Happy 2021 Reflecting on this day... 11 years ago.
On this day, January 12, 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake-ravaged Haiti. An estimated 230,000 - 300,000 people were killed. Another 300,000 - 400,000 were injured. More than 600,000 people left Port-au-Prince to stay with families outside the capital. The quake displaced 1.5 million people. Makeshift camps sprung up to shelter them. In total, the quake-affected 20% of the nation's 10.4 million population.  
 I remember sitting in my den and my wife told me to turn on the TV a 7.0 earthquake hit Port-au-Prince. I began to cry and said there are a million people dead… The only "saving" part was that it did not hit when the children were in school.
 It took me 2 days to hear from my staff. By the grace of God, all of my children were safe. I work in Saint-Marc, Haiti, which is about 1.5 hours north of PaP. The next day I flew into Haiti with Sean Penn's J/P Haiti Relief Organization. H2H provided all of their logistical support. I will let some of my photos tell more of the story.
Friends, I can not share all the horrific things our medical team had to do to save lives. They performed, and I assisted, in hundreds of those. I really can't talk about it, it still shakes me to the core. I came home a changed man.
It's funny how the news cycle paid attention to Haiti for a few months and moved on. Hope to Haiti is still there laboring to bring hope to the beautiful Haitian people.
This is Jon Rose of Waves for Water. We have 5000 clean water filters in the back of my truck. Distributing these to as many as possible.
Sean Penn and Maria Bello.
It is your encouragement, prayers, and financial gifts that allow us to press on. We are now in our 14th year bringing hope and promise of a better life for hundreds, thousands of people. 
2020 was our toughest year funding our efforts. Covid 19 has affected us all. I pray that we will have a strong start to our 2021 funding. If possible please send a gift, join our monthly support team, tell others about us. Thank you - God bless you. 
www.hopetohaiti.com
Mailing address:
Hope to Haiti
PO BOX 180391
Tallahassee FL 32318
Before and after this is Hovetchen, Bilson, Parolo. Orphaned in the 2010 quake. This is what WE are doing together. Thank you for your support.
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