Bentrott News from Haiti: CONASPEH meeting; Kim gets to be a doctor; update on orphan evacuations

Tonight there is a big chunk of news on the Bentrott's blog covering events of Tuesday as well as today.

First, Patrick reports on the CONASPEH meeting held Tuesday:

http://kimandpatrick.blogspot.com/2010/01/conaspeh-meeting.html

Money quote from Francois Villier,

The meeting ended with a reminder from Francois Villier that CONASPEH was not buried under rubble, it did not die with loss of life. CONASPEH is not a building or a physical space. Instead it is an organization that is constructed and ever stands through those committed to the strengthening liberation of the Haitian people. CONASPEH is a philosophy, a vision made tangible working to empower Haitians and change lives from the ground up through education, health care, skills training and the sharing of a liberating vision for Haiti centering on equality and justice. “When we fall, we must get up again. This is our job; this is what makes us strong. We must never stop working for our vision. We will rebuild. It will take a lot of work, but we will move forward because that is our service to each other and to God."

And there is more. Kim gives an update on how to send financial support for their mission in Haiti:
http://kimandpatrick.blogspot.com/2010/01/support.html

On Tuesday afternoon, Kim and Patrick made their rounds of various agencies and missions they have written about before, and Kim found great satisfaction in being able to treat some people in a small community of Haitians taking care of Haitians. It is kind of a long post, but uplifting to read and it shows the deep understanding of the culture that she brings as a gift to her healing. Access it here: http://kimandpatrick.blogspot.com/2010/01/week-gone-by.html

The most recent post details their visit to the American Embassy on Wednesday (today) to see about getting a humanitarian visa for Solomon so they can come to the states for a while to regroup and rest--although they plan to return to work with CONASPEH soon. Their case is still in limbo because---their files didn't have PICTURES! Amazing. Anyway, her update is here:
http://kimandpatrick.blogspot.com/2010/01/orphan-evacuation-update.html

I was glad to see these four new posts tonight after the worry of this morning's aftershocks.