One week down ! We happy in Haiti !

Well here it is Sunday morning and it has been such a full week. When we arrived a week ago, I was immediately faced with a number of problems, one being my own health – I developed laryngitis on the plane from Dallas to Miami, then had a migraine for 24 hours, then a cold. I was expecting that 600 tickets would be out for the patients but found out that 760 had been given out. Then the setting up of the clinic and sorting through rubbermaids and then searching for things we knew were here but couldn’t find was a daunting task. Introductions to our team of interpreters and we were off on Monday morning. Dr Amelia has been nothing short of spectacular in supporting and advising the nurses in their new and expanded roles. Once we all felt comfortable in our roles, things ran very smoothly and we exceeded our number of patients that I expected – we still have one and a half days so will be able to see all the patients who have tickets. It is also been great to have our 2 men along – my husband Martin and Al, our electrician. They have been key to helping us fix problems as well as wiring homes in the village and troubleshooting. We had a good meeting with Marc and Lisa on Friday evening and we have appreciated the others who are here at the compound giving leadership with their technical skills. (Architect Kathleen and Engineer Roy). Well I think others are going to blog today, so enough from me. Thanks for all the prayer and support - we couldn’t do this without knowing we have a host of family and friends back in Canada who are standing behind us. This is the first blog I have ever done, so thanks to my daughter Yolanda who set it up and assured me that if I mess up, she’ll fix it! Enjoying the sun! Sharon