Personal,Travel 01.14.2010 HAITI …a tribute

So again, it’s the end of the week and I find myself back on the blog. This blog post however, is slightly different, no weddings or engagements, but a tribute. I’m sure you all know about the earthquake in Haiti that has left thousands dead and many more injured and homeless. Rico and I had the opportunity a couple of years ago to visit Haiti with the organization that I work for during the week (yep, I do have another job right now doing HR for seriously one of the best organizations around…how lucky am I?) called Plant With Purpose. One of the countries that PWP works in is Haiti and they brought Rico and I along to do some photography and visit the field. Seriously fell in love with the Haitian people, so hospitable, so beautiful, and so joyful. Our hearts are broken over this tragedy, over the loss of life, the loss of homes, and the loss of hope that a lot of these people are experiencing….People that greeted us personally with open arms, let us sleep in their homes, let us eat their food, let us listen to their stories. As fellow humans, brothers, and sisters, we need to reach out to the Haitian people the best way that we can, whether that be through donating, photography tributes, or even just your prayers. Please join with Rico and I as we celebrate this beautiful country and amazing people, praying for safety during this time of immediate need and then hope and endurance for the many months of recovery and rebuilding ahead. Below are pictures that we took while in Haiti, please take a look and see who it is you’re praying for and supporting, they really are quite fabulous (referring to the subjects of course, not the photos). Love you all!

If you would like to make a donation to the immediate relief efforts we recommend donating to the Red Cross or World Vision. If you would like to donate to the recovery and rebuilding efforts that will take place for the months to come then I recommend donating to Plant With Purpose.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




thank you so much for taking the time to post this and the links to helping organizations. the photos are beautiful and the smiling faces are a nice contrast to the horrific images we’re now seeing from Haiti. its amazing how STUDIOcastillero’s work really touches people on so many levels.

Comment by teri b. 01.14.10 @ 2:04 pm

Seriously awesome guys. Thanks for posting this. :)

Comment by Emily Faulknor 01.14.10 @ 2:38 pm

stunning. you two are angels. thanks for sharing.

Comment by andie 01.14.10 @ 4:16 pm

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Thank you! You’re ability to capture emotion is astounding! What a great perspective on all that is going on.

Comment by allison 01.15.10 @ 12:11 pm

Incredible, brought tears to my eyes. Thank you for the post.

Comment by Kristin Shultz 01.15.10 @ 10:15 pm

Beautiful Rach and Rico. Thanks for sharing . . .

Comment by Nealey 01.19.10 @ 6:25 pm