Yesterday was the beginning of a challenging week for many of us- since all the fluent Creole speakers are gone to the States for Thea’s wedding, those of us left behind are having to learn quick! Breanna is the only American nurse left in the clinic- it presents some unique challenges for her and was […]

Greetings in Jesus’ name, dear readers! Many apologies for the lack of content on this blog recently. The other day some of us visited the home of the “Clubfoot” boy, Enddy. If you are having a hard time remembering him, take a look at his previous updates by typing “clubfoot” into the search box on

~July 26,2012~ Hello, all you readers and supporters, I’m glad you have visited this blog once again.   It means you are interested in the work or the people here in Haiti!  Thank you for caring and praying for us, we need it desperately!  The work here is God’s work, and as His children there is

Last week was a very busy time… we had enough cases come in that I didn’t post all at the same time and consequently missed some! Here is one such case- you remember the baby that needed to be on oxygen last week? That baby was released fairly soon after coming, but not 12 hours

One case that came in this last week was a certain elderly lady who fell and almost cut her ear off on a rock. We’re not sure why she fell and she doesn’t remember what happened (she had a possible concussion). One way or another, she woke up in her house with her ear nearly

Several (or maybe even many) of you would remember our neighbor, Mèt Claudener. He and his wife live right in front of the mission and have four children- all boys 🙂 His wife came into the clinic the other day in labor. The nurses weren’t expecting any complications, but everyone was hoping the baby would

Well, I forgot to post this story earlier on this week, but better late than never, right? For those of you that of a more squeamish constitution, I regret to tell you that we will, once again, delve into the realms of yuckiness 🙂 Some of these cases are (admittedly) not for the faint of

Finally! A break from the nasty, yucky and bloody cases that almost always come in! Yesterday a father brought his little 11 month-old baby to the clinic. It was wheezing, coughing and had a fever of 103 degrees. They checked out its o2 sat… it was in the low 70’s! They immediately put it on

I’ve heard of “hen-pecked” but what do you do with someone that’s been “pig-bit”? 🙂 Apparently this guy was in market, hanging around the pig pens when one of the swine must’ve taken offense to his presence. It lashed out, lacerating this calf-muscle and making a mess of it. He came limping into the clinic

Another day, another bump! Some youngsters came around the other day, one of them needing a bandage on his head. What they did, we’re not entirely sure, but they were working (“ap travay”) in their family garden when it happened. The result was a small puncture wound on the top of one little guy’s head.