News from Operation Love The Children of Hait

I just received this email from a friend of Jasmine and Greg Martinson, who run the orphanage Operation Love The Children of Haiti (OLTCH). She has had limited contact with Jasmine via text phone. They are located in Gracie near Leogane. Here is what she had to say:

Hi, this is Lisa. I am writing on behalf of Jasmine and Greg as they are unable to find internet or a reliable phone connection to give updates. I am a nurse and volunteered at the orphanage the month of August as well as in December. I arrived back in the states just one week before the earthquake. Jasmine and Greg are alive and unharmed as well as are all the children. The orphanage is still standing but was severely damaged in the earthquake. The support beams are cracking so there is no telling how long the building will remain standing. Right now all of the children have been evacuated from the building and are at the nursing school in Leogane, which has turned into a refugee camp for the community. 5,000 people currently inhabit the school grounds seeking medical attention and safety. They are quickly running out of food and water/juice for the kids to drink. There is a lot of sickness, infection, injury and death in Leogane. The town was hit harder than Port au Prince yet has not received any relief to date. Any donations can be made directly on the website and are tax-deductibe. The obejctive right now is to find a place for them to live. There is a team from MN going down on Saturday who hopes to bring down desperately needed tents. Pray and send support. Communication with Jasmine has been limited to text messaging. The phone calls sometimes connect, and we can hear them but they cannot hear us on the line. Pray for their safety and health and for quick help to come.