Friday, November 25, 2011
On Canadian Soil!
The medical team and Renel & I have all safely arrived home! I'll post some pictures of the rest of the medical team trip soon.
Monday, November 21, 2011
Last night!
The medical team has returned from Bouva, will spend the night at H2H and head to the airport in the morning. They had a great time in Bouva... but those pictures will have to wait for another day because I'm leaving with the team in the morning and haven't packed yet!!
Tonight is our last night in Haiti for several months and Renel & I enjoyed it by helping the kids prepare a special evening snack of hot chocolate and sweet bread! We normally have this treat on Valentine's Day but we're going to miss it this year.
Tonight is our last night in Haiti for several months and Renel & I enjoyed it by helping the kids prepare a special evening snack of hot chocolate and sweet bread! We normally have this treat on Valentine's Day but we're going to miss it this year.
Sunday, November 20, 2011
A trip to Canada
While the medical team has been cruising around Haiti, Pastor Luc and his wife Elna, have been cruising around Canada with their daughter Jendsay Trace. This is Elna & Trace's first time out of Haiti & they are having a great time!
They are almost at the end of their 2 months trip... they've spent most of their time in Ottawa visiting with Luc's other kids but they've also visited friends & H2H supporters in Alberta & BC.
Here are a couple of pictures from their trip so far... if anyone else has pictures send them to me!
Dinner at the Medley's:
Visiting with my parents:
They are almost at the end of their 2 months trip... they've spent most of their time in Ottawa visiting with Luc's other kids but they've also visited friends & H2H supporters in Alberta & BC.
Here are a couple of pictures from their trip so far... if anyone else has pictures send them to me!
Dinner at the Medley's:
Visiting with my parents:
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Medical Team update
We've had stormy weather the past few nights so I haven't been able to post an update on the medical team!
After their 2 clinic days for the community around H2H Valley, they spent Saturday with the H2H kids... medical clinic in the morning & beach in the afternoon!!
Clinic with the kids:
Just as they were cleaning up after the clinic a boy from the community came in... he had just chopped off the tip of his thumb with a machete!!
Afternoon at the beach:
Monday & Tuesday were spent doing clinics in Lavanj & Foche...
Lavanj Clinic:
Foche Clinic:
Wednesday was suppose to be a 'day off', in preparation for Thursday's trip to Bouva, but the team kept busy sorting through our first aid room, visiting the local hospital, buying additional meds, laundry and making home-made peanut butter!
Laundry:
Spicy Haitian peanut butter:
The team left Thursday morning for Bouva where they will be doing 2-3 clinics in the mountains. I was supposed to go with them but my almost 8 month belly was exhausted after the first week of clinics and we decided it would be better for me to skip the 10 hour bumpy ride each way! Renel & I meet up with the team on Tuesday morning and we'll fly back to Canada together.
On their way to Bouva:
After their 2 clinic days for the community around H2H Valley, they spent Saturday with the H2H kids... medical clinic in the morning & beach in the afternoon!!
Clinic with the kids:
Just as they were cleaning up after the clinic a boy from the community came in... he had just chopped off the tip of his thumb with a machete!!
Afternoon at the beach:
Monday & Tuesday were spent doing clinics in Lavanj & Foche...
Lavanj Clinic:
Foche Clinic:
Wednesday was suppose to be a 'day off', in preparation for Thursday's trip to Bouva, but the team kept busy sorting through our first aid room, visiting the local hospital, buying additional meds, laundry and making home-made peanut butter!
Laundry:
Spicy Haitian peanut butter:
The team left Thursday morning for Bouva where they will be doing 2-3 clinics in the mountains. I was supposed to go with them but my almost 8 month belly was exhausted after the first week of clinics and we decided it would be better for me to skip the 10 hour bumpy ride each way! Renel & I meet up with the team on Tuesday morning and we'll fly back to Canada together.
On their way to Bouva:
Friday, November 11, 2011
Clinics in Grande Goave
The team has just finished 2 full days of clinics in Grande Goave - we saw over 250 patients & had a great time!
Here are some pictures from the clinics:
Organizing the pharmacy:
The team worked with 2 Haitian nursing students from H2H:
The team has also seen some wildlife around the compound:
Some more pleasant than others....
Here are some pictures from the clinics:
Organizing the pharmacy:
The team worked with 2 Haitian nursing students from H2H:
The team has also seen some wildlife around the compound:
Some more pleasant than others....
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Medical Team has arrived
The medical team from Chilliwack arrived safe & sound. They got in late yesterday afternoon and spent today organizing medicine & getting oriented. Tomorrow is the first of 7+ mobile medical clinics that they'll be doing - they have a very busy schedule!
Sugar cane... Haitian style!
Sugar cane... Haitian style!
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Malaria season in full swing!
I spent Sunday afternoon in the local hospital with 3 of our boys... Roodly, Eliazar & Ricardo. Their fevers were far less severe than Junior had but high enough to give us a scare. They got shots (which created some drama as Roodly passed out at the sight of the needle!) and they just had their final dose of meds this mornings & are doing much better!!
The hospital is not open on Sunday so when I walked into the emergency room the Cuban doctors started talking excited in Spanish and someone ran for a maternity doctor... they figured I was there to have my baby!! I don't speak Spanish so when I finally realized what they were excited about I brought in the boys... the doctors were very disappointed :)
The start of malaria season is always unsettling but it has good timing this year... a medical team from Chilliwack arrives this afternoon & will be spending the next 2 weeks with us!
The hospital is not open on Sunday so when I walked into the emergency room the Cuban doctors started talking excited in Spanish and someone ran for a maternity doctor... they figured I was there to have my baby!! I don't speak Spanish so when I finally realized what they were excited about I brought in the boys... the doctors were very disappointed :)
The start of malaria season is always unsettling but it has good timing this year... a medical team from Chilliwack arrives this afternoon & will be spending the next 2 weeks with us!
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