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Brittney Thomas | January 20, 2010 at 10:36 am
HI! I work with one of your nurses going with you this week into Haiti….Becca Jump!
I have a masters degree in Public Health and have experience working in water sanitation and basic health and hygiene education in Cambodia. I have also worked as a CNA. Should the need arise for any kind of help in the public health arena I would be more than willing to come and help. I am sure I could get off work! Right now I work as the community health liaison for a nurse practitioner company called Paragon Family Practice.
Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you need anymore help….especially in public health.
Thanks,
Brittney Thomas
270-994-8074
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growinghopeforhaiti | February 13, 2010 at 9:28 am
Hi Brittney,
We are working on putting together a water project to purify water at tent camps here in Port-au-Prince. Please send me your email address (heathernozea@gmail.com) and I will keep you updated on our plans– we could definitely use your help!
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Linda Conway | January 22, 2010 at 9:21 am
Heather & Gerson,
What a blessing you are to so many people. I have made a donation to Growing Hope for Haiti in memory of your grandpa Lawrence. I pray that you will be safe and successful in your mission.
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growinghopeforhaiti | February 13, 2010 at 9:28 am
Thank you Linda!!
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Janis Tolliver | January 22, 2010 at 3:42 pm
I am a registered nurse who is currently signed up with two organizations but have not been contacted. I am a clinical instructor for Berea College Department of Nursing. I have 5 years of Peds experience, 7 years part time in the ER, 3 months in recovery, and 25 years in Mental Health Nursing. This is my 11th year as a clinical instructor for Fundamentals II, and Mental Health Nursing. I have experience working with the Red Cross iin Berea for a week when a tornado hit our town. I went door to door makning assessments, getting residents to the doctor, and obtaining medicines and supplies they needed. I also was a first responder to a wreck on I-75 in which I triaged 7 patients and helped provide care with emergency workers. I am passionate about helping in Haiti. Our spring semester begins Feb. 8, but it is possible I could miss the first week. If you are unable to use me now, I will be available at the end of May. Thank you for getting help on the ground in Haiti. Your current team will be in my prayers.
Janis Tolliver
859-986-2541 Home
859-200-8179 Cell
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growinghopeforhaiti | February 13, 2010 at 9:24 am
Hi Janis,
We are currently working at the University of Miami field hospital here in Port-au-Prince. There is a constant flow of doctors and nurses coming in here for days or weeks at a time. If you are still wanting a place to volunteer, there will continue to be a need here. You can sign up on their website http://www.projectmedishare.org. We are considering putting together another medical team to come in next month as well, so you can send me your email address if you’re interested. (heathernozea@gmail.com)
We will probably be leaving Haiti in May, but I’m assuming the hospital here will still be in need of doctors and nurses then.
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Jennifer Rodefer | January 22, 2010 at 9:06 pm
My husband and I would like to offer our hearts and home to two orphans.
We understand that prior to the quake there were a substantial amount of orphans and now there will be even more.
We are willing to give proper clothing, love, support,education, and a home until they can be placed in a forever home or reunited with their family.
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growinghopeforhaiti | February 13, 2010 at 9:33 am
Hi Jennifer,
There is a big need for families like you– willing to open their homes to orphans here. We do not have any connections to any orphanages here right now, but I would encourage you to pursue this, as you can make a forever difference in the lives of these children. If you haven’t already, you can find many orphanages and adoption agencies working in Haiti by searching online. Good luck– thank you for being willing to make such a huge committment of love!
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amy mandler | January 22, 2010 at 9:39 pm
I do not have any money to give but i could house 2 of the orphan children. we could even house a family if there are families that need to get out of Haiti. You can call me at 303-451-0544 if you have any questions or if this is something that your organization would consider. Thank You .
AMY MANDLER
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growinghopeforhaiti | February 13, 2010 at 9:37 am
Hi Amy,
Thank you for your willingness to open your home to those in need. Unfortunately, we do not have any connections with organizations getting orphans or families to the US right now, and I’m not sure where to direct you in this. Maybe you can some more information by searching online– good luck!
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Al Lockhart | January 23, 2010 at 11:45 am
If you need a site in PAP to set up your clinic, please contact robboyer@prodigy.net. The site is in Foudation Eben Ezer in Croix des Bouquetts (a suburb of Port au Prince.) Rob is the Managing Partner of The Global Orphan project and is there now. Here’s his update from Fri 1/22: ” We have 200 orphans here and the local pastor runs a small hotel. We are staying the hotel where we have electricity from a generator and running water (although it’s not hot). The funny thing is that everyone sleeps outside because of the aftershocks. So the hotel staff very kindly set up cots for us in the parking lot and we sleep outside with all the orphans and many of the Haitians. It’s a bit strange but sleeping outisde it’s nice and cool. Aftershocks are still fairly frequent and so I doubt we’ll be sleeping inside anytime soon.
Spent much of yesterday delivering food to a nearby orphanage which is in short supply. Spent today at the UN compound trying to learn more about the total aid effort and how we can plug into it. Then we spend this afternoon driving around downtown Port au Prince near the National Palace and visiting my friend Jean Marc who is working at Gheskio Hospital in downtown.
My initial very brief impressions; downtown Port au Prince is a total loss. The old buildings simply couldn’t stand and there is rubble everywhere. As you head out of downtown there is still significant damage but nothing like downtown. I have not seen any dead bodies by the side of the road….although when you drive past a collapsed building with bodies inside there is a particularly bad smell which I would describe as truly the “smell of death.”
The UN is very slow and there is not much aid flowing. The problem is lack of storage at the airport and no ports available to receive shipments. The airport gets clogged up with stuff and they simply can’t get it out the door fast enough. The UN is also locked in a “let’s get it perfect” mindset. They waste a lot of time in meetings and figuring out how to collect data when they should be handing out food. As you can guess, there is quite a lot of frustration among givers and receivers.
The bigg issue down here right now is sex trafficking. Kids are being taken from hospitals and sold into slavery. We were at one hospital today where a guy was arrested for trying to kidnap. He was actually operating a web based sex service right on the lawn of the hospital. He had 6 guys with laptops posting pictures of children!
Fuel remains in short supply, but we are receiving a truck a day of food and water from the DR. Truly, we now operate one of the largest food depots in the area. We have lots of people asking for help.
One other big surprise, the Europeons and workers/soldiers from Central and South America all knock off at 5 pm. One minute you have UN guards or French Gendarmerie but when 5 hits they clear out. There was even a French Search and Rescue team that were in the middle of a rescue dig and stopped at 5. They said someone else would be along to finish. They were off duty. I can tell you with some pride it’s the Americans around here that do the heavy lifting. Wherever there is progress you usually find an American behind it.
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Don Pritchard, KSGM-KBDZ Radio Perryville | January 23, 2010 at 1:35 pm
Please have Amanda Hotop contact me as soon as possible. I would like to interview her for our radio station and on line news service as you continue serving the people of Haiti. Your email address apparently isn’t working Thanks.
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growinghopeforhaiti | February 13, 2010 at 9:43 am
Hi Don,
I’m sorry– we just got this message. I hope you have been able to contact Amanda since she arrived back in the US last weekend. Please let me know if you need her email address. Thank you!
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Don Pritchard, KSGM-KBDZ Radio Perryville | February 13, 2010 at 9:54 am
Yes I do need Amanda’s email address if you can send it to me. There are a lot of Hotop’s in the phone book here.
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growinghopeforhaiti | February 18, 2010 at 1:35 pm
Here is her address: hearthoour@yahoo.com
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Charles Causey | January 26, 2010 at 2:47 pm
Hi! I am a teacher and coach at Potosi High School and heard of the relief fund being raised for Haiti and thought we could help. I just mailed (Monday the 26th), a cashiers check to your organization for $1,447 dollars. The money was raised with the leadership of our students from Fellowship of Christian Athletes from three of our buildings at the school. Please note that you are in our prayers as well and we greatly appreciate the good you are doing in Haiti after the earthquake. God Bless You !
Charlie Causey
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growinghopeforhaiti | February 13, 2010 at 9:45 am
Hi Charlie,
Thank you so much! Please pass on our appreciation to the students. We would not be able to do what we’re doing here in Haiti without people like you. Thank you for your compassion and prayers.
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Mason Howell | January 26, 2010 at 7:26 pm
Hello,
I am in Mr. Wickham’s Pre-AP English II class and I think that what you guys are doing is so great. My family is in a financial bind right now but I am using all my resources and connections to try and get donations for your mission work. I am sure I can speak for all of Truman high school when I say that we support what you are doing and think it is so amazing. I know that every dollar that is donated is going to help somebody somehow. Thank you for all that you do.
Keep up the good work,
Mason Howell
P.S. No amount of words will ever be enough to thank you for what you do and no amount of words will ever explain how extraordinary you and your work are.
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growinghopeforhaiti | February 13, 2010 at 9:41 am
Hi Mason,
Thank you so much for your words of encouragement and your efforts to raise support for our work here in Haiti! It’s people like you that make it possible for us to do what we’re doing here. Thank you!
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Daniel Jeffress | February 4, 2010 at 6:28 pm
Hello,
I wanted to thank you for what you are you doing Haiti. As part of of Mr. Wickham’s english class we are all working together hard to reach into the community to withdraw funds and trying to connect with other schools in the area to see what they can do to help.
Please, keep up the good work.
~Danile Jeffress
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growinghopeforhaiti | February 13, 2010 at 9:51 am
Hi Daniel,
Thank you so much for your words of encouragement and your efforts to raise support for our work here in Haiti! We so appreciate your classes’ interest and efforts to help us. Thank you!
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Debbie Coleman-Topi | February 9, 2010 at 3:03 pm
Heather,
I’m a reporter for KCTribune.com, an online news site out of Kansas City. My sons attend Truman State and are members of CCF. They told me about the trip to Haiti by you and your husband to help out. When I called and talked with a CCF staff member, they told me a little more of your story and gave me the address of your site, which I have seen. I’m planning a story about your efforts, but need some more info. Can you please answer the following questions and send back your reply promptly, if possible. The benefits to you are, of course, that increased publicity could lead to more donations, since we can tell readers how to donate to your cause in the story.The story is due to my editor by Thursday evening, Missouri time. I need to hear from you by the end of the day Thursday, our time. Thanks so much. I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Debbie Coleman-Topi
KCTribune.com
1. Can you verify that your husband is Haitian? What brought him to the US and when? How did you two meet?
2. What type of missionary work have you two done in the past? How is this trip similar/different?
3. Does your husband have close relatives in Haiti? Did they survive the earthquake? Were they injured? Were their homes destroyed?
4. Did you two know the fate of his relatives before making the trip to Haiti?
5. What is your role and that of your husband’s with relief efforts in Haiti?
6. What city, in Missouri, are you from? What was your major at Truman? Were you a member of CCF?
7. What do you and your husband do when note in Haiti?
8. How did you get the idea to organize a relief team to go to Haiti? Have you done similar type work in the past?
9. When did you arrive, and how long do you plan to stay in Haiti?
10. Are there many groups you turned to for financial support before making the trip? How much has CCF helped? Is CCF where you got a heart for missionary work?
11. Where are you stationed in Haiti? The capitol?
12. Please give me your names and ages, so I will be sure to spell them accurately.
Thank you, again.
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growinghopeforhaiti | February 13, 2010 at 9:08 am
Hi Debbie,
I’m sorry– we have not had internet access this week, and I just got your message. Do you still want me to answer your questions? Can you send me your email address? Mine is heathernozea@gmail.com.
Thank you!
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Linda Conway | February 26, 2010 at 3:10 pm
Heather,
I check for your updates as much as I can. As I read what you describe I am crying one second, praying another second, laughing for a second, but the whole time I am in such awe for what you and Gerson are doing in God’s name! I will continue my prayers for you, Gerson, and all that are doing what they can to provide whatever they can for the victims and their families. May God Bless You!
Linda