HungryForLifeInternational

10/23/07

Hey all!!! Thanks for staying tuned in on how we are doing! Here is the update you are looking for!

Our team has spent a very relaxing and productive time at HaitiARISE Ministries (HAM) in Grand Goave (GG). It seems that these two terms (relaxing and productive) do not seem to go together - but I assure you that they do. Here is a shot that one of our team members took on the way home from the beach on Sunday afternoon:




We left you off with a post after a Saturday trip to the beach. Sunday we spent the morning chilling and sleeping in a little, before heading to church to spend time with the Haitian people involved in and with HAM. We had a great morning. Of special note was the time we spent after the service, greeting and spending time with the people we have come to help, to serve, and to be served by. Here are some pics.


We have completed our second day of medical clinics here at HAM, and they went off without a hitch. The general comments of the doctors is that in comparison to other clinics done in the past, they have seen more seriously ill people in this clinic than in any other. We have seen people of all ages with things such as; a brain tumor, fungus covered digits (hands and feet), and cancer. It has been both tough and rewarding for the team as they have pitched in to help out wherever/however we can.


There have been some menial duties required to keep this operation going: here are a couple examples:

Doc Bob as he escorts our elderly malaria patient to and from the ladies bathroom (because it was closest to the bedroom), and the subsequent cleanup that was required.


I took over team clothes washing duties for the team. I received some interesting looks from the Haitian ladies in the kitchen who dont often see a male - let alone a white male -doing clothes washing: