"Where there is No Doctor"

The one hundred and eleven square mile commune of Fonds-Verrettes is home to 45,491 (2009 estimate) people. Other then a small clinic in the far south corner, there is no doctor for these precious people. Like the normal Haiti story, the government clinic's doors are closed. As one local man said, "We can't even find a quack doctor (a guy that sell meds out of a bucket on his head) to sell us medicines." Many people are praying about this dire medical situation.

Praise God we were able to partner with Love-A-Child and a medical team from the U.S to provide health care to over 600 patients in three days.

Our nurse, Mrs. Sheila taking blood pressures.

 

Dr. Paul examining a patient.

 

Shawn (RN/Anesthetist/Masters degree in Tropical Medicine/Public Health) and Andrea (P.A) examining patients. 

Our pharmacy team. Hannah, Sheila, Daniella (Love-A-Child), and Ryan (Pharmisist). The girls took turns; Julia and Michelle were there on different days.

 

(Left) - Julia and Ryan working together.  (Right) - Julia giving the patient instructions on how to take the meds.

Thank you to Pat and Cheryl (RN), missionaries with  Heart of Compassion. Pat and Cheryl live in Solliette, not far from where we had the field clinic.

As the word got out more and more patients came.

This little girl has been sick with vomiting and diarrhea for 4 days. This box of Herbalife, a protein drink that we get from CAM will help her get her strength up again.

  

(Left) - This boy has a very inflamed knee. (Right) - Ryan making friends. Showing God's love.

 

Remember Louidy who almost died in an accident (see blog post about him); The girls faithfully dressed his wounds and showed him God's love, and now he loves to help share God's love with others. 

Handing out the "Flanbo Verite A" (Flame of Truth) to each patient. This is a bimonthly publication that we receive from Christian Aid Ministries. Spiritual healing is more important than physical healing.

  

 We also gave the patients a booklet on Cholera prevention. A lot of our cholera patients came from up in this area. 

A big thank you to the team (L-R) Andrea, Shawn, Ryan, Mckenzie, Dr. Paul

Good bye. A big thank you to Love-A-Child for partnering with us. Please keep praying that God would make a way for these precious people to get medical care. They need a clinic that is open every week.