MFO Ambassador Pilgrimage to Les Cayes…Take TWO (Earthquake Update)

One week after the 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit “the Big South” – southwestern part of Haiti, Jean Louis dispatched a team of eight ambassadors to Les Cayes, including five resident students. They took the campus transport van and loaded it full of supplies. While there, they distributed rice, beans, clothing, small toys and lots of smiles and goodwill! Jonel, our boy’s campus director, spoke with authorities to bolster awareness of the orphanage and offered condolences to the many individuals who had lost homes and family.

As the ambassadors arrived back in Hinche on Monday, Jean Louis said, “We didn’t really help that many, but did what we could.” You could hear the sadness in his voice as there are so many still waiting for help. I asked, “Do you know the story about the starfish?” He didn’t – and I’ll share it with him on our weekly call. “Well,” I said, “for those you helped, you have made a difference. However small it may seem, it is still something. And something is better than nothing.” He agreed. This is truly an amazing story. We constantly hear about aid coming from outside Haiti, but rarely do we hear about aid being dispatched from within. The MFO Ambassador trip to the earthquake-ravaged “Big South” was incredible – sharing something with those who lost everything – simply put: compassion for the fellow man.