Here is a photo of a woman sitting at what used to be her home. While driving through a couple times, I noticed that she had not moved from that chair all day. I asked our team to stop for a moment and went to sit and speak with her. She didn’t really look at me directly but she opened up about her story right away. Her name is Nadu. She explained that her children and grandchildren were all in the house when the earthquake hit. She had gone to the market to purchase food for the afternoon. She ran back to find that her whole entire family had been killed. I asked her why she was sitting there. She said that she is waiting for them to come back or for God to take her as well. I asked her about her plans for the future. What she said next was heartbreaking. Nadu said, “All of my family is gone and I am old. Haiti will never get any better than this. So I will just suffer here until I die."
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Sometimes we see those who feel that life is no longer worth living.....this is part of that which I knew you would see. Nothing could prepare you for this, but remember her....she is worth whatever love which you may impart to her. You cannot give her or anyone hope, this is an internal decision...but you may reassure them that they are not forgotten and that they are loved. Keep your head up and you knees down! Keep going!
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