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CTN News Jan 14 2011 - Haiti One Year Later Reiser Relief

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Provide essential services to many families in HAITI for their day-to-day efforts in survival. Providing fresh water, food and education.

On behalf of Reiser Relief Inc., I extend our warmest greetings to you and your families this autumn season. We are so grateful for the support that we have received from our donors. Thank You!

I remember the days when there were not freezers in the home and preserving the harvest for the winter months by canning was quite a challenge. Canning was always a great undertaking in late summer and fall, when hundreds and hundreds of jars were filled with the wonderful produce of the summer.

Reiser Relief needs to plan for its upcoming winter season as well by filling its stores, and you have the opportunity to make a huge difference for the poor in Haiti. With your help we can continue to provide essential services to many Haitian families in their day-to-day efforts for survival. These services include providing fresh water, stocking food centers, and funding education and eldercare facilities.

Cholera has sickened more than 450,000 people in Haiti. One of the leading causes of cholera is inadequate access to clean drinking water? What if you could make a difference in changing that by keeping our water delivery truck rolling to bring drinking water to many Haitian families

Our water truck is filling a endless line of buckets with water for the Haitian crowds of people are desperate for free water and then wathcing them placed heavy buckets of water on thier head as they through the narrow path of tin shacks is eye-opening. And shareing packets of food to schools and seeing the children is eye-opening and heartwarming.

In 1996 I went to Haiti with Brother DePaul. It was one of the most emotional trips I have ever experienced. I had seen slums in major cities of China, in Cairo, Egypt, and those in Mexico City. None of them would compare to the tragic realities of Cite Soleil, the slum of Port au Prince in Haiti, populated by 300,000 people. The poverty and desperate situations I witnessed tore my heart.

Their homes were one room shacks made of scrap lumber and corrugated steel. The interiors with dirt floors were furnished with a couple of old chairs, cooking space in the corner, and a worn rug on which 3 or 4 occupants slept. Piled in front of the dwellings were mounds of garbage, nearly 6 feet high. Sewage ran in open cement troughs along the dirt streets. A ditch with stagnant water and garbage ran through part of the city. In the distance was a huge garbage dump with people climbing about looking for food and most anything.

I visited schools after a night's rain. The dirt floors were a sea of ankle-deep mud. I visited one hospital, cared for by Americans doctors, in which there was one ward the size of a gym floor that had at least 80 beds, a dramatic contrast to our hospitals in America.

It would take many pages to speak of all I saw in 7 days. As I left the island, there was a burning in my heart and soul that I needed to do something to make a change in as many of these peoples' lives as possible.

Throughout my years as a priest, I have had the opportunity to travel to all parts of the world, witnessing first hand the suffering of those who aren’t blessed with the freedom we Americans too often take for granted. My trip to Haiti in the early 1990s impacted me far more than all my other journeys for in Haiti, I came face to face with the poorest of the poor, the “least” among us. Long before the 2010 earthquake devastated Haiti, I have been actively supporting the poor in Haiti.

Please know that these people are all God’s sons and daughters, as we are, each loved in an Infinite manner.

God Bless - Fr. Reiser

Reiser Relief Inc. is a volunteer run non-profit founded by Father Bernard Reiser, who has been involved with Haiti outreach programs for over 13 years; Bringing Hope To Haiti. Reiser Relief is based in Coon Rapids, MN and its mission is to help the impoverished people of the Caribbean country of Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.

Reiser's Ramblings Book - by Fr. Bernard Reiser "From farm living to an eternity in Heaven" Click for more information All profits from the sale of Reiser’s Ramblings go to Haitian relief efforts

Updates and Donor Comments

  1. Caroline LarsenCaroline Larsen 01/07/2012 at 02:38 PM ET
    You were the face of Christ when you were with us here on earth. Thank you for your example. Rest in Peace!
  2. Matthew Z GilsonMatthew Z Gilson 12/31/2011 at 06:05 PM ET
    Rest in Peace, Father. We are all better for knowing you.
  3. Brian LynchBrian Lynch 12/31/2011 at 04:06 PM ET
    Rest in peace, good and faithful servant.
  4. sybil hoffmansybil hoffman 11/17/2011 at 12:57 AM ET
    God Bless all who help the unfortunate
  5. Mark R. DalskeMark R. Dalske 11/16/2011 at 11:46 PM ET
    Mat God continue to bless and enrich the efforts of Reiser Relief
  6. Marilyn BaeslerMarilyn Baesler 11/16/2011 at 10:34 PM ET
    Blessings to you, Fr. Reiser for your dedicated work in Haiti!
  7. Robert J MaciejRobert J Maciej 11/16/2011 at 10:03 PM ET
    Keep up the great work volunteers
  8. Patty Connolly O'GormanPatty Connolly O'Gorman 11/16/2011 at 09:12 PM ET
    God bless Father Reiser ... the Connolly Family loves you and are grateful for all the 'light and love' you have brought to our world!
  9. Joyce Mary GetchellJoyce Mary Getchell 11/16/2011 at 08:41 PM ET
    Bless Fr. Reiser and all the dedicated volunteers!
  10. josie l bertiejosie l bertie 11/16/2011 at 07:15 PM ET
    this is a great project and Fr. Reiser and the poor appreciate every donation be it small or large God Bless all who work for the reiser Relief
  11. Rene J KopenRene J Kopen 11/16/2011 at 07:01 PM ET
    Thank you for your endless efforts to this cause!
  12. T BT B 11/16/2011 at 06:00 PM ET
    An Excellent Relief Organization
  13. Margaret McInernyMargaret McInerny 11/16/2011 at 05:40 PM ET
    God bless you Fr. Reiser for all the love and caring you give to the people of Haiti.
  14. JANET GILBERTSONJANET GILBERTSON 11/16/2011 at 05:33 PM ET
    God bless all of the people in Haiti, and thank you, Father Reiser, for all of your work and dedication.
  15. Kim GreskowiakKim Greskowiak 11/16/2011 at 05:21 PM ET
    God bless you and Haiti, Father Reiser.
  16. Tanya L PedersenTanya L Pedersen 11/16/2011 at 03:27 PM ET
    Blessings to the people of Haiti!
  17. Cindy Bernard NotchCindy Bernard Notch 11/16/2011 at 03:25 PM ET
    You are an amazing inspiration and have passed it onto your niece Margie Saatzer
  18. Colleen G. WernimontColleen G. Wernimont 11/16/2011 at 03:08 PM ET
    Father, you are Fantastic! God Bless You! Ralph
  19. Julie C. EngenJulie C. Engen 11/16/2011 at 03:05 PM ET
    You've always been an inspiration to us. It's been our pleasure to know you.
  20. Judith SmidaJudith Smida 11/16/2011 at 03:01 PM ET
    Thanks to Father and all the many volunteers who make this organization a great success. I hope all will give what they can to help it continue to grow!
  21. Thomas BorosThomas Boros 11/16/2011 at 12:55 PM ET
    Father Reiser, Thanks for all you do, We will continue to help you with your wonderfull works in anyway we can. May God watch over you and protect you always! Tom & Judy
  22. John McNallanJohn McNallan 11/16/2011 at 12:55 PM ET
    Thank You, Father Reiser & team!
  23. JoAnn SchmidtJoAnn Schmidt 11/16/2011 at 12:47 PM ET
    Praised be Jesus Christ! Father Reiser is a true shepherd! May God bless you abundantly, Father! Love and Prayers!
  24. Diane RitterDiane Ritter 11/16/2011 at 12:29 PM ET
    Father Reiser is an inspiration to all he meets!!! This is just another one of his " many" accomplishments. Love & Prayers to you Fr. Reiser!!!
  25. Larry A Vander PoelLarry A Vander Poel 11/16/2011 at 12:25 PM ET
    Excellent Father Reiser. For all you do thank you and keep up the great work. Larry & Kathy

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