It has been five days since a major 7.0 earthquake shook Haiti destroying most of Port-Au_Prince. Current reports state 50,000 dead and that number could reach as high as 200,000. While rescue efforts continue, each passing moment lessens the chances of survivors being found. One thing is certain in that it will be quite some time before any sort of normalcy returns not only to Port-AU-Prince, but Haiti itself.

While the village of Hinche and Maison Fortune Orphanage received no real damage from the earthquake, they will certainly be effected. Tough times will no doubt get tougher. All banks are now closed. The stores have also all closed now and are waiting to reopen for what is referred to as 'Black Market'. Not having any cash due to all banks being closed, Jean-Louis was able to acquire some supplies ( rice, beans, cooking oil etc) on credit before all of the stores closed. With the current number of children already living at the orphanage, Jean-Louis estimates he now has enough supplies for approximately two weeks.

It is inevitable that many more children will begin arriving looking for a place to stay and food to eat. It is also expected that when stores reopen demand will certainly be far greater than available supply driving prices even higher. These are only a few of the problems the orphanage now faces.  Quoting Jean-Louis "I would love for Maison Fortune to be able to take more kids especially with all those kids that will be on the street added to the ones that were already on the street. However money is the major factor. If we can find people who want to help we will be more than happy to welcome more kids, especially  the street kids."