On the News! Talking about Haiti

Lots of difficulty in Haiti right now.

We are working on a solution to get supplies in.

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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. —

For nearly 20 years, Habitat for Children Ministries has provided supplies to the children of Haiti.

Now, when the need is at its greatest, the group in Port St. Lucie is struggling to help.

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“For me, seeing what’s going on right now, it hurts,” said Meschac St Amour.

St Amour grew up in Haiti and is now the president of Habitat for Children Ministries.

Cris Escher is the Vice President.

“We provide health care, food, community services for families, especially children, in Haiti,” Escher said.

Haiti is currently in turmoil.

Gang activity and widespread violence have left essentials like food, water, and medicine in very short supply.

Most residents have been forced to shelter and are unable to leave their homes.

“Sometimes, people are not just dying because of the gun activities,” St Amour said. “They’re starving.”

“With limited movement, without gas, without food, you can’t do that, and it’s scary,” Escher said.

Habitat for Children Ministries has about half a dozen people on the ground in Haiti trying to help.

But they’ve been unable to get much-needed supplies into the country.

The airports are controlled by the gangs, and the roads are shut down.

Despite that, St Amour and Escher promise they will find some way to get those supplies to those who need them.

Right now, they’re just not sure how they’ll do it.

“We’ve got to be ready,” St Amour said. “We’ve got to be ready when it’s open. Because right now, it’s hard. It is hard, so we have to keep them alive.”

“And that will happen,” Escher said. “And it’s going to happen soon.”

Because of the difficulty delivering supplies, Habitat for Children Ministries is asking for donations of money.

Donations can be made on their website.