Ron Noseworthy is the team leader in Haiti. He is from Kenora, Ontario.
"I have been on 4 previous deployments and none compare with the massive destruction of this one.
A little over 7 weeks after the earthquake & the need in this country is staggering. There are huge makeshift tent camps all over the city of Port au Prince, made of cloth, cardboard and any flimsy material available and with the rainy season approaching, it is frightening. We get continuous heart wrenching requests for help. On the positive side, we have over 8000 tents out.
Tom Henderson, the founder of ShelterBox, just spent 5 days with us and indicated, that he hopes we can put up to 20,000 tents into the city. This still pales compared to the statistic of over 100,000 families without homes.
I know that many of you have supported ShelterBox & I just wish you could see the hope that these tents & supplies that you have paid for, bring to desparate people. I accompanied a helicopter ride into the mountains today where we distributed 164 boxes. The expressions of relief on the faces of the recipients was palpable.
In these incredible disasters there are many heart warming stories. We have a wonderful driver of our van, Philippe, who has done everything for us including protecting our personal security. Tonight we learned that he is a lawyer, with no work in his profession because of the earthquake.
I am fine, we have a good handle on the security situation. It has been a bit daunting leading a team of 7 and dealing with boxes numbered in the thousands, rather than the usual hundreds, but my team had been great and very supportive."
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