The New Year Starts out with a Bang

I arrived back in Bohoc, Haiti Tuesday evening Jan 11th. We had a staff meeting that occupied most of Wednesday morning. Unpacking, catching up on email and receiving the market lady for the incoming team occupied a lot of the rest of Wednesday and Thursday.
Thursday the 13th a group representing 2 churches arrived from northern New York. The team included two pastors, a worship leader, a physician's assistant and an art teacher!

Friday the 14th I went with some of the team to a rural church to hold a medical clinic. The pastor of the church had everything well organized before we arrived.

After coming to me so I could write their names, ages and problems on a sheet of paper, they went to Jody and Patsy to have temperatures and blood pressures taken.

Then they went to see either Physicians Assistant Kate or HAFF nurse Mme Telius for their diagnosis.

Finally they went to receive their medications and prayer. 53 people were seen by 3:30 in the afternoon. Saturday the 15th the pastor stopped by to say how much the people in the area appreciated the care and service given the day before by the team. There were more clinics the next week -- two at HAFF and one in another rural area.
While we were at clinic, Carla and Amber were teaching art to some young artists in the area. The art class continued Saturday the 15th and continued the next week as well. The pastors held a training session Friday the 14th and preached in two different churches Sunday the 16th.
Friday the 14th Mark got a speaker for the Jesus Film ministry working again and he and the pastors worked on other projects through the week in addition to doing more ministry in the Young Leaders for God class.

And while we worked with this team, we were already preparing for to host visitors for the Brethren Disaster Ministries. That group arrived four days after the first group left! Please pray that the Haitians saw Christ as the two groups ministered in the area.