Haiti Update 11/2021
Greetings!
On August 14, 2021, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the Tiburon Peninsula in the Caribbean nation of Haiti. As of September 1, at least 2,248 people were confirmed killed and more than 12,200 injured. This has been recorded as the deadliest earthquake and deadliest natural disaster of 2021. It is also the worst disaster to strike Haiti since the 2010 earthquake.[1]

Thank you for your generous donations of goods and monetary gifts to help support those effected by this earthquake in Les Cayes. Pastor Calixte, who is the CCI Regional Coordinator in Port-au-Prince, his family and many others delivered food and supplies to those critically impacted. Below is an update regarding the relief support efforts and the distribution of freeze dried foods conducted by Pastor Calixte and a number of volunteers.

After several delays that were beyond their control, they were finally able to organize the transportation and distribution of the donated food items to families in need in Les Cayes following the devastating earthquake there earlier this year. The final distribution started early in the overnight hours so that they could pass through the most difficult and unsafe portions of the route very quickly while the streets were mostly vacant. 
 
Volunteers from both Pastor Calixte's church and the local ministry of CCI gathered at his residence to fill 100 individual bags of 4 large cans of freeze dried foods. These were then loaded into a rented bus and after a time of prayer, the team headed to Les Cayes in the dead of night. They were able to pass through the most dangerous areas without problems. 
 
They arrived in Les Cayes about 6am on November 24th and offloaded the supplies. Some people who had heard of the relief trucks pending arrival were already on hand, but others came from several kilometers away by foot in order to get the supplies so the distribution lasted until 1pm. Click HERE to view a video.
80 people received bags of food, a few taking an additional bag for families unable to make the journey to the distribution center. In all, 100 bags were distributed.  Each kit included 4 tins of food, sufficient to feed a family of 4 for a week. 
 
Special thanks to and praise to the Lord for:
 
  • The donor of the food (Anonymous)
  • Missionary Flights International, Ft. Pierce, FL (Transportation to Haiti)
  • Pastor Calixte, CCI Regional Coordinator in Port-au-Prince
  • Volunteers in Haiti to repackage and distribute the supplies
  • The owners and drivers of the bus providing transportation to Les Cayes
  • Everyone who donated to the Haiti Earthquake Relief project at CCI
 
Without these, this project could not have come to fruition.
Ric Hesse
CCI North America Regional Director
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