Heartache and Hope in Haiti: The Britney Gengel Story - Making Our Daughter’s Last Wish Come TruePaperback 293 pages. Jul 25 2013 When the devastating January 12, 2010, earthquake shook Port au Prince, Haiti, Lynn University college student Britney Gengel was among the five lives from the university lost in the rubble of the Hotel Montana. Britney was in Haiti with an organization affiliated with the university, Journey of Hope, volunteering at an orphanage. Just hours before the earthquake hit, Britney sent this text message to her mother: They