At the Clinic, volunteers come & volunteers go


Meanwhile, we work on details of what various people do, relations with the owner of the Guest House, transportation to/from wherever, generator problems, etc. 

Carol Keith, Isaac Jean-Pierre, George Momplaisair & Bill Grace leave tomorrow after two weeks of incredible work here. Their good spirits and excellent skills made a wonderful difference to hundreds of Haitian children, women and men. We and they are indebted to these volunteers. Carol, George & Bill 

During the 1 - 3 p.m. break, Luc arrived with a big yellow school bus filled to the gills with bags--130--plus the 30 that had been hanging out at the JetBlue baggage claim in SD. With him, too, were 11 Team 5 members. OhMyGod what a crowded place this is now. Tents are everywhere. Travel bags are everywhere. People are everywhere. I need to get all the names straight.

Because we have so many people, we've reluctantly let the two lovely Haitian nurses go for a week. Darlene & Jualine are excellent Haitian trained nurses. So kind and professional. This is a picture of Darlene with a family of three girls and a mom.

This morning alone we served 120 in the clinic and another 65 received clothes, diapers, and a small bag of rice. Joanne & Mona orchestrated this program. Tomorrow, Joanne will reorganize the Pharmacy because we have some things we aren't using much right now. Every bit of organization brought to bear is important.e street to see the line waiting to visit the clinic.

In all of this, I just need to step into the street and look at the line.

Last night we had both rain and an after shock. I wonder what tonight will bring.