Ali and Jamie McMutrie struggled to make sense yesterday of the 10 days since an earthquake destroyed their beloved Haiti, prompting pleas for help that were finally answered earlier this week by a rescue mission that brought them home to Pittsburgh.
The Ben Avon sisters had cared for the 54 orphans who were evacuated with them for years, in some cases. Yesterday, as many of them were taken home by their adoptive families, they said goodbye.
Jamie McMutrie, 30, said she still did not know the logistics of how they were saved from the crumbling city, where they had feared for the children’s lives.
The sisters from Ben Avon who brought 54 Haitian orphans to Pittsburgh spoke about their journey for the first time on Thursday night
Jamie and Ali McMutrie said they still cannot believe they’re home in Pittsburgh with all the children safe and sound.
“We haven’t stopped to think about how all this happened,” said Jamie.
The sisters said they are not deeply religious, but say that “something” got them through their ordeal.
“We don’t even know what happened,” said Jamie. “We know that we asked people to help us get out and now we’re here, but we don’t how it happened or who did what.”
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