A Newfoundland woman who runs an orphanage in Haiti says there is no end in sight and a lot more suffering ahead for Haitians.
Twenty-five years ago, Karen Huxter visited Haiti for the first time. Since that trip, she has made the island country her second home and founded an orphanage and mission there known as ‘Hands Across the Sea.’
For months now, Huxter has been trying to get back to the orphanage where she is the director, but travel has been impossible as the country faces political strife. She’s made six attempts to get back, and just cancelled more flights yesterday.
Huxter says the situation is dire. Her assistant, who is Haitian, is running the orphanage while she is gone, and has told Huxter that she cannot come. She says she’s told the situation is dangerous with no roads open. Those who try are getting only so far before they’re locked in, robbed or worse, if they don’t surrender everything they have.
Huxter says although she knows they’re being looked after, she worries for the children. She says the older ones understand the situation in Haiti, but the younger ones aren’t listening, and are crying for their ‘mama’ to return.
Huxter says the country is filled with beautiful, resilient and fantastic people—but there is currently no end in sight.