Everything continues to be centered around one city while the rest of the country is ignored. So why is Haiti stuck? Why has the tyrant Duvalier returned to a country that has not moved forward since he was deposed? The problem seems not to be one of conceptualization but rather execution. On the international side, [...]
Haiti
Send Money Not Supplies to Haiti
Many charities are complaining that it’s impossible to sent supplies to Haiti right now. Well that makes sense as that is what every relief organization and government agency has been saying repeatedly. More than three weeks after the earthquake, donated goods are accumulating at small charities, sitting in shipping limbo because of costs and a [...]
Salvation Army Week of Compassion for Haiti
The Salvation Army in Saskatoon is embarking on a special fundraising event to help the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. From February 1-6, the Salvation Army kettles – normally seen during our annual Christmas campaigns – will be out at shopping malls and stores across Saskatoon. We need volunteers to make this happen. If [...]
Add two more to the “community of communities”
My friends Greg and Jackie’s adopted Haitian kids are in Canada tonight and they are able to give their twins a new home. After ten days of incompetence and indecision from the Government of Canada (while the rest of the world acted), things have finally worked out. The result is that God’s Littlest Angels orphanage [...]
The Canadian Response to the Haiti Earthquake
Update: Jason Kenney has announced the Government of Canada is expediting the process for kids who are in the adoption process. At the same time I am hearing that this is the same thing he said a couple of days ago and he didn’t announce any details which as you can imagine, is frustrating adoptive [...]
Contextless Thoughts
Some friends are adopting out of Haiti right now. Their kids survived but unlike almost every other western government, the Canadian government is not allowing adopted kids to come home to their adopted parents. Of course the orphanage where the kids are is overwhelmed by new cases, running low on supplies, and the resources that [...]
Earthquake in Haiti
The Big Picture has a series of photos that captures some of the devastation in Haiti. If you want to help, you can securely donate to Salvation Army relief efforts here or head down to your local Salvation Army Centre or church and just designate your donation for Haiti relief. The Salvation Army also has [...]
