Recovery and Reportage » Urgent Appeal for Medical Help in Jacmel – (From Danielle Saint-Lot with Vital Voices)

15 January 2010

Dear All:

We urgently need in Jacmel: an orthopedist, two anesteniologists and a surgeon.

I am safe with my daughter and my staff in Jacmel. Jacmel old city is completely destroyed. We are homeless and living in a camp in a Catholic community with 200 people that have lost more than their houses. We have been blessed.

In the Jacmel region around 2,000 families has been affected leaving around 20,000 people in very bad conditions. For the moment we have an estimate of 150 deaths but some children are still under a shool building. We have set up 4 camps one of them with 4,000 persons.

I am part of the local camps management. We are doing our best to manage the situation in Jacmel with the assistance of the UN and local authorities. But we are still traumatized and are waiting for humanitarian assistance. The earth is still shaking at night.

Early by 5:00 am every morning, for two hours there are like 500 – 600 people on the streets singing religious songs, dancing and blessing God for being alive. It is like a parade, the local way of healing their pain, it is vey impressive. A real therapy for these victims which have lost everything except their Faith.

My phones do not work. My blackberry works once in a while. I will be checking my mail everyday at 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. at the Cyvadier Hotel.

Keep on praying for Haiti!

Danielle Saint-Lot

“Si tu crois, tu peux”
(509) 3-467-8801 (509) 3-730-0117

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Posted By: shaver on January 15th, 2010 7:18 pm

heard interview this morning<(CBC Canada – radio), with professor from New York about students filming disaster;
just writing to encourage you and bless you as a former filmaker and someone who is praying for you daily. Take
Courage and stay strong !! Que dieu vous benisses. CWS
Posted By: JEAN DOMOND on January 15th, 2010 8:29 pm

My heart goes out to the people of Jacmel. I saw the video that Cine Institute recorded on CNN. I copied the link on my Facebook page. I am passing along this message for help of medical assitance to Facebook and the world.

Hang in there, help is on the way.

Jean Domond
Posted By: Maxime Lazard on January 15th, 2010 10:27 pm

Our prayers are with you. My mom is from Jacmel. This wonderful city will always have a special place in our hearts. I hope to be there as soon as possible.
Posted By: Tracy Eckard on January 15th, 2010 10:58 pm

We are all praying here in America for your help to arrive quickly and for healing to take place physically and emotionally. I am a therapist and agree that the fact your people continue to praise God in this time is therapy and healing. I Praise God for saving those of you that He has and for He will continue to do for all of You!!

Tracy E
Posted By: Bob Graham on January 15th, 2010 11:45 pm

My heart and prayers go to the people of Jacmel. I was in your town in Febuary 2008 and I like it and I had plan to come again this year. Please send me more pictures and tell me if you can How many people in Jacmel lost their lives. I live in Tampa Florida.
Thanks Bob Graham
Posted By: Janna Brown on January 16th, 2010 12:49 am

I read about Jacmel’s damage and if I’ve read about you, then certainly everyone else has by now, too, since I am just an ordinary American citizen with a computer. At least one orthopedist friend of mine from Oregon, USA is looking for an agency with whom he may unite and travel to Haiti to assist. I will mention Jacmel to him so that if he has any choice, perhaps he will be able to select your town.
For now, all I can give are my fervent prayers and donations to several charities whom I know will do the most possible good for you in Haiti, somewhere.
God bless the student filmmakers whose courage to cover the local stories in Jacmel are so inspiring!
Qui … si tu crois, tu peux!
Posted By: patrick on January 16th, 2010 12:52 am

salut Danielle:

Mon nom est Patrick et je suis un pasteur aux E-U – nous avons une petite equipe de medecins qui sont pret a venir a jacmel. De plus, nous travaillons dans un petit village dans les montagnes pres de jacmel-Lartigue.
D’abord, est-ce que l’hotel Cyvadier est disponible en ce moment? J’ai 4 ou 5 docteurs dans notre eglise qui pourraient etre a jacmel en 4 ou 5 jours. C’est difficile, comme tu le sais, d’entrer a Haiti. Nous sommes en train de louer un bateau de quelque parts – de DR, de Puerto Rico, etc.
Si tu a l’opportunite, telephone-moi aux etats-unis a 719.337.9142
merci et il y a beaucoup de monde qui prie pour toi et le pays.
patrick dow
Posted By: Sandra Vanessa on January 16th, 2010 2:23 am

Dear Danielle: I’m from Puerto Rico an island very close to your country. Please tell your people to keep on with their faith. The whole world is concerned about what happend and looking forward to help your people. My country is collecting money, food and medicine thru the Red Cross Organization, as well as many other countries too! So please keep up with your faith, our prayers and our hearts are with you! God bless!!!
Posted By: yemitsu cadet on January 16th, 2010 4:02 pm

Nous avons fait circule le email pour la demande de demande d’assistance medicale aux personnes que l’on connait a montreal (hopitaux)et nous demanderons aussi de le faire copier sur facebook aujourd’hui.

Tenez bon nous ne vous oublions pas et les secours arrivent bientot sachez que tout le monde se mobilise a montreal et ailleurs.

yemitsu cadet
Posted By: Christine & Barbara on January 16th, 2010 4:19 pm

Dear Danielle,

We have heartfelt empathy for the desperate situation in Jacmel. We think the Cine Institute project is an amazing cultural process at the grassroots level. You have our best prayers and wishes.

Christine & Barbara Tamms
Posted By: Ruth on January 16th, 2010 7:43 pm

Wish I could offer you more concrete help. Know that we are with you in spirit and doing what we can. I have forwarded your appeal to Medecins Sans Frontieres. Don’t know if this will help, but I’ll pass it on anyway – BBC World Service is broadcasting to Haiti over the weekend 11860 kHz (25 MB) or 9410 kHz (31 MB). Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Ruth
Posted By: Mary Ann Allagood on January 16th, 2010 9:01 pm

Dear Danielle,

As the mom of a young student of the arts (writer) I want to say that artists of all kinds are spreading the word of your need. Be strong, believe that kindness will soon be with you, from all sources. Our prayers are with the people of Jacmel.

Mary Ann & Kelsey Allagood
Posted By: Tiffany on January 16th, 2010 9:51 pm

Danielle:

We are trying to coordinate an aid boat to the dock in Jacmel. We have several contacts on-ground and are trying to pool resources. Please contact me as soon as possible.

tiffany@haitiaid.org
Posted By: Amy on January 18th, 2010 10:20 pm

Danielle,

Our organization is working with some doctors who are looking to come down to Haiti in the next couple weeks. Please contact me and let me know if they may be of some help in Jacmel and also if so what medical supplies are needed as we are working to get medical supplies brought down there as well.

You can email us at: info@nickycruzoutreach.com

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