Back to the beginning...

For me as I was coming down for my second trip to Haiti I kept thinking of the people that we had cared for during my first trip. I was able to see Elionel and Robinson, who help with translating my first day here.Tianna and Majorie showed up after that. These two girls assisted us on Team One with wound care and in the pharmacy. They picked up with both activities soon as they joined the team here now. Today was even more surprising as we did a clinic at the same tent city we started at with Team One. I recognized so many faces, and the kids were already starting some of the same games as before soon as we arrived. It was really special though seeing some of the ones we had cared for and the improvements that they have made. The first was the wife of the cardiac patient we had. Her husband wasn't home at the time, as he was actually back working with his clean up crew! We are to meet tomorrow at Pastor Lennys for Easter Service. The next was the teenage boy who had the injury to his hips and was unable to walk without crutches. He was not only walking but was starting to ride a bicycle again. Finally the little girl that had the burns to her face. Her face had completly healed with no visible scars. Seeing these people moving forward in their lives, and knowing what we have been doing has helped so much makes our work even more rewarding. We won't be able to change or fix everything here by ourselves, but we can touch the lives of many, one at a time. And in that we can share a love of faith and mankind that can grow into a change that someday just may be enough to change what we all go through in life making it better for everyone. To Team One I would like to say hi and thank you for your prayers. Hope to see all of you soon. And to the Team I'm with now, thank you for what you are doing and making this week so rewarding.

Posted by: Dave Gifford