2/2/10 UPDATE: The work continues in Petit Goave. Yesterday was a long day. 280 patients were examined and treated by our team. Leaders from the Haitian church continue to bring critically injured patients in for care. In addition, today these pastors were able to take something home to help their communities for the first time since the earthquake. After witnessing the effectiveness of this network of Haitian pastors and churches, the U.S. Marines have enlisted our help in large scale food distribution. there has been much tension in the city recently when food distribution sites have been set up. This has lead to a lack of resources by the Marine contingent to get aid out to the surrounding areas. Covertly, they have been providing large quantities of food for us to distribute to the community surrounding the towns. Most of these areas have not yet received anything since the earthquake. As prices on food in the nearby villages have more than doubled to record prices after the earthquake, these meals come at a critical time for these impoverished communities.
Today a well respected catholic priest who presides over the area walked into the hospital asking for help for himself and his congregation. “My church was destroyed in the first earthquake, my home is badly damaged and I have been unable to feed the many people under my care” He Said. I have been in touch with the major aid organizations and they all tell me they can not help, I have not been able to get aid from our own organizations, can you help me?” he asked the team. Gladly we were able to get help to him and his family and congregation find the food and supplies they lacked.
Plans continue to form for the upcoming weeks. Multiple physicians and nurses have stepped forward and said they want to be apart of future teams to this area. As plans are now being set, we will continue to care for this city until the larger organizations can help alleviate the suffering here. We expect this to take many months and are committed to be a beacon of Christ’s love for this “forgotten” city as long as needed.
Thank you for making this all possible. There are some specific needs right now. Most importantly prayer. Please pray for the team that is down there now. They have been worn quite thin the past few weeks with the masses of people that need help. Also, continue to pray for safety. The US marines are planning to leave in 8 days, and will be replaced with the Spanish Marines and then the German Marines. Please pray that these changes go smoothly and we continue to be able to minister to these people in peace. Pray that God would rise up the right individuals to continue this work as the first few teams leave. In addition, any medical equipment, such as ultrasound, lab equipment etc. is badly needed. As always we could not do this without your love for us and your contributions to this cause. Please continue to give in this critical time.
Thank you all for your prayers. Dr. Caleb is now feeling much better and is no longer sick.
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