Remembering Haiti
posted January 12, 2012 by HTC
And the world stood still…
We remember our friends – known and unknown – who have been impacted by the devastating earthquake that rocked Haiti just two years ago today, on January 12, 2010. Since that time, Healing the Children Oregon and Western Washington (HTC) has made a small but impactful footprint to help this nation [...]
Family becomes more than host to injured Haitian girl
posted December 19, 2011 by HTC
By Vincent T. Davis, vtdavis@express-news.net, San Antonio Express-News
When the Tips family vacationed in the northern coastal region of Costa Rica, they saw scenes that lingered long after they departed. They arrived during Spring Break in March 2010 to visit a friend who had opened a preschool. It was the first time the three Tips children had [...]
Haitian child undergoes Heart Surgery
posted July 27, 2010 by webmaster
Kellen T. Knott* – In January of 2010, Medical Teams International volunteer physician, Tom Martin of Portland, Oregon, while working at a medical clinic in Haiti identified a young girl, 15 year old Stephanie Privert, as a candidate for potentially lifesaving heart surgery in the United States.
When Dr. Martin identified Stephanie, she was underweight, had [...]
Members of Haitian Soccer Team Visit Hospital in San Antonio
posted April 24, 2010 by webmaster
San Antonio, Texas – Recently Mary Ullmann Japhet , Associate Executive Director for San Antonio Sports, had the privilege of accompanying a few Haitian National Soccer team players to Christus Santa Rosa Children’s Hospital to visit two beautiful 10-year-old Haitian girls, Naika and Bethlie. Healing the Children helped secure medical treatment in the US for [...]
Read More...Hatian Child Returns Home
posted February 28, 2010 by webmaster
Portland Oregon – 13 year old Schneider Orius was born with a severe heart defect in a remote village in northern Haiti. He had always wanted to play soccer, but in reality was only able to struggle slowly to school. He came to Portland, Oregon to the Oregon/Western Washington Chapter of Healing the Children (HTC) [...]
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