Our weekend… On Saturday we got word that Fre Rene, one of the mission’s hired road workers and a brother from church, was half incoherent, trembling, and couldn’t walk. Donavon and Julian went to pick him up from where he had been working on the road not too far away. Upon bringing him to clinic, […]
Babies–the sweet and the bitter
On the sweet side. . . As 3 of us nurses were on our way to church Sunday morning, we get the news that a lady in labor was in route to the clinic. Seeing it wasn’t my day on call, and I was eager to get to church for once, I continued on my way. Breanna
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More Opening Pics
1. The guys got the new benches put together on Tuesday, and they are great! It's such a blessing to have nice seating for everyone. Here's Mis Rhoda on one in the reception area. 2-3. Getting ready for the Grand Opening ceremony! Haitians love "formal" occasions. We had prayers, singing, and speeches- LOTS of speeches.
The big day!
Well, the big day finaly arrived–opening day! I’m not going to say a lot, but I’ll let the pictures speak. Our first day went very well! Direk making dossiers Adolph at his job–looking up dossier’s for returning patients Fre Noes–keeping people in order Mis Rhoda taking blood pressures Mis Leda at work in her
Lasts and Firsts
A baby that needed oxygen–one of our last patients at the “old” clinic The baby was 2 months and 6 lbs Daddy and Baby Here is our first patient in the “new” clinic. He came along today when we were moving last things in, and Breanna and Rhoda took care of him at the new
Moving and setting up
First of all here is the little burn girl that we’ve been treating for well over a week now. She is looking so much better! Virginia and Breanna working in the depot (storage room) at the new clinic Here is the emergency room/consultation room getting set up. Shana getting ready to mix paint to
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MOVING!!! well, sometime…
It’s Christmas time and we are having vacation… We even took time to eat chocolate,drink tea, and sing Christmas songs together on Christmas Eve. We all hope you have had a joyous holiday as well. So, yeah, vacation, well, from long lines of waiting patients, anyways. We have dropped down to
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Finishing Touches
Right now the clinic is closed for holiday vacation and for us to move to the remodeled facility. Below are just a few shots of what you see at the new clinic now. Pills of equipment and supplies waiting to be placed Final painting New shelves in the pharmacy ready to be filled