Rubin, a twenty-something college student, wanted a better life. For years he studied, learned English, worked hard and did his best to keep his eyes focused on the future. But when the 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit Haiti on January 12 the school Rubin was in collapsed.
Of the 68 students in class that day only 12 lived -Rubin was one of them.
“I still sleep outside,” he confesses. “My sleep is no good.”
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Many things in Rubin’s life are not good right now. He has no place to continue his education, his plans for the future have been put on hold and he lost loved ones in the earthquake. But, there is one bit of good news - he is not going hungry like so many others in Port-au-Prince - and for that he is grateful.
“The Haitian people are resilient,” says Jim Batten, executive vice president of Convoy of Hope, who recently returned from Haiti where he met Rubin at one of Convoy of Hope’s main distribution points. “They are grateful for the help we have been able to give them.”
That help has come in the form of more than 1.7 million meals and the installation of dozens of water filters. More aid is coming. Already, Convoy of Hope has more than 1 million pounds of food and supplies headed for Haiti.
“The need in Haiti will be great for many months to come,” says Batten. “Convoy of Hope will not only continue our feeding programs, but also will help in the rebuilding process. We will be in Haiti for the long haul.”
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