Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Haiti & My Nephew

My thoughts are with the people of Haiti tonight. Even more, my thoughts are with my nephew, Josh. He is currently living in the Dominican Republic, which shares the island of Hispanola with Haiti. He lives 150 miles away from the quake epicenter. He is fine tonight and didn't experience damage from the quake, but I worry about what life in that area may look like over the coming months as the Haitian people find limited aid from their government. Already that area is racked by poverty and unrest. As people begin fleeing into the Dominican Republic, what does that mean for Josh's safety and security in his last nine months in that country? I suppose I just want to know that he will make it home safe later this year and hopefully still be the same sweet and innocent kid he left as... So, my prayers are with Josh and with those on the island of Hispanola. I hope that aid comes swiftly and that comfort is found.

5 comments:

vic said...

I will keep my thoughts and prayers with your nephew- I too am quite saddened by everything going on in Haiti right now- V

The Boring Runner said...

Wow. Yeah hope all is well down there!!

Jackie said...

We'll be thinking of him E.

Adrienne said...

I'll be keeping your nephew in my thoughts during this very scary time...

The Boring Runner said...

So so??? How did you do this weekend???? (Sorry, I'm just now getting unburied from my blogs)

BTW - what happened to the travel post? I FEEL your pain, but enjoy the travel perks too. Last year I spent 130 nights in hotels.