The man moved to the front of the line outside Quisqueya Chapel, Convoy of Hope’s main distribution point in Port-au-Prince. He looked desperate and scared.
Clinging to his neck was his three-year-old daughter. When Paul Coroleuski, director of field services, saw the girl he told her father, “As soon as one of the beds in the clinic opens up we’ll get her in.”
A few minutes later the girl was on a table in the makeshift clinic, which was located in the shade of trees in the church’s courtyard. The girl’s breathing was labored and she was lethargic. After examining her one of the medical team members told her father to get her to a hospital immediately because her condition was beyond the range of services the clinic could address.
The man said a hospital had sent him and his daughter to the clinic, where Convoy of Hope was assisting a medical team from Mission of Hope, one of Convoy of Hope’s long-time partners in Haiti.
Slowly, the man scooped up his daughter and carried her away. One of the clinic doctors said that if the girl wasn’t taken to a hospital, that could meet her needs, she would be dead in a few hours.
Help save children’s lives in Haiti
The little girl’s story is one of the many cruel realities that play out each day in Haiti. People are suffering and even dying because they cannot get the help they need.
Convoy of Hope is committed to eliminating as much death and despair as it can in Haiti. With your help we’ve already distributed more than 350,000 meals and installed 30 water filters that will provide clean drinking water for countless people for many years to come.
“We are absolutely amazed and extremely grateful for those who have given to Convoy of Hope so that we can meet the many needs represented in Haiti,” says Hal Donaldson, president of Convoy of Hope. “Each day through our distribution points in Port-au-Prince we are able to make a difference in people’s lives.”
Donaldson notes that those who had already been giving to Convoy of Hope before the earthquake struck in Haiti played a part in helping Haitians immediately after the earthquake struck.
“Our warehouse in Haiti had just been restocked with food and supplies before the earthquake,” says Donaldson. “That allowed us to begin meeting needs in Haiti immediately… That warehouse was stocked with food and supplies in part because generous donors gave sacrificially.”
Convoy of Hope has 1 million pounds of food and supplies currently headed to Haiti.
“We’ll send more in the coming days and weeks,” says Donaldson. “We have made a long-term commitment to Haiti and we will be depending heavily on our friends to help us help Haiti.”
Your secure online donation can help provide clean drinking water for more children in Haiti.
