Today marks the one year anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti -- a day likely all of us remember, whether we saw it on television or lived through it in Port-au-Prince. It is painful to revisit those images and we are all remembering friends and family and children we have lost. While there is still much to be done, Joan Conn, Executive Director of the Restavek Freedom Foundation (an organization that helps child slaves) offers this:
I want to tell you that there has been progress in Haiti -- and you have played a key role in impacting many lives in a positive way. I see progress every day in the faces of our staff who are giving so much of themselves to be creative and smart and tenacious in helping their country find hope. I see it every day in the stories about children who have been living in servitude and who are now increasingly finding joy and freedom despite the chaos around them. Do not lose faith in Haiti. There is progress and there is hope and hope looks like...
