Update: Day 6

The Ministry of Education (what is left of it) has declared that all schools will remain closed until further notice. No fuel or other commodities have found their way here. MINUSTAH Coordinator DaSilva said that the authorities are aware of the need and that something is being done. There's no more medicine in town and the great need is for pain-killers and anesthesia. EdH went off this morning and there's been no word if it will go back on-- that's electricity.
Prices are skyrocketing for everything. X-rays cost us 1,000 Gourdes last week. This week they are 2,200 Gourdes. In US dollars, that's $25 to $55 in three days. We have no cash and the money we have at the bank in inaccessible. Food is getting rarer and more expensive. Thank goodness we have good credit so we could purchase rice, beans, oil... at our regular food distributor. We now have enough for a week.
We were asked at the Coordinating meeting to feed the patients of Bonne Fin, a Baptist Hospital about 30 minutes from town on the way to PaP, near Cavaillon. There are 300 patients with family members there. Nathalie, Berthony and assistants will be going there tomorrow to teach the cooks how to prepare the IFRP food packets. There are widespread rumors about riots as people are getting fed up with being gouged by profiteers and the lack of response by the local authorities.
Things will get ugly unless supplies start coming in from PaP. We appreciate the work you are all doing to benefit the Haitians in their time of need. Don't forget to pray.