Well as they say in every big operation, expect some small setbacks. Today on our way back from purchasing provisions for the team at Bill Jackson's, including water purifiers, tents, and food, we got the bad news that our line on the helicopter had evaporated. Unfortunately for us this broke our chain of delivery and makes the mission much, much, more dangerous. As many of you may know both the Dominican Republic and Haiti can be challenges in the best of times for safety. We are now without a way to get the last 100 miles to where we need to be. Until we can secure a safe transportation link we cannot put the team at risk.Our new modified plan is to still go tomorrow with wheels up at 10 am with the jet loaded with supplies along with Dr. Hirsch. Doctor Donigal, a local Dominican physician, is trying to arrange ground transport for us. We are also going to try to establish a new transportation link. Stay tuned on the next development.
We are also working on an additional channel as well to get our team and supplies to where they need to be. Keeping our fingers crossed on this.
Additionally, we had an amazing outpouring of support this evening from St. Raphael's Catholic Church. Thank you so much for your support and prayers St. Raphs!
Special thanks to our paypal supporters, your donations went directly to purchasing supplies for the Medical team today and will have a direct impact on the mission and the people of Haiti. Watch for a list of all the supplies as soon as I can get it typed in.
Thank you to Bill Jackson's for giving us a special discount on the supplies, and thank you also to Alysa Tawil for being my wingman today. She was a great help in keep the supply train organized.
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