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Local woman guides Navy to La Gonave
Many have fled Haiti to nearby island
Updated: Sunday, 24 Jan 2010, 8:26 PM EST
Published : Sunday, 24 Jan 2010, 6:20 PM EST
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) - A West Michigan woman was able to get the Navy to a Haitian island that wasn't damaged by the earthquake, but relied on Haiti's main island for food and water.
Maureen Townsend, of the Grand Rapids area, had contacts in the city of La Gonave. She is friends with a pastor there, who told her without help, hundreds of people who fled to the island following the earthquake would die.
Townsend began sending e-mails last Tuesday to receive help, and a friend encouraged her to contact the Navy. By Wednesday, she was told help was on the way.
Townsend just received word from Father Roosevelt -- the pastor in La Gonave -- that the help arrived, and she learned how grateful everyone was for the assistance.
She had a passion for Haiti long before the earthquake and is active in the group, Rays of Hope for Haiti.
Watch the video, above, to hear from Townsend and for more information.
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