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Update from Haiti
Wed, Jan 20 2010 02:49
| Craig Arnold
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As most of you know Craig Arnold is our local Salvationist "on the ground" in Haiti. Here is an edited version of an email he sent to his wife Anne. Please pray for Craig, Anne, Madison, Zach, and McKinley. As Winston Churchill once said "they also serve who only stand and wait". Pray that Craig will have the discernment to know how to do the most good in this tragic situation.
[It's been a] hectic day. 3 trips to airport. We got some nuns in, a small cargo plane of supplies and one with 8 people. We finally did a massive feeding. 10,000 meals. The UN provided the truck and security. They did a great job. There were a few press crews there so you might see something. Yves posted some pictures.
I drove a doctor and a very sick woman to a hospital. They tried to turn us away because "they only do amputation in that hospital now". The really sad part is that there were 100's of people backed up in the yard. Eventually we found a local doctor who took her in.
Our clinic usually has 3 nurses 1 doctor. Yesterday 8 doctors and 4 nurses flew in on one of their own private planes. They saw over a 100 cases in one day. That is the good news. The bad news is they are running short on supplies already but we are working on that.
The 82nd airborne agreed to let us fuel our trucks at the airport from their tanker. This saves money but far more important most gas stations are out.
Here is a strange one. We have made friends with some journalists who have done stories about the SA's response. I was driving quickly through a mob at the entrance to the airport. The UN peace keepers had just arrived to take over the area and these Dutch reporters were caught right in the middle. I slammed on the breaks threw the door open and they jumped in. The troops sorted things out quickly but these guys would have had a rough 30 seconds.
UPS has committed 3 planes. 100,000 pounds of freight each. But they can't get a landing slot until Feb 4-6. This is OK because this won't be over by then. (think in decades). I am working with them on other options. Pray we can do both. The huge 3 planes in Feb and something smaller more frequently until then would be best.
OK I need to sleep. We get a big plane with 20 people tomorrow and we re doing another massive feeding. Lots of coordination needed.
Thank God that we actually got something done on a large scale today and pray for planes to get in with more supplies; food, medicine, and water.
Craig
