Haiti Update

Children at the Foy Ti Zanmi Jezi (Little Friends of Jesus) Orphanage in Port au Prince, Haiti, received handmade "Hearts for Haiti" cards from the children at Sacred Hearts Academy in the Diocese of Honolulu, Hawaii. The orphanage was badly damaged in the quake, but thanks to the actions of the older children in getting the little ones out of the building, all of the children survived. A CRS team arrived at the orphanage with food and toys for the children.

I visited there three months after the quake with some soccer balls for the children and the hearts. School has “reopened” and classes are now held under a series of tarps around the edge of the orphanage. During the days, the orphanage also acts as a school for local children. Despite the hardship and the damaged building around them, the children are clearly living and learning in a loving and nurturing environment thanks to care of the Missionary Servants of the Sacred Heart. CRS partnered with the orphanage long before the quake and will continue to care for
them in the months and years to come.

Tom Price, CRS Senior Communications Manager