Dearest friends and family, January 14, 2010
Greetings in the name of our Lord. Nixon and I are doing well. We are trying to keep busy, keeping informed as to what is happening back home and trying to raise awareness as well as funds for our area. We understand that Port is in terrible shape but the surrounding areas were also greatly impacted. Our concern is that the majority of the help will go to Port and the surrounding areas will be the last to get aid. Jacmel, the small city in which we work is in devastated. Our goal right now is to get funds sent over there to help in the relief efforts made to help the city of Jacmel as well as it’s surrounding areas. Here is how you can get funds to Joy In Hope.
Greetings in the name of our Lord. Nixon and I are doing well. We are trying to keep busy, keeping informed as to what is happening back home and trying to raise awareness as well as funds for our area. We understand that Port is in terrible shape but the surrounding areas were also greatly impacted. Our concern is that the majority of the help will go to Port and the surrounding areas will be the last to get aid. Jacmel, the small city in which we work is in devastated. Our goal right now is to get funds sent over there to help in the relief efforts made to help the city of Jacmel as well as it’s surrounding areas. Here is how you can get funds to Joy In Hope.
Earthquake Relief - Donate at http://www.joyinhope.org/donate.asp and select "Immediate Needs" (or mail checks to JIH - Earthquake, 2731 NC Hwy 55 #251, Cary, NC 27519) to help provide much needed food and supplies to those affected by the earthquake.
Joy In Hope has a facebook page as well.
You can also look on our facebook page to see more pictures or see more updates. Nixon and I have a facebook page-Nixon Altidor as well as a blog: reachinghaitiforchrist.blogspot.com, joyinhopeboyshome.blogspot.com.
It is estimated that 75% of the buildings were damaged, and many are missing. Most of the community is sleeping outside, fearful that their homes were damaged. Our Joy In Hope team on the ground in Jacmel are also sleeping outside. We have no information as to how many are dead or missing. Both of the orphanages as well as our Boy’s Home are in good shape. Our home, in downtown Jacmel, has been closed up because of the risk of collapse. The Pye orphanage, one of the two orphanages under Joy In Hope, was damaged but we think it can be repaired. The Mangine orphanage held up very well.
Our boys spent their first night at the Mangine house, sleeping under the stars. Yesterday morning the boys went up into the mountains of Seguin, about two hours east of Jacmel, in order to check on their own families. Nixon and I expected that. We are a concerned about Mackenson, one of our boys in the Boy’s Home. He was having trouble finding the finances to come down and go back to school so he had not arrived back to Jacmel. We are hoping and praying that Mackenson was in the northern part of Haiti and was not at all affected by the Earthquake. Please keep Mackenson in your prayers.
Nixon was very worried about his father, who lives right outside of the city. After a lot of waiting, our people with Joy In Hope on the ground in Jacmel were able to check on Nixon’s dad, his new wife, and his 6 month old baby boy. Praise the Lord for this. Nixon still has another few brothers that he would like to hear from, on his mother’s side of the family, as well as some friends.
Nixon and I desperately want to be able to get back to Haiti but we just don’t know what we will be able to do at this point. We are scheduled to fly out next Wednesday, the 20th of January. We will just have to wait to see if we can get a flight out at that time. We are thinking we will not be able to take any of the clothing and supplies that we are gathering. Jacmel is a 3 hour drive east of the capital of Port and it will take time for those roads to be passable. We are thinking we might have to backpack it into Jacmel, perhaps by motorcycle. At this point we are not gathering any more supplies or clothing to take back to Haiti. We will get what we have to Haiti, whether in the near future or later future.
Right now our goal is to just spread awareness as to our local needs in Jacmel. If you have any groups or churches that we could share a few words with, please contact us. We can also be reached at 915-449-0861.
Norma Hinojos was interviewed yesterday by abc 7-local news. Nixon and I were interviewed today and it will be airing on abc at 10:00pm. Please spread the word and paste the joy in hope earthquake relief fund information on your facebook. Again, please let us know if we might be able to talk to any group and raise awareness as well as raise funds for the people of Jacmel.
We love you guys and pray blessings on you and your families. And thank you all so much for all your prayers and emails of love and encouragement. From the bottom of our hearts, thanks you. Attached is a picture of Mackenson as well as pictures of Jacmel, Haiti-home to us.
In Him,
Sandra and Nixon Altidor
Jer. 29:11
Joy In Hope has a facebook page as well.
You can also look on our facebook page to see more pictures or see more updates. Nixon and I have a facebook page-Nixon Altidor as well as a blog: reachinghaitiforchrist.blogspot.com, joyinhopeboyshome.blogspot.com.
It is estimated that 75% of the buildings were damaged, and many are missing. Most of the community is sleeping outside, fearful that their homes were damaged. Our Joy In Hope team on the ground in Jacmel are also sleeping outside. We have no information as to how many are dead or missing. Both of the orphanages as well as our Boy’s Home are in good shape. Our home, in downtown Jacmel, has been closed up because of the risk of collapse. The Pye orphanage, one of the two orphanages under Joy In Hope, was damaged but we think it can be repaired. The Mangine orphanage held up very well.
Our boys spent their first night at the Mangine house, sleeping under the stars. Yesterday morning the boys went up into the mountains of Seguin, about two hours east of Jacmel, in order to check on their own families. Nixon and I expected that. We are a concerned about Mackenson, one of our boys in the Boy’s Home. He was having trouble finding the finances to come down and go back to school so he had not arrived back to Jacmel. We are hoping and praying that Mackenson was in the northern part of Haiti and was not at all affected by the Earthquake. Please keep Mackenson in your prayers.
Nixon was very worried about his father, who lives right outside of the city. After a lot of waiting, our people with Joy In Hope on the ground in Jacmel were able to check on Nixon’s dad, his new wife, and his 6 month old baby boy. Praise the Lord for this. Nixon still has another few brothers that he would like to hear from, on his mother’s side of the family, as well as some friends.
Nixon and I desperately want to be able to get back to Haiti but we just don’t know what we will be able to do at this point. We are scheduled to fly out next Wednesday, the 20th of January. We will just have to wait to see if we can get a flight out at that time. We are thinking we will not be able to take any of the clothing and supplies that we are gathering. Jacmel is a 3 hour drive east of the capital of Port and it will take time for those roads to be passable. We are thinking we might have to backpack it into Jacmel, perhaps by motorcycle. At this point we are not gathering any more supplies or clothing to take back to Haiti. We will get what we have to Haiti, whether in the near future or later future.
Right now our goal is to just spread awareness as to our local needs in Jacmel. If you have any groups or churches that we could share a few words with, please contact us. We can also be reached at 915-449-0861.
Norma Hinojos was interviewed yesterday by abc 7-local news. Nixon and I were interviewed today and it will be airing on abc at 10:00pm. Please spread the word and paste the joy in hope earthquake relief fund information on your facebook. Again, please let us know if we might be able to talk to any group and raise awareness as well as raise funds for the people of Jacmel.
We love you guys and pray blessings on you and your families. And thank you all so much for all your prayers and emails of love and encouragement. From the bottom of our hearts, thanks you. Attached is a picture of Mackenson as well as pictures of Jacmel, Haiti-home to us.
In Him,
Sandra and Nixon Altidor
Jer. 29:11
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