Haiti earthquake: On site

January 2010

On site: Evaluating buildings, meeting people After a few days in Haiti, structural engineer Johann Zimmermann explains how the team of structural engineers working with MCC is speeding up the process of evaluating large building for soundness.
On site: Which buildings are safe? Structural engineer Johann Zimmermann writes about his first days of evaluating structures in Haiti.
On site: Questions and miracles Alexis Erkert Depp, an MCC worker in Haiti, candidly discusses her questions of God even as she recognizes the miracles.
On site: The depth of destruction Daryl Yoder-Bontrager writes from Haiti on Thursday, Jan 21, 2010.
On site: Sharing food, giving thanks In a Skype conversation Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010, Michel Garly reflects on how people are responding to the destruction in Haiti.
On site: Responding to the urgent, but looking long term Ben Depp writes about his experiences in Haiti in a Jan. 19 blog entry.
On site: Painstaking efforts to do normal tasks in Haiti Kathy Troyer writes about the challenges of communications in Haiti.

This page features first-person reflections, thoughts and observations from people who are responding to the Haiti earthquake.