June's medical clinic was very successful. We had a great team of willing hands, adequate medicine for the patients we saw, and we were able to provide both help & hope for many families from our village.
A lot of preparation goes into doing a clinic. It begins in the US with making contacts and gathering meds & supplies (and funding). Then everything has to be condensed & re-packaged. After arriving in Haiti, supplies have to be sorted, organized and packed into boxes to be easily carried over to the clinic site (church) and back each day. Pills are counted, pre-packaged & labeled with dosage info. It's tedious, but everone pitches in with no complaints.
When families arrived at the clinic they were greeted by the registration team. It took a team to gather info - names, ages & complaints- do weigh-ins and pass out #'s, and of course translate & record it for the nurses & pharmacy.
Everybody pitched in! Here's David between patients with his blood pressure monitor. Are ya ready for the cold shower, David? Still smiling, anyway!
Pastor Gerce also participated in the medical clinic, offering kind words, getting to know those who had travelled a distance, telling them about Jesus & inviting them to services.
We were blessed to have many meds donated. As a result not only were the patients given something for their ailments, but they also were treated for parasites & given a 20-day supply of vitamins.
At a medical clinic in Haiti you don't just treat patients, you treat whole families- always 2 or more- sometimes 5 or 6 kids! Nurses Linda & Bob were amazing at leading this clinic.
This older lady walked down the mountain from Terre Noir. She is the bedrock of the church up on the mountain, but was very ill- cough & fever.
The most common ailments this month were upper respiratory type infections & skin infections- fungus & impetigo. "Whats your problem?" " Headache, fever, cough, stomache ache, diarrhea...''
The most common ailments this month were upper respiratory type infections & skin infections- fungus & impetigo. "Whats your problem?" " Headache, fever, cough, stomache ache, diarrhea...''
The pharmacy was the last part of a Dr. visit for most patients. Mrs. Liz did a great job of keeping it moving & oganized and giving instructions to patients. Darla and Morgan were tireless at reading charts, filling Rx, and sorting & counting pills. There were also lots of young Haitian helpers from the orphanage- too many sometimes!, but they also helped sort, count & translated.
This baby was not too seriously ill, fever & very congested, but we were able to see & treat him over the ourse of a week getting to know the parents well enough that we could also offer some education and invite them to services. 
As you go, preach this message: "The kingdom of heaven is near."
There were even a few house calls!
This baby was not too seriously ill, fever & very congested, but we were able to see & treat him over the ourse of a week getting to know the parents well enough that we could also offer some education and invite them to services. As you go, preach this message: "The kingdom of heaven is near."Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons.
Freely you have received, freely give.
Matthew 10:7 & 8
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