MTH Canada BlogMission to Haiti Canada

Last night was highlighted by an eclectic mix of sounds as the donkeys, dogs and a torrential rainstorm competed to interrupt our sleep.  I know that Glenn had his wheels spinning wondering how he was going to redirect the construction crew from digging the footings for the bridge to some other project.  Praise God that we woke to clear skies and that they were able to move forward with that work today.  As I am writing this blog the rain is just beginning and the thunder is starting to roll.  I do apologize for the late reporting on our daily events, but I had to deal with a late dental emergency that ran into dinner time and we are having difficulties with internet connections again, so I will do my best to post this earlier tomorrow providing that the internet cooperates.  The construction team also worked on cutting and tying the rebar that will be placed into the large footings for the bridge.  In addition, some cabinets were assembled for the dormitory rooms and one of the shipping containers that had arrived here was unloaded and reorganized.  The medical team saw a number of patients today and was able to deal with some broken limbs that still have remained unset following the earthquake.  A young pregnant woman was seen that had lost her husband, her father, a nephew and a niece as a result of the earthquake.  She did not have any food at home and was very anemic; the medical team helped to provide her with some food and give her some medicines and vitamins and moral support to help to ease her burdens in this difficult time.  Many other similar stories were heard as we sought to meet these peoples’ needs.  The sponsorship team handed out your gift boxes to the children that attend Cabaret school and surprisingly a large proportion of the students were here!  Praise God that the earthquake spared the majority of the children we serve in this area.  Please pray for continued dry weather during the day and that we may continue to have amazing fellowship with our Haitian brothers and sisters; also pray for insight and strength for the medical team as they continue to assess and treat the local population tomorrow.  Photos from Monday are ready to be viewed here.