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24619: Mwe (reply) re: 24716: lyall (comment) prices
LOCCM@aol.com
I hesitate to reply because being critical provides no solutions but I
offer my thoughts for whatever they are worth. Increasing prices for
nearly everything in Haiti is causing drastic hardship for the poor. We
recently took three children from a hut in Plaisance. The father was
killed leaving the family with no food. The father in law starved first
followed by the mother and the youngest baby. We took the two small
girls and boy that were still clinging to life. They survived. Walking
through the village nearest one of our orphanages, My wife and I found a
young boy who was nearly dead from starvation. He was too fragile to
lift so we picked him up by the sheet that he was lying on and took him
to the hospital at the Baptist mission. They said that he was too far
gone so we took him to the general hospital where he died two days
later. I noticed on another post that a group proposes building a
statue or monument to some brave Haitians. I respect their right to
promote this project but could the money be spent buying food for the
starving in honor of these heroes? I also cringed when I saw parks
being built in Haiti when I felt that other projects would have been
more beneficial for the poorest who are living in crisis. No apologies
needed if you choose to not list this post.
John Ba Mwe