A sea of tents and tarps is what first appeared as we headed over the the crest of the hill in Jacmel, Haiti. Thousands of individuals displaced by the January 12th earthquakes have had to sleep in tents and make-shift homes that line the city’s streets and fill its parks.
I’m in the town with a team of medical personnel from North Georgia and we had just finished an exhausting day of seeing over 300 people in clinic. A few of us walked down to the “tent city” to see people living there and tell them about the next two clinics we will be having in a nearby neighborhood.
It has barely been a month since the catastrophe and the people living in tents have smiles on their faces and laughter in their voices. I joked with an elderly woman smoking a pipe, laughed with a parent about the large amounts of drool pouring from her baby’s mouth, and attracted a large crowd as I joined in on a game of jump rope with the kids.
We had stayed in the tent city for barely an hour entertaining with our antics, chatting, and making friends. When we left everyone was smiling and feeling great. No diagnoses had been made, no medication distributed. In fact, the calamity they had endured wasn’t even mentioned in conversation.
At first I’m inclined to declare the old adage that “laughter is the best medicine.” However, the formula is a bit more complex. I’m sure laughter is integral but these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.
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These are beautiful William.
Very touching. God bless you Brother, you have such a great gift with people.
Great Images. You certainly are a blessing to the entire human race.
Thank You William.
William ~ wonderful pictures. Great to see the artist made it into the canvas in at least one shot.
Thank you for the unique window you provide into the faces of of Haiti. Blessings brother.
Josh T.
so nice and clear…clean ans unique shot Will.
Great pics!