Today we woke up to pouring rain and no running water. We went to clinic were the skies started to clear. It was a very busy day. We had 245 Haitians enroll in the study we were assisting with. That is a lot of data and a lot of blood sticks. We do not have any more supplies with us so done for now. We also had a personal screening of the documentary Haiti Redux. It included the story of the orphanage and the positive future they have with new building.
After dinner we all went downtown Jacmel and enjoyed some time together. The water is back on can not wait to take a shower! Oh the simple joys in life!
God Bless and Grateful, Barb
Cold showers never felt so good! After the rain storm last night everything has gotten real muggy and the showers are a great way to cool off before bed. We were all very happy to be able to sneak away from the hotel tonight and go get some "sodas" at an old hotel in downtown Jacmel. The hotel was a rustic building built in 1884 and we had a good time exploring it and the local artwork on the walls. Today was another long day in the mobile clinic but we were happy to help so many of the locals. Hard to treat people though who you know you cant follow up with and have no real diagnostic tests to confirm an illness. We did our best though and the people were very grateful to have us come to their town. At the end of the day at the clinic we got to play with the local children. They really loved taking pictures with us. Back at the hotel we watched a documentary about the redevelopment and new construction in Haiti. It was very interesting and included footage from the LTR orphange. Tomorrow we are going to tour the CCH clinic, a local hospital, and the nursing school in Jacmel. Should be an interesting day and we will update you all tomorrow night. Thanks for the continued thoughts and prayers. We are having a great time.
Mike, Kim, Dianna, Stephanie, Erin, and Amy
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