“Come in,” I said, as I welcomed our first evening visitor in the door. “I will make a bed for you.” It was Thursday evening, and I was just leaving the clinic, after getting the first two people comfortable. Two more patients came, needing beds for themselves and their chaperones.    I pulled […]

Three Haitians whose lives could see significant changes; because of God’s grace and the prayers and generosity of YOU!  We’ve spent the day in Mirebalais, about a six hour drive from rural Allegre. We have four patients with us; the little 8 year old girl in yellow needs a hernia repair, the 15 year old

     Good-morning, Pappie! This little old man with a big sore on his foot must not be feeling too bad. He is waiting to go out to a bigger doctor, now that most of the rotten flesh has been removed from his leg. We would like to see if there is a chance that he

     Each day we see pain in the eyes of the young,     Old, withered, people who’ve suffered so long.     Eyes filled with darkness and faces of fear     Somedays it’s hard to see Joy through the tears.      It’s then that our God sends us down gifts of Joy;     Smiles on the face of a once dying boy,     Bubbling laughter from a miserable

Hey I’m the new nurse!!! Mali Villeneuve from the beautiful country of Canada…So thankful to have grown up in a French home as I have a good head start on Creole!!!       Its rainy season and the air is cooler, the palm fronds whisper in the breeze and you can almost imagine that it’s

…survived! After the gruesome cleaning and cutting away of their two fellow members it was pleasant to see three left standing alive and well. =) This morning Whit and I decided it was time to cut at the second toe. Let’s just say it’s a unique experience slicing away at spongy, gray, bone and feeling

We see a well-rounded share of both extremes here.  And if you don’t care to see the latter, I’d suggest you not scroll beyond the the second picture on this post. :] Below is our (very nice;) new Mis Mali with an armful, holding this couple-week old set of twins, a girl and a boy. 

  It is Easter season! And we have a lot to be thankful for. Especially, when we see and hear so much noise from the Devil parades around us at all hours of the day and night. It feels good to be able to trust an Almighty God whose little thumb is stronger than all

   “Good-morning,” says Mis Katie. And then she launches into a descriptive medical class, in which she shows the waiting patients some health tips and physical education. There always seems to be a need to educate the people here, and while they are waiting to be seen by the nurses is an excellent time to

Not that that has anything to do with this post, other than that I’m posting it on this day, and didn’t have any other ideas for a title, so…:) It feels like a long time since I’ve written a blog, and I think it’s because it has been.   Somehow the past few times I’ve been