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Clinic in rural area
We went to Gressier yesterday. The heat was a searing 98 degrees. Unlike the beautiful Arizona dessert heat without
Purdue students were an awesome help
humidity, we felt the humidity and therefore drank lots of water. One of the Purdue students dehydrated completely. I normally do not get sick but I felt it today.
We saw 135 patients in five hours, helping a local church and its’ influence in the entire remote area. We also dug a ditch and made a wall to divert water from going into the church. I was really pleased as well that our team was able to collaborate with Purdue University students. It was great to watch our doctors and nurses take the time to proctor students.
We sing every morning together. This evening we are having a joint service with the students.
An interesting cross-cultural note is the sudden realization that we are in a tough area that needs compassion and we are helpless without the grace of God. I have observed this amongst the team: sudden breakdowns that do not need explanation. Haiti is tough. This has happened to me.
How do you describe the devastation?
One time as I was leaving Haiti I wept. I wept on the plane. I wept in the Miami airport. I wept in a hotel en route to Santiago, Dominican Republic. I felt broken inside. I feel that God whispered something to me. He said, “This is a glimpse of how my Son feels for mankind. Broken.”
Today, the team had some much-needed rest. We “toured” Port Au Prince. It had quite an effect on the team. We walked through part of the largest Anglican Church, ripped apart by the 55-second earthquake. We walked in front of the national palace, now being rebuilt by the Canadian government.
We rendezvoused with Guy Thomas, the Foursquare leader for Haiti, and John Debbie Booker, the appointed missionary
Foursquare leader Guy Thomas and I talked briefly about church planting
representatives to Haiti at this moment. I loved talking to them, hearing of their progress. We will leave extra MEDS with them for the clinic they are developing when we leave Haiti. We talked about the Concert of Hope that is being planned for July 9 in Port Au Prince. This is being developed by MISSEH, of which Guy Thomas is part. We also talked about church planting in Santiago and Haiti. What a subject!
I made dinner tonight with three of the nurses. Actually I opened tuna fish and the rest just kind of happened!:> Fruit, Apple Sauce, Peanut Butter and Jelly, Tuna Fish sandwiches and lots of water.
The Kingdom was proclaimed yesterday. Today we rested. Tomorrow we start again. Thanks for praying.
