Today, we spent the afternoon meeting with the CEO of Food for the Poor, Robin Mafood, learning more about the desperate situation in Haiti. Of immediate need are more wells and better roads. Other projects on-going through Food for the Poor include Talapia farms, fishing villages and housing along the coast.
After FFP, we headed to our hotel for dinner and a discussion of Haiti's history and the projects we are working on and considering.
Tomorrow -- after a 5:00 am alarm -- our travel team, Delane Bailey with Food for the Poor, Ed Buckley, Father Bill Deneke, John Beasley, Amanda Farahany and Ben Barrett, will fly to Port au Prince and immediately proceed by jeep and truck north towards Gonaives, a region recently ravaged by hurricanes and floods. We plan to investigate whether artesian wells or some other water system will assist in supporting the population. This will be a mid-point on our drive through the country to Port de Paix, which is expected to take approximately 10 hours. Along the way we hope to visit a number of villages. Ed has brought along soccer and footballs for the kids at each of our stops.
We hope to text updates along the way.
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