updates of our Response to the Earthquake in Haiti
January 17, 2010
>> Greater New York Conference has a variety of reports, statements, and documents about the Haiti earthquake response.
January 17, 2010
>>New Hope Adventist Church planned to send a volunteer group to Haiti to dig wells at an orphanage. Their plans were diverted when a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti. Instead of digging wells, the church is now raising funds for the orphanage. "What we realized is that we're not first responders," said the Rev. Rajkumar Dixit, the associate pastor who oversees missions for the church. "We don't have training for that. We'd probably be in the way and get in more trouble than we needed to, so we needed to wait for things to die down."
>>New Hope Adventist Church planned to send a volunteer group to Haiti to dig wells at an orphanage. Their plans were diverted when a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti. Instead of digging wells, the church is now raising funds for the orphanage. "What we realized is that we're not first responders," said the Rev. Rajkumar Dixit, the associate pastor who oversees missions for the church. "We don't have training for that. We'd probably be in the way and get in more trouble than we needed to, so we needed to wait for things to die down."
USA TODAY: Injured overwhelm Haiti hospital
January 16, 2010
>> The 70-bed Adventist hospital in Port-au-Prince is providing medical assistance to 400 patients—inside and out of the hospital.
January 16, 2010
>> A TIME magazine reporter travels with an ADRA convoy into Haiti.
MARIN INDEPENDENT JOURNAL: Novato Haitian congregation prays for earthquake victims, sending delegation
January 16, 2010
>>Although united by their faith, three days after a cataclysmic magnitude-7 earthquake devastated Port-au-Prince, the attendees were separating into three groups: those who spoke of the relief of hearing that their loved ones survived the quake, those who nervously kept checking their cell phones because they still haven't heard from their relatives, and those who said with eyes cast down that the news had not been good.
MARIN INDEPENDENT JOURNAL: Novato Haitian congregation prays for earthquake victims, sending delegation
January 16, 2010
>>Although united by their faith, three days after a cataclysmic magnitude-7 earthquake devastated Port-au-Prince, the attendees were separating into three groups: those who spoke of the relief of hearing that their loved ones survived the quake, those who nervously kept checking their cell phones because they still haven't heard from their relatives, and those who said with eyes cast down that the news had not been good.
January 16, 2010
>> Extensive displacement and the lack of clean drinking water in Haiti’s devastated capital of Port-au-Prince are rapidly contributing toward a mounting humanitarian crisis, as survivors struggle to find water access and safe areas to stay four days after a powerful quake struck the city and surrounding rural communities, according to an Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) emergency response team that arrived in the Haitian capital yesterday.
January 16, 2010
>> In response to the earthquake in Haiti, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) launched this weekend a campaign to raise $1 million in the United States alone to help expand the emergency work on the ground, the agency announced.
Already, church congregations, radio and television stations, hospitals, universities and individuals have pledged to support this drive.
FOX NEWS: Survivors Work Amid ‘Smell of Death’
January 16, 2010
>>A news blog by reporter Orlando Salinas with an entry about discovering the Seventh-day Adventist church in Haiti who is helping their neighbors.
ADVENTIST REVIEW: Haiti: How to be a Good Samaritan
January 15, 2010
>>In the next several months, Adventists are going to be bombarded with requests for money for Haiti. Unfortunately, not all of the charities use their money very well. Monte Sahlin shares his thoughts about helping Haiti.
ADVENTIST MISSION: Adventist Missionary in Haiti Asks for Prayer
January 15, 2010
>>Dr. Nemuel Tambalque, an Adventist missionary serving in Haiti, requests prayer for the critical situation there. Dr. Tambalque is the school of theology dean at Haitian Adventist University in Port-au-Prince. He and his wife, Ermelinda, are from the Philippines and are one of two Adventist missionary families serving in Haiti.
ADVENTIST MISSION: Adventist Missionary in Haiti Asks for Prayer
January 15, 2010
>>Dr. Nemuel Tambalque, an Adventist missionary serving in Haiti, requests prayer for the critical situation there. Dr. Tambalque is the school of theology dean at Haitian Adventist University in Port-au-Prince. He and his wife, Ermelinda, are from the Philippines and are one of two Adventist missionary families serving in Haiti.
January 15, 2010
>>At the Seventh Day Adventist church in Adelphi, Md., pastor Pierre Antoine's congregation is all Haitian. Everyone has a connection to the tragedy.
ANN: Caring is an attitude
January 15, 2010
>>Did the world have to wait for Earth to shake for all of us to notice the Haitian people engulfed in such a deep, deep need of nearly everything? A reflection essay by Rajmund Dabrowski, communication director for the Seventh-day Adventist world church headquarters.
ANN: Caring is an attitude
January 15, 2010
>>Did the world have to wait for Earth to shake for all of us to notice the Haitian people engulfed in such a deep, deep need of nearly everything? A reflection essay by Rajmund Dabrowski, communication director for the Seventh-day Adventist world church headquarters.
ADRA ALERT: ADRA Emergency Response Team Arrives in Haiti
January 15, 2010
>> An international emergency response team from the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) arrived in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, this afternoon after entering from the Dominican Republic, bringing with them water treatment systems, tents, mobile clinics, and medical personnel to help alleviate a growing humanitarian crisis. The group, which departed the Dominican Republic’s capital of Santo Domingo early Friday, January 15, arrived at the border town of Jimani, about 150 miles from Port-au-Prince, during late morning to find scores of Haitian refugees entering the Dominican Republic on foot and by car in search of medical care at a local medical clinic.
See Also: NAD/ANN: Adventist Relief Team Entering Haiti Today with Medical, Emergency Supplies
INTER-AMERICAN DIVISION: Haiti: Relief efforts underway in aftermath of devastating earthquake
January 14, 2010
>>Forty-eight hours after a powerful earthquake hit the impoverished country of Haiti, thousands of Seventh-day Adventists are still unaccounted for and concerns are rising over the possibility of deaths among church members. The 7.0 earthquake, which hit near the capital city of Port-au-Prince, flattened buildings and killed thousands.
GLEANER ONLINE: NPUC Responds to Haiti Quake Needs
January 14, 2010
>>This Northwest report provides information about two ways to financially help Haiti: through ADRA (for the aid of the community) and through the Adventist Church (for the aid of Seventh-day Adventists in Haiti).
ATLANTIC UNION CONFERENCE: Atlantic Union Members Respond to Earthquake in Haiti
January 14, 2010
>>The Atlantic Union Conference shares deep concern for the state of affairs in Haiti due to the massive 7.0-magnitude earthquake that hit the region on Tuesday, January 12, 2010. Our prayers go out to the millions of Haitians who have been affected by the earthquake and to our Seventh-day Adventist brothers and sisters.
SOUTHERN UNION CONFERENCE: Haiti Earthquake Press Release
January 14, 2010
>>The Southern Union is joining hands with those seeking to bring relief to the nation of Haiti.
ST. CROIX SOURCE: Seventh-day Adventist Church Offers Sympathy and Help to Haiti
January 14, 2010
>>A statement of sympathy and support from the North Caribbean Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.
ATLANTIC UNION CONFERENCE: Atlantic Union Members Respond to Earthquake in Haiti
January 14, 2010
>>The Atlantic Union Conference shares deep concern for the state of affairs in Haiti due to the massive 7.0-magnitude earthquake that hit the region on Tuesday, January 12, 2010. Our prayers go out to the millions of Haitians who have been affected by the earthquake and to our Seventh-day Adventist brothers and sisters.
SOUTHERN UNION CONFERENCE: Haiti Earthquake Press Release
January 14, 2010
>>The Southern Union is joining hands with those seeking to bring relief to the nation of Haiti.
ST. CROIX SOURCE: Seventh-day Adventist Church Offers Sympathy and Help to Haiti
January 14, 2010
>>A statement of sympathy and support from the North Caribbean Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.
January 13, 2010
>>Haiti has more than 335,000 Seventh-day Adventists worshiping in 470 churches. In addition to a hospital and university, the church operates dozens of schools there.
ADRA ALERT: ADRA Response Underway in Quake-hit Haiti
January 13, 2010
>>The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is launching an immediate response following a devastating 7.0-magnitude earthquake on January 12 that leveled much of Haiti’s capital, affecting an estimated 3 million people, and raising fears that up to 500,000 have died, according to preliminary news reports.
INTER-AMERICAN DIVISION: Haiti: Church leaders ready to assess damage after 7.0 earthquake hits
January 12, 2010
>>Seventh-day Adventist leaders in Inter-America are concerned for the thousands of church members who might have been affected by an earthquake which hit Haiti this afternoon. The quake, measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale, was reportedly centered 10 miles west of Port au Prince in the ocean, and was felt as far away as Santiago, Cuba and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
ADRA ALERT: Massive Earthquake Strikes Haiti
January 12, 2010
>>A devastating 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit southern Haiti on Tuesday, January 12, destroying buildings and triggering tsunami alerts for Haiti and the surrounding islands in the Caribbean…ADRA is currently monitoring and evaluating the situation. Updates will be released as response efforts expand.
ADDITIONAL LINKS
ADRA: Adventist Development & Relief Agency – www.adra.org
>ADRA in Haiti: www.adra.org/haiti
>ADRA on Twitter: twitter.com/adrai
>ADRA on Facebook: Search for the “ADRA” page
>YouTube Clip about Emergency Response (a general video report from ADRA Canada)
North American Division – www.nadadventist.org
>NAPS Prepares to Help in Haiti - A team of Haitian-American students led by Dr. Anthony Paul and Marlo Hodnett, M.D. will be some of the first responders from the US to the earthquake in Haiti.
>Union College sends relief team to Haiti - On Sunday, January 17, a five-person team of International Rescue and Relief students and staff that departed from Union College to help assist with relief efforts in earthquake-devastated areas of Haiti.
>Father of Southeastern Conference Pastor Dies in Haiti Earthquake - As news of the earthquake that rocked Haiti was made known to the world, Pastor Gerly Germain learned that his father, Joseph A. Germain, died as a result of the earthquake.