More from Zone of Death

A final count of our immediate family in Hayti? No fatalities. Last week Nadia's Maren/godmother called. Her name is Marie-Michelle. She had been reported confirmed dead immediately after the quake. Now it is revealed that she and Nadia, our 9 year old daughter, are in a displaced persons camp by the Dominican border and have been treated by Dominican doctors. Perhaps they are inside the DR, it is unclear. They don't have a cell phone number to call them back. After three weeks of failing hope this was wonderful news.

Lucienne will be flying in to Santo Domingo on the 8th of February and taking a bus overland. She is taking a tent which was donated here in New Orleans and LED flashlights, etc. Mostly money. Our friend Thor Burnham is in Port au Prince now rounding up and taking care of his wife's family who are sleeping on the street around Delmas 30. My mother in law Vanita Louis is camping in PetionVille at Place Saint Pierre, the central square of the city. Jeff, the 14 year old cousin has a Voila cell phone and is taking care of business. Luckily Vanita has her identification so she is able to get money from Western Union or Moneygram, etc.

Brother Marcel found his three children. Where were they? Dunno, but the first reports were that they were missing. Sister Beatrice has her two kids. Our very first call was from Beatrice's ex-husband who came immediately from Santo Domingo to search and reported that the whole neighborhood where they lived had fallen into the ravine and no one was to be found.

The eventuality of everyone being found alive after so many have died is amazing. Merci Bon Dieu.

My sister Pamela Lyall got a lot of interest among her friends and started a prayer circle to envision Nadia alive and well. That seems to have worked out well. Some of her people wanted to send money directly to family of people whom they know, rather than to an aid agency. That is an excellent concept as well.

Some of our friends and family who may wish to contribute to a salvation fund for my wife's family in Haiti.
Here is a facebook email which I sent to Tracy in Humboldt.

Western Union is the best way now, cause it is free. They are waiving all transfer fees to Haiti.
I just sent $200 at the corner mini mart with a WU transfer desk. I picked up the dedicated phone
at the little table and talked to a woman who answered. I just told her "$200 to Vanita Louis in Haiti".
I took the order to the clerk and paid him; he entered it into a WU terminal and gave me a receipt.
(this was the first time I had ever done this) On that receipt is a confirmation number.
That number (and her ID) is what allowed Mama (Vanita Louis) to get the money at her local WU agent in PetionVille

So, there is the method to get money to Roxannes Grandmama, who will feed about 8 children.

Merci d'avance