Rona Returns

This past week we had news that Rona has safely returned from his trip to Haiti. His family and friends here in the DR were happy to see him and are thankful that no harm came to him on his journeys.

He traveled to see his parents and found them well and without any damage to their home. They are in the northern part of the county in Cap Haitian. One of Rona's sisters was also at home. She had been planning to travel to Port au Prince on Tuesday, the day of the earthquake. That Tuesday was a rainy day, and since travel is more difficult in the rain she decided to postpone her trip until the following day. So, because of this, she was not in the capital when the earthquake hit.

From there Rona traveled down to the capital. He found his uncles' homes. They were all doing fine and none of them had any damage to their homes since they were in a different part of the city where damage was not as serious. Some cousins that lived in a different area of the city died and some cousins of his wife were also killed.

Rona also talked of the destruction in Port au Prince. Many people are without homes and even those that have places to go are afraid to go inside because of the aftershocks. Many are waiting for medical help and food. The donations of food have been generous and were brought in fairly quick. But the majority of this aid has not yet reached many parts of the city.

We thank God for Rona's safe return.