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This is a photo of a family. A beautiful, strong family.
A mother, a father, and five of their six children.
The oldest son is 24 and has gone to school. He is their hope for a better future.
When he comes home from school he will join his mom and dad and brothers and sisters in a "home" with "walls" made of sheets and a "roof" made of woven banana leaves.
They might be able to cook some rice for dinner. They don't eat dinner every night. They need to be careful about their food and charcoal supply. If tonight is a night to cook, to eat, they will step outside of their "home" and cook in a large pot over charcoal just outside their front "door". If their neighbors need food, they will share.
When the sun begins to go down they will whisper to one another by candle light as they lie on thin mats placed on top of the rocks. Throughout the night the rain will fall and the sheets will be blown by the wind. They will move things around to try to avoid the steams of water that run through, under, and around their meager belongings. As hard as they try, they will not rest, they will not sleep.
The sun will rise, a new day will come, and they will survive another day.
13 comments:
T/T,
This may be a super dumb idea, but doesn't or didn't the US have a bunch of trailers after Katrina?
Just wondering out loud.....
Thank you for showing us, again, the face of Haiti ... for introducing us to the people of Haiti ... for taking the time to care about "the least of these".
I posted your "Physical Therapy" video on my blog yesterday, with links to your story.
Laurel
This reality breaks my heart. Thanks for keeping it in front of us!
Bless you for sharing this story. Their story. As hard as it is to read...it's their story. Thank you.
maybe some hope for housing in the next year. http://www.habitat.org/disaster/active_programs/haiti_earthquake.aspx
thank you
Heavy sigh.........My girls birth family is also living like this from the way it sounds.......
We love this family and have strong connections to them ... we hope to find a way to rebuild with them.
i'm multiplying this by about 300,000 people and then considering that most of the families are also suffering from the grief of losing multiple loved ones and/or injuries suffered in the earthquake.
unimaginable.
thanks troy. this is the kind of thing that helps people to begin to comprehend what's continuing to happen there. i know it does that for me.
Thank you for sharing this and even more..that you reach into the lives around you..gulping down a huge lump in my throat wishing I could DO something...praying for this lovely, sweet family...
Wonderful idea to focus on individual families, their stories. Before. And now.
Thank you for your work, and for being there.
Is there news about Amanda's situation?
Profound, so true!
Sa fe'm tris anpil....
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