Medical Clinics

On August 3^rd and 4^th we were doing medical clinics with the team that was here for a day and a half. They had balloons, stickers, sunglasses, little toys, and starburst for the kids there. On August 3^rd we had the clinic at Pastor Genada’s church. (Pastor Genada is a good friend of my dad’s.) At that medical clinic we didn’t hand out that much but we tried. We did give out a lot of stickers though! Not so many balloons; nobody was blowing them up and I have no lung power! On August 4^th, it was Kendra’s birthday and the second medical clinic, this one we had in Jubilee. Here the kids were going crazy, they had balloons because many people were blowing them up except me! I was handing them out to the kids who came in along with toys and stickers. It was lots of fun for the kids. This is how it worked; first they would see the nurse and the patient told her what was wrong. That’s where the kids got a sticker and balloon. Then they were shipped off to the doctors who would write the medication they needed. The kids would either get a pair of sunglasses or a little tiny toy but they all got one starburst. After the doctor they went to a long line where they would get the medication. Everyone who left that building had a smile on their face or were about to have one!

Kara

Jubilee

Jubilee is one of the poorest neighborhoods in Gonaives, it is where we hold a feeding program that we go to about everyday. Driving down the streets of Jubilee in the back of the truck, you just see all the poverty and the kids running and screaming “White” in a different language. And they run after us trying to grab on to the back of the truck. Then when you get down to the shelter you have to push the kids away just to get through the door. Then when the door opens all the kids want to rush in, but I wouldn’t blame them because they’re starving! One time when we went to Jubilee and we were just about to leave so we were waiting in the back of the truck and one of the girls there (about 9 or 10 yrs old) was saying blanc (white) to me then Kendra told her “That is not her name; her name is Kara.” And she stopped; it was surprising because usually they don’t listen to you. Anyways it’s a whole different experience to go to Haiti than just to see pictures of it! So far Haiti has been a pretty good, a few bumps along the way (especially the roads); but it’s going good!

Kara

Kids in Jubilee