By Bill Dedman, msnbc.com
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Before the massive earthquake that decimated the Haitian capital, a woman in Pennsylvania came to Lifechurch mission director Ramon Crespo with a check in hand to support the church’s work. He said he didn’t even look at the amount. “I told her to keep her money. I didn’t need [...]
By NBC News’ Amna Nawaz and Andrew Scritchfield
ABOARD THE USS Bataan – The men and women of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit had barely unpacked their bags before the call came to deploy to Haiti. They just returned to Camp Lejeune in North Carolina five weeks ago, after a seven-month overseas deployment running training missions [...]
By David Britt-Friedman, msnbc.com senior video producer
After an arduous nine-hour drive from Santo Domingo, members of the Lifechurch of Allentown, Pa., finally reached the orphanage they run in Port-au-Prince. (Read the complete story in the next post).
Senior Pastor Randy Landis describes the emotions he felt when his team finally arrived to find everyone safe [...]