Caring and Sharing Mission

By Mitch Albom
Free Press Columnist
First of three part story
• Part 2: Amid devastation in Haiti, gratitude fills their hearts
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — They are just children. Some arrived as babies. Some lost their parents. Others were turned over because no one could afford to feed them. Together, over the years, they formed a cherished bond inside [...]

People glad to be alive, but now face challenge of surviving
By Mitch Albom
Free Press Columnist
Last of three parts
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — His body jerks uncontrollably. His right arm pounds against his chest. His eyes are rolled back. His legs rise and fall.
“Unnnn!” he grunts, repeatedly, a horrible sound, a frightening sound, you can see the fright [...]

By Mitch Albom
Free Press Columnist
Second of three in series
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — She is 16 and she comes from a large family, but the large family is gone now. All of them. Eleven died when the earth opened in Haiti.
Linda survived.
Children emerge like spirits from the rubble of disaster; they can hover outside the horror they [...]