Earthquake update

On Saturday morning, August 14th, a 7.2 earthquake devastated the Southwestern part of Haiti! The epicenter of the earthquake was approximately 78 miles from Port-au-Prince

Late Tuesday afternoon, the Civil Protection Agency raised the death toll to 1,941 and the number of injured to more than 9,000. Haiti’s 3rd largest city, Les Cayes, suffered the most casualties, with two nearby towns totally destroyed.

The quake was felt in Port au Prince, which had minimal damage and is where most of our students reside.  All of our sisters are fine and presently in a week-long retreat before school starts. Our Damassin school lost the fence and gate around the school, which keeps the children safe. The school in Coteaux has some structural damage. 

All in all, our students and sisters, to my knowledge, are fine at this time.

If you would like to donate specifically to the earthquake, donate here.  Create a PayPal account and donate using your credit card. Donations can be sent to Haitian Outreach, PO Box 16, Fitchburg, MA 01420

Your donations will go directly to the sisters for repairs and rebuilding, as well as to help those in need from the earthquake!

God bless and thank you,
Pauline Aliskevicz – director Haitian Outreach
Paula Lanson – co-director