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JOIN US!!! Hands of Light in Action is headed to Minot, ND to assist with the flooding disaster August 6-14. Anyone interested, please contact us at handsoflightinaction@gmail.com​. I am taking a van to ND leaving August 5 in afternoon. We will stay over night in Lake City, MN at my Mom and Dad’s home I can take 6 passengers. We will hook up a U haul with all our disaster supplies and head out to Minot, ND. Cost–cheap–gas and food.

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Today we experienced a frighteningly large wind storm that ravaged Camp Hope. Camp residents were extremely frightened, remembering their world crumbling around them only 8 months ago, as their tents began to be severely mangled. There was literally no place for anyone to escape the dusty whirlwinds. We grabbed children & wrapped our arms around crying mothers, leading them away from areas where flying debris was most likely to begin to come loose in the camp. The wind storm lasted about 30 minutes, much of that a time of extreme chaos. And then we began helping residents, many of whom were patients, to return to their tents and survey the damage. Thankfully, no one was seriously injured, but the residents have a long weekend ahead of them repairing their tents and reorganizing their things. Here is a link to a description of the storm & the damage that it caused around Haiti’s tent cities:
AP: Haiti – Sudden Storm

Here are a few photos of young patient Malacqui at a soccer game 3 days after surgery for fractured femur, Bobby and Sherry of Love A Child, Dr. Scottie and Sasha of HHI. Enjoy!