It is hard to believe our time here has come to an end! This was not a holiday and I think most of us are coming home fairly exhausted but I am sure that we are all coming home with a sense of accomplishment and a thankful heart. Words cannot express the looks on the peoples faces as we were able to provide them with medicine, toothbrushes and paste, soap and baby clothes…the look in their eyes and the smiles on their faces was so touching. Today, an elderly lady had walked or should I better describe it as a shuffle and a limp, to the clinic. I was able to give her a walker with a seat on it so she could sit to rest along the way. She hugged and kissed me, and repeated “mesa, mesa, mesa” with a tear in her eye! The Haitian people are so grateful for anything that we could do for them. Some cases were more difficult, like the 17 yr old girl who walks with such a limp and has so much pain, only to learn she has a very advanced bone tumour…cases like that broke my heart, but we were able to give her pain medication and we prayed for her to have comfort thru this time. She had come to the clinic alone but lives with her parents. What a shock it would be for her parents to learn of her diagnosis when she got home. Overall, we were able to see 842 patients during our time here and I think every one of them got a bar of soap. Today we saw pts in the morning and then packed our ‘clinic’ back into their Rubbermaid containers to be ready for the next Hungry for Life International team to come in May. What a tedious job to count pill by pill for inventory…unless it was Tylenol and tums…we used them all!We had worked closely with our interpreters all week and they had hard time to say good bye to us tonight. Many asked for a commitment that we would come back soon! I think they have all improved their English during our time here and it has been a good experience. So we are packed up and will be heading to bed soon as we have to leave for the airport at 4:30. I can only imagine a white knuckled ride back to Port au Prince in the dark! I truly hope that there is no one else on the road at that hour! See you all soon and thanks for reading our blogs!
Elva B
Wow I can't believe that your trip is oer already. well the part in Haiti anyways. I was dreading the days my mom left for haiti, but now I am shocked by how fast the time went by. It deffinitly helped that you all kept blogs. What an amazing experience this must have been for you all. there must be sooo many more stories to tell and I can't wait to here them. IM sure all the haitians are sad that the medical team is leaving, but hopefully another one will come soon. Thank you again for having a blog and sharing all the things that happened and the ways God worked there in Haiti. May God bless you all and have a very safe trip. I am still praying for you. ~Debbie~
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