Sources of Information

There are many web sites that provide information about the impact of the Haiti earthquake and various relief and re-building activities and plans. Listed below are some sites that I have been following; from time to time they provide reports of the situation and activities in Haiti.

http://web.mac.com/skipbaumhower/iWeb/Haiti/
One of the team members is a professional photographer. This is a blog from him.

http://gpcaribeatlantic.com/
Global Partners is the missions outreach ministry of The Wesleyan Church. Dan Irvine is the area Director for the Caribe-Atlantic Area (Haiti, Guyana, Suriname, and a couple smaller islands in the Caribbean). This web site provides “on-location” updates.

http://www.wesleyan.org/gp/Haiti
Interviews and stories from some of the first responders. This is a must read!

http://actuallyhelpinghaiti.blogspot.com/
Two laymen from upstate New York were not willing to sit and wait. This web site reports their ventures in finding ways to get food and fuel to the residents and missions staff in Anse-a-Galets on La Gonave.

http://haitiwish.org/
West Indies Self Help (WISH) is a partner in ministry on La Gonave. They provide water and ice for the town and also electricity for the hospital and mission station.

http://www.worldhope.org/
World Hope International is a faith-based relief and development organization alleviating suffering and injustice through education, enterprise and community health. In Haiti they have a staff of about 60 people.

http://www.cultureandsensitivity.blogspot.com/
Dr. Steve Edmondson was one of the first doctors from North America on the ground in Haiti responding to the earthquake. This web site is his blog.

http://www.wesleyan.org/doc/relief
Selected articles are posted on The Wesleyan Church Department of Communications web site.


Other blogs that are updated from time to time (some more frequently than others).

http://www.equiphaiti.com/
Carl and Maya Gilles and their children are Global Partner career missionaries focused on equipping Haitian nationals to be spiritual leaders for their people. They also host visiting ministry teams in their guest house in Port-au-Prince.

http://villagehealtheducation.blogspot.com/
Lowell and Robin Adams and their children are Global Partner career missionaries focused on
community health.

http://portmargot.blogspot.com/
Dr. Kris Thede along with her husband and family are Global Partner career missionaries at Fauche Station, in northern Haiti near Port Margo. She was one of the first on the scene in the areas most devastated by the earthquake.

http://doseofdi.blogspot.com/
Diane Busch is a physician assistant serving for a year in the hospital on La Gonave and was one of the first responders to the mainland.

http://www.justine-steps.blogspot.com/
Justine Iskat is a short-term missionary whose focus has shifted to supporting the logistical needs of the recovery effort.

http://cksloan.blogspot.com/
Chris and Kath Sloan are short-term missionaries who are sharing their time between Fauche station in the north and the guest house in Port-au-Prince where they assist in hosting ministry teams.