Sisters of Mercy
On the morning of April 2nd 2011, six Sisters of Mercy set off to Haiti, along with 350 other volunteers, to work on the Haven Partnership Build it Week 2011. The sisters had been prepared and ready to travel to Haiti in October 2010, but because of the cholera outbreak, the trip was postponed.
So, in many ways, it was a very long journey to Haiti.
The excitement was palpable at Dublin airport as everyone checked in and counted down the last few minutes before this long awaited trip began. 350 eager volunteers eventually reached the site at Gonaives at 2am on April 3rd, exhausted and longing for sleep. However, a mere 4 hours later they were up and dressed in their Haven T-shirts and ready for work.
This video tells the story and we hope you enjoy watching it.