Ham Rambler's Rescue Mission to Haiti

While reading the newsfeeds of the massive earthquake that hit Haiti last week, I noticed a facebook® posting from my Second Life® colleague, Ham Rambler, who happens to be a commercial airline pilot from the United Kingdom. It read, " Called during my days off in Dublin to fly a specialist Search and Rescue team from London to Haiti to assist with the earthquake victims. These guys (and their dogs) are amazing!" Along with hundreds of people located around the world, I am following Ham's online journal very closely.

Ham has been documenting this unexpected calling with quick and informative postings on facebook®. Those of us on his friend's list read with amazement and pride. Ham made a video recording from his laptop for Mal Burns' 'Metaverse Week in Review' describing his first-hand experience of this humanitarian mission :

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Ham made one appeal, he spoke sincerely to the 'global online community' and said, "Give it some thought. Find a way to help." He added, "Find a way to show that this new digital world we're living in, which crosses boundaries and nations and languages and cultures, that we can now make a difference with what we do." Well said, Ham.

Ham's request for help is compounded by an emotional encounter with a particular survivor. He and his crew were directly in contact with a teenage girl from Spain that had survived the quake, but lost her entire family. The crew was returning her to Spain to join relatives, in total shock from the tragedy.  It is a very real situation in Haiti. It is time to help those in serious need. Every contribution helps. Do your part.

My sincerest gratitude to Ham for this remarkable online documentary. I am so very proud to know you.
 

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