Countries in crisis: Haiti
I still remember the day a 7.0 magnitude earthquake rocked the country of Haiti.I was just a freshman in college, watching between classes as the images of dust and debris filled the news and the horrifying death toll continued to rise. It was heartbreaking. My life...
Two months with almost no food
It’s not unusual for a baby to cry, but at two months old, little Mariela Lopez never stopped. She cried from the suffocating heat when the blazing Guatemalan sun beat down on the roof of her family’s mud house. She cried from exhaustion, unable to sleep through the...
Irma traces path of destruction from Cuba to Florida
Hurricane Irma wreaks havoc, leaving chaos and turmoil in its wake. Streets are unrecognizable under heavy water in the Caribbean after its destruction. Homes are demolished. Utility poles, signs, and trees have been uprooted. More than 20 people were killed and death...
Chaina’s story: Her life wasn’t the only one saved
When Jean stumbled through the gates of the Haiti Rescue Center, she was desperate for someone to help her 2-year-old daughter. She had no idea that little Chaina wasn’t the only person who would be rescued that day. Jean had spent the past two years fighting to keep...
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