A young Bermudian filmmaker will travel to Haiti today to record footage of relief and rescue efforts for the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Yelena Packwood, whose family is from St. George's, will spend two weeks living in a tent outside the Seventh-day Adventist Hospital in Port-au-Prince, the area worst affected by the massive earthquake on January 12.

"On the one hand, it's something of an adventure," she told The Royal Gazette yesterday. "On the other hand, I'm definitely a little bit nervous. I'm sure once I get there I'll know what to expect but right now I'm just learning.

"I know that because of the amount of casualties at the hospital the outside is full of patients. I know Haiti always has some safety issues. That's something that I think about.

"I know that there is a big problem with dead bodies. I have been hearing that that can be pretty shocking when you first get there."

Miss Packwood — daughter of the late renowned cyclist Sinclair Packwood — is travelling with about 20 others from the Southeastern Conference.

"I'm going to be filming and creating a film about the situation and some of the efforts going on to provide relief," said the 25-year-old, who now lives in Orlando, Florida.

"I think the story now is what is happening to rebuild Haiti, to take care of the amount of devastation and to take a look at the people who are taking time from their regular jobs to come and offer help, really, to a country that can't help itself.

"They want to have it shown on the Hope Network, which is the Seventh-day Adventist channel, and at churches around the States."

Meanwhile, Haitian Wesly Guiteau has returned to Bermuda after spending more than a week in his homeland helping with rescue efforts.

The Pembroke father-of-two, who works at Willis, has delivered aid to thousands of survivors with his team of aid workers — and plans to return quickly to the Caribbean country.

E-mails sent to friends and family on the Island before he got back detail the ongoing devastation the 39-year-old has witnessed.

He wrote on Thursday: "Tomorrow we have a funeral in town for one of the earthquake victims. A childhood friend, actually, that died after being buried alive for three days.

"His older brother spent the entire three days digging with his bare hands to free him until he heard no more noises and he stopped responding."

Mr. Guiteau's colleague Doug Jones said yesterday: "While in Bermuda this week, Wesly will be meeting with several local organisations to assist with their plans and initiatives in Haiti, as well as spend time with his family.

"His efforts to regroup while in Bermuda will provide an opportunity for Wesly to meet with other local Haitians and organise his return trip based on firsthand knowledge of the immediate needs in Haiti."

• Donations to help Mr. Guiteau's aid work can be made through Haiti Village Health via Bank of Bermuda account number 010-871135-001. Put either "Lascahobas Relief" or "Wesly Guiteau" in the memo part of the transfer. Read more about his trip at www.directhaitirelief.com.

l Digicel announced yesterday that it had collaborated with reggae artist Shaggy and producer Christopher Birch to write and produce a song — Rise Again — to raise money for the Digicel Haiti Relief Fund. Digicel customers can text HELP to 5151 to make a $1 donation to the Digicel Haiti Relief Fund.