Haiti's A Second Home

Most of us only know Haiti through the images we see on the news at four at Tampa man and the volunteers who work with his Christian ministry. Katie is a second home in tonight's keeping the faith Tampa Tribune reporter Michelle bearden shows us.

Challenges that lie ahead. We have a medical clinics there in Haiti. Which -- downstairs and living accommodations upstairs. Rests on -- is counting his blessings porch the way of the facilities we have -- felt by Americans no damage at all that property. The surrounding villages have candidates.

He's founder of living in faith. A ministry dancers Haiti with an eye clinic water purification systems and Christian education.

Found on their about the fifty times. Us in the last ten years. It's changed me in the head I'm commuting -- now -- essentially.

was supposed to fly to port -- prince -- January 12 the -- the earthquake struck. Instead he had stayed behind to finish up the Ministry's year end reports staff member Julie bring their remembers her first reaction stomachs the I think we just couldn't believe -- because they already have such desperate needs for many many things this could imagine the impact is gonna happen but. I'm -- a word we use that for his glory and that the country will be transformed.

Now you can see all these supplies donated to living in faith kept in a warehouse provided free by a local church. But there is a problem getting these items into the devastated country right now. -- is shipping costs and logistics so the best way to provide immediate help is cash.

We've at a warehouse full of the materials. That it had inventory and -- to send. This is the lack of money hasn't been cleared out of this is not meant to. Stay here is -- that this policy here.

Living in -- staff and volunteers are like family with the Haitians they've come to an Al. They hope the rest of America stands by Haiti in its time of need.

With the resources that this country has the knowledge that technology. The equipment that we have. We could make a positive difference and make sure that we have some neighbors who really care about us Michelle bearden of the Tampa Tribune.

The eye clinic cosponsored by living in faith has been transformed now into a hospital with about forty volunteer medical personnel. -- Montgomery left Wednesday to assist with the emergency effort and is now posting updates and photos on the Ministry's website.