John's 2nd week in Haiti (January 28-Feb 1)
I flew a Doctor and an Anesthesiologist to meet a team on the western peninsula in a town called Pestel. The team had driven 11-12 hours to get there, while it only took us 1 hour. We were the envy of the team. Many asked if they could just hold onto the skids to avoid the drive back. Needless to say, every seat possible was full on the return flight.
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| The Town of Pastel is just above the center of this picture on the water. |
Upon arrival, we went straight to the hospital. I got to help the doctor prepare a cast and apply it to a broken arm. Once the team arrived we evaluated the area and the needs. Then began our work for this trip.
Just so you know, those jugs of colored liquid were NOT for snow cones. They were medicines. :)
The purpose of this team was threefold: One was to hold medical clinics. One was to construct and distribute water filter systems for each home in the village of Malchusean. The third was to locate remote villages that New Life Orphanage has worked with and to find a suitable landing spot to regularly check on the medical needs of the villagers. All three phases of the week were quite successful.
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| These are the water filters for the villagers. The white 5-gallon buckets are the water filters. |
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| These are the homes in the village receiving the filters. |
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| This is the water source the villagers use that has tested positive for Cholera. |
I have to say the biggest challenge was finding a safe and suitable landing site at all the different locations, but the highlight was the hundreds of people I got to meet at the various locations we landed.
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| Malchusean |
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| Pavion |
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| Paypaey |
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| Paypaey |
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| Nickolo |
