Tag: noel
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Friday Update From Ashley
Although Ashley’s Internet access has improved, the drinking water situation has not: First water topic – I am really thirsty! I have a quarter liter left in my water bottle so you would think I would quench my thirst. However, we have been without running water for about 3 days. That means that when you…
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Update From Ashley
Ashley has been calling us daily (or more often) as Noel has wreaked havoc in the Dominican Republic. Tonight she called to say that the proper humidity, clear skies, available electricity, and spare time have converged to equal Internet access. I have mail! Hey Dad. I am doing well. We survived the Storm. It continued…
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Update From the Dominican Republic
Ashley called again today. We had a little more time to talk this morning (and maybe we’re better able to talk, having already processed that our daughter is in a flood in a distant country). Although the weather maps show tropical storm Noel as having moved away north and west, the orphanage is still getting…
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Tropical Storm Noel
The ringing of the telephone woke me this morning. It was Ashley, “Just in case the Dominican Republic is in your news today, I wanted you to know I’m okay.” The National Hurricane Center in Miami called Noel, which formed Sunday, “a major flood threat.” The storm could dump 8 to 12 inches of rain…