The earthquake that struck South Haiti, didn’t care if it affected the crippled, the children, the blind, or the elderly. The earthquake struck the most vulnerable, anywhere and everywhere. While we were giving away the tents that you, our friends and partners purchased, it was such a joy to give tents to the elderly widows and grandmas, whose houses were destroyed.

Here, we found a grandma that was blind. When the earthquake struck, she was terrified because she was by herself in her house, and the fear of being left behind almost gave her a heart attack… but, thankfully, her little granddaughter rescued her. The other sweet grandma was also by herself and nearly made it out as the house was collapsing. These three little frail widows, grandmas, are just some of the sweethearts you have given a new “temporary home,” to. You are keeping them out of the rain and when the weather changes, they will be out of the cold night air.

If it “were not for you,” these little widows would be sleeping each night under sticks, or pieces of palm branches, pieces of ripped tin, or torn clothing. We were talking to the last little grandma when the rain began to pour down… so, we opened the flap of her tent and helped her inside. She sat down, very thankful to be out of the cold, windy rain.

“Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction and to keep himself unspotted from the world.” James 1:27.

I believe James loved his Grandma as much as we love these.

Sherry