Archive for December, 2010

What a wonderful year

Dec 31st

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“We will open a book. The pages of the book are blank. We will put words on the pages ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s Day.”

-Edith Lovejoy Pierce.

Thanks to all of our volunteers, patients, donors and friends! Together we ROCKED Camp Hope and grew along the way. Hands of Light in Action wishes you all a joyous, productive, fulfilling and loving New Year!

Incredible earthquake story

Dec 28th

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Andrea volunteering with Foundation For Peace

Dec 20th

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Andrea is a dear heart and an invaluable volunteer-Camp Hope is so lucky to have her!

Andrea Nissley’s Page – Foundation For Peace
www.foundationforpeace.org
April 2010: A freshman and pre-med student at Santa Clara University, I was standing in line for dinner when my cell phone rang. I answered to hear my mothers voice and the question: “Would you be interested in going to Haiti this summer?” I am ashamed to admit it, but I laughed. I laughed because…

“Haiti 2010″ by Jeff Berry

Dec 19th

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Last night in my dream i saw a flag waving
In a country that people are suffering
Too much misery make them fighting
Each other for surviving
And wonder themselves,what happening?

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Article: “Election Violence Flares in Haiti”

Dec 10th

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Election Violence Flares in Haiti – www.nytimes.com
Preliminary election results set off violence and vote rigging questions.

Article: “Fury over election creates flashpoint in Haiti”

Dec 9th

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Fury over election creates flashpoint in Haiti – www.msnbc.msn.com Dec. 8: Nine days after Haiti’s chaotic election, thousands of protesters stormed through the streets of Port au Prince Wednesday and rioted with guns, rocks and burning tires, flaming more unrest as the city battles a major cholera epidemic. NBC’s Ann Curry reports from Haiti.

Rick Kienholz reports

Dec 8th

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Lots going on here after the election results were released. You’ve heard who knows what, but this I know for sure: We are safe and sound, in a wonderful place, living in air conditioned quarters (a total God thing) and all are in good spirits. Pray for the people of Haiti as they are the

Recommended: “The Hunger Site”

Dec 7th

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Great site for purchasing gifts and supporting less fortunate across the world! Thanks, Betsy, for finding this site!
The Hunger Site – www.thehungersite.com
The Hunger Site funds food for some of the world’s neediest people. Click today and every day to help eradicate hunger by giving food and hope to people in need!

HOLIA Trip: June 4-19, 2011 to Haiti

Dec 6th

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Hands of Light in Action will be taking volunteers both medical and non medical to Haiti from June 4-19. Whether we go back to LAC will be if there is a need at that time. If no need at Camp Hope then we will spend a few days there helping at the warehouse and spending time with our friends at Camp Hope traversing to area that could use our help. Keep this in mind and let me know if you are interested.

Josh & Betsy return to Camp Hope

Dec 4th

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Josh and Betsy are leaving for Camp Hope to follow up and update patients and Juniors treatment plans on Dec 8th. Have a safe, productive and fun trip!

UPDATE: Due to election riots in PAP with burning tires and wall blockades on roads, AA cancelled all flights for 2 days, cancelling Josh & Betsy’s trip. Expecting huge “riot” in Camp Hope due to Josh and Betsy not showing up today! :-) :-) Kirstin will be performing the follow up needed on the patients. Thank you, Kirstin!!!

Cholera Treatment Center in Fond Parisien

Dec 2nd

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A Cholera Treatment Center is going to be set up outside LAC. Help by volunteering or by donating, if you can. We treated & saw a recovery of over 200 patients. Let us help keep them safe by having enough supplies, a decent place with cots in which to receive help if sick, & enough volunteers to treat and care for the sick. It is at our doorstep guys!
Sherry’s Journal – www.loveachild.com

Graphic & horrifying: Cholera in PaP

Dec 1st

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CAUTION–Graphic and Horrifyingly True Pictures and Article about the current situation in PAP… Brought me to tears, feeling helpless and so much frustration. So difficult to understand how this can happen to the people we so dearly love. I so wish that Haiti would get a strong, honest, dedicated leader, the US and others would release the funds to Haiti, clean water and infrastructure would be achieved, medical services would become available…
Cholera Reaches Port-au-Prince as Victims Are Left In Mass Graves – tidocchandler’s posterous