A man from Glovertown, in central Newfoundland, who was stranded in Haiti when an earthquake hit last month, is trying to help people he met there.

Emerson Oram has been home for a month, but said he's still haunted by disturbing memories of Haiti. Oram said he can't forget two stranded Haitian university students who he and his brother, Vaden, took under their wing when the earthquake hit.

"The both of them said, 'Please don't leave us out here,'" he said.

Emerson Oram says he can't forget these two young university students he met during the earthquake in Haiti, and he's trying to find a way to help them. (Submitted: Emerson Oram)The Orams helped the young women safely into their hotel compound and when they left Haiti, the brothers arranged for a job and a room for Stephanie Rodriguez.

"So now she's being paid a daily rate for their standard of wages and has shelter and food. She's very grateful for that," he said.

Now Oram has written a letter inviting Rodriguez to Canada. He said she's using it try to get a visitor's visa to Canada. He's planning to do the same for the other woman they helped that night and know only as Donna.

Oram who works in the fishing industry said he hopes to bring both students to Newfoundland. He plans to help Rodriguez finish school and then wants hire her to help his family develop seafood markets in Haiti.

"She'd be a good asset to the company for future business," said Oram.

He said he's still having difficulty coming to terms with what he saw in Haiti. He said can't sleep and when he does he's stalked by powerful nightmares about the night the earthquake hit.

Oram, who was in Haiti on a business trip when the quake struck, said he'll return to the Caribbean country but will wait until things settle down.