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Upon hearing the news of last week’s devastating 7.0 earthquake in Haiti, Kimball Butler swung into immediate action: Contacting friends and colleagues... appearing on local media... initiating a fund raising drive. In short time, the passionate co-Director of VHP felt it was time to visit Haiti herself; to contribute with recovery efforts, as well as assess the situation of VHP’s supported projects. Along with other Americans close to VHP, Butler traveled to Haiti via the Dominican Republic and has been able to issue brief, yet graphic and revealing news:
January 19 (Posted by Donna Thomas, VHP)- “Word from Kimball is that she spent the night at a makeshift hospital on the border (of Haiti and the Dominican Republic) with 4 O.R.'s. They
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VHP volunteers in the back of the truck, delivering morphine to fresh postoperative amputee.
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have no narcotics. She is hoping to get to Fon Parisean today where they hope to set up camps for those trying to get out of Port au Prince.”
January 19 (Kimball)- “I'll be there tonight if we get the truck fixed. It needs a fuel filter. We are at the national laboratory, at the tent hospital-- just watched the amputation of a leg in tent on a crate with Ketamine.
“(VHP Haitian partner) Despagne is on his way to Duchity to bury the dead son of his cousin.
I Have seen some devastation!”
January 20 (Posted by Kimball’s sister, Laurel)- I was able to get thru to Kimball around 2pm today -- she, Elizabeth and Jason are fine - they went into Port au Prince today -- with a caravan of other cars -- all are OK - they were at a Belgium military setup while they were waiting to connect with Poulin (one of our Haiti family members - Despagne's- wife), then they are heading to Fon Parisean to work at a clinic/mission. They will connect w/ Stephanie, and Maria and her children who have arrived there . So far they are safe, and helping others!!!
January 21 (Donna)- Jason, Kimball, and Elizabeth drove a truck back and forth to a hospital on Delmas 33 transporting patients. They were able to get some morphine to bring back to a Haitian christian mission in Fon Parisian. Maria and her children are headed to the DR today. Stephanie is staying w...ith Kimball helping to translate. Despagne, Polene and family will come to Fon Parisian today and try to make a plan for the immediate future.
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