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• Compassion Int'l still helping Haiti recover

  January 13, 2011 9:30 AM

  In the year since an earthquake devastated Haiti, survivors have dealt with political unrest, flooding and a cholera outbreak. Through it all, Colorado Springs-based Compassion International has worked to ease the misery for residents of the desperately-poor island. "Part of our activities in the last year have been... more »

• Dan Woolley says he's going back to Haiti

  December 21, 2010 12:12 AM

  Dan Woolley spent 65 hours trapped in the rubble of the Haiti earthquake. The Colorado Springs man works for Compassion International and had just arrived in Haiti when the quake hit last January. His friend and co-worker, David Hames, died in the same hotel where Woolley was trapped. He's... more »

• Haiti, 6 months later

  July 12, 2010 8:02 PM

  Six months after a devastating earthquake rocked Haiti, there's still a lot of work to be done. "People think the worst is over in Haiti, but it's really not." explains Katherine Redmond of Colorado Springs bases Compassion International. The already poor country is struggling to get back on its feet... more »

• 22 orphaned Haitians adopted in Colorado

  July 6, 2010 8:18 AM

  It's a life-changing day for 22 orphaned Haitian children--they're getting permanent families. Arapahoe County District Judge William B. Sylvester will preside over formal adoption proceedings for the children. All of them were orphaned by the Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti. Thirteen families are adopting the children. more »

• Frustrations await Bush, Clinton visit to Haiti

  March 22, 2010 11:16 AM

  Bill Clinton and George W. Bush are due in Haiti today, as they spearhead U.S. fundraising efforts in response to the January quake. And some Haitians are hoping to make their frustrations heard. A resident of the Bel Air slum says he wants the former presidents to know that... more »

• Haitian boy right at home with new family

  March 8, 2010 12:29 AM

  You may remember the Thomas family. We first spoke to them 6 weeks ago after they were finally able to bring home their adopted son Jeffry from Haiti. Already you'd think he's always been part of the family. "You would never know that he hasn't been in our family for... more »

• Local filmmaker returns from Haiti

  February 22, 2010 7:37 PM

  Robbie Repola, a Colorado Springs filmmaker just returned from the earthquake torn country of Haiti where he spent a week capturing images from the ravaged nation. He tells us it's a trip he won't ever forget. "You go into one neighborhood and you look at it and it's bombed out.... more »

• David Hames remembered at prayer service

  February 10, 2010 11:46 PM

  A church community weeps for one of their own after the body of Compassion International videographer David Hames was found in Haiti earlier this week. After weeks of waiting for him to be found in the rubble of the earthquake, the news of his death wasn't easy for friends and... more »

• Body of Compassion worker recovered in Haiti

  February 8, 2010 5:37 PM

  Relatives report that crews in Haiti believe they've recovered the body of Compassion International worker David Hames of Colorado Springs. Hames was buried in the wreckage of the Hotel Montana in Port-au-Prince during last month's devastating earthquake. The remains will be flown to Dover for forensic examination. more »

• Haiti charges U.S. church members with kidnapping

  February 4, 2010 3:40 PM

  A group of U.S. missionaries in Haiti was charged Thursday with child kidnapping and criminal association for allegedly trying to take children illegally out of the earthquake-hit country. After announcing the charges, Haitian Deputy Prosecutor Jean Ferge Joseph told the 10 Americans their case was being sent to an... more »

• Pueblo doctor returns from Haiti.

  February 1, 2010 9:37 PM

  Pueblo surgeon Dr. Jim Smith is no stranger to Haiti. The past few years he has traveled there as part of medical relief efforts. After the recent earthquake he and a team of medical staff headed to the torn country to help heal the injured. "When I first hit the... more »

• 32 Haitian orphans arrive in Denver

  January 25, 2010 10:14 AM

  Thirty-two Haitian children whose adoption by Colorado families was placed in limbo after a magnitude-7 earthquake struck Haiti arrived at Denver International Airport. The flight that arrived Sunday afternoon capped a 10-day effort by Gov. Bill Ritter, Colorado authorities, physicians, and businesses to help children unite with their adoptive families.... more »

• Haitian orphan comes home to Colorado

  January 25, 2010 12:12 AM

  Meet the Thomas family. Ryan, Naomi, Corina, Zach and Emma. This weekend they welcomed a new member to the family, 23 month old Jeffry. "This is just unbelievable!" says Naomi, "We just keep looking around saying, oh my gosh! We have four kids now!" Jeffry, a Haitian orphan, has... more »

• Colorado Springs man assessing Haitian rubble

  January 23, 2010 7:13 PM

  Compassion International member Tim Glenn left Colorado Spring this week, and is walking through the streets of Haiti trying help earthquake victims. In an already impoverished country, the people must start over from scratch. "It's just absolute devastation. You can't walk anywhere in Port Au Prince without passing buildings that... more »

• Search for David Hames continues

  January 23, 2010 12:32 PM

  Even though the Haitian government has ended search and rescue efforts for earthquake victims, the search for survivors at the Hotel Montana continues. Colorado Springs resident and Compassion International worker David Hames is one of those still missing from the hotel. According to a Hames family spokesperson, search and rescue... more »

• Haiti gov't says rescue phase over

  January 23, 2010 9:12 AM

  The United Nations says Haiti's government has declared the search and rescue phase for survivors of the earthquake over. The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says 132 people were pulled from the rubble alive by international search and rescue teams. Spokeswoman Elisabeth Byrs said Saturday that humanitarian relief... more »

• Social networking finding more of a place during tragedy

  January 22, 2010 12:47 AM

  These days information moves quickly, and there's a demand for it from Haiti. Compassion International has been really focusing on internet social networking during one of the first major disasters since the popularity of many major sites' has really boomed. It's proving to be a good way to get... more »

• Colorado lawmaker wants to send unused medicine to Haiti

  January 21, 2010 3:44 PM

  A state lawmaker wants to send unused medications to Haiti. Sen. Lois Tochtrop said Thursday that the bill would help overwhelmed medical clinics in Haiti but would also help keep medications out of the state's water supply. Her proposal would make it easier for nursing homes and hospitals... more »

• Wednesday prayer service for man lost in Haiti

  January 20, 2010 4:53 PM

  Vanguard Church in Colorado Springs is hosting a prayer service for David Hames, who has been missing since last week's earthquake that caused mass destruction in Haiti. It's part of the church's midweek worship service, starting at 6 p.m. in Theatre 6. Hames' family is not expected to... more »

• Local AF reservists heading to Haiti

  January 20, 2010 2:32 PM

  Air Force reservists from the Pikes Peak region are mobilizing to deliver humanitarian aid to earthquake-devastated Haiti. Approximately 50 reservists and two C-130 Hercules from the 302nd Airlift Wing at Peterson AFB will leave here Friday. They'll fly humanitarian missions in support of Haitian relief efforts. They're expected to... more »