It's all in the numbers... so read on!

I'm whooped and still have much to do, so I'll make this post short, but very sweet!

Here's what Heart to Heart is doing in Haiti... read and be amazed!

5,000 patients

3 million US Dollars

98% direct use

$1:$20

Our teams of physicians and nurses started arriving in Port au Prince Haiti last Monday, January 18. In just over one week, they have seen over 5,000 patients! FIVE THOUSAND!!! Yes folks, our one organization alone has done some serious work. They have seen a myriad of orthopedic injuries, wounds, and illnesses that we rarely see in the States. As a nurse, I will probably never have a patient in my entire career who suffers and dies from tetanus. But I'm so sorry to say that tetanus is killing a large amount of people in Haiti. This one illness alone shows the little access to vaccines that many other countries have. Amputations continue by the masses, every day. It is estimated that 1/3 of the earthquake-affected population in Haiti will be amputees by the time this is all said and done. Is your heart breaking? Mine is! The medical situation is dire.

In addition to all the patients our volunteers have seen, Heart to Heart has delivered over $3,000,000 in medical supplies and medications to Haiti over the past week. Three million US Dollars!!! Praise God!

Though our medical teams are staying at a secure compound outside of PAP, secure remains a relative term. More earthquakes and aftershocks have caused them to stay in tents outside on many nights. And gunfire can be heard all throughout the night... we trust in our God to protect them from harm. Keep praying!!!

Our teams are dividing and conquering. One team goes out to the national stadium in PAP each day to see patients. Another team has stayed in the devastated city of Leogane to provide much needed care there. And yet more teams are traveling elsewhere. The impact that Heart to Heart is making is widespread and huge. It is through financial donations that we can continue to do this work. Would you consider contributing to Heart to Heart (HHI)? Here are more numbers: 98% of the financial donations made to HHI go straight to the people. No other NGO can boast this at all. Most of them spend 12-15% of donations on overhead/administrative costs. HHI only uses 2%!!! And for every $1 donated, HHI is able to leverage $20 of in-kind donations, namely medications and medical supplies.

So...

5,000 patients

3 million US Dollars

98% direct use

$1:$20

It's all in the numbers. Who will you choose to give your money to?

www.hearttoheart.org

Jessie