A Story of Success

I have been very fortunate to be able to travel as much as I have and I have met some wonderful people on my travels. Most of my trips have been medical clinics.

One of our medical clinics

Lots of people cross my path on these trips and some clinics have easily had two or three hundred people seeking medical treatment.

People come from all over for medical treatment

And while I can't possibly remember everyone there are a few stories from every trip that stands out in my mind and some people that I've never forgotten. But it's rare when I get to hear an update on how someone is doing much less see them later on.

People wait for hours in line to be seen

One trip in particular had a major impact on my life, we went to a little village in the mountains where we set up a medical clinic.

Covant

It was a difficult trip because there were no roads leading to the village so all our supplies had to be carried in. With it being such a remote place we stayed there the entire week.

The people from Covant helped carried our supplies

During that medical clinic we had six children taken out emergently because of sever malnutrition. Each child was a heartbreaking situation but one child in particular touched my heart.

The first time I saw Mackinson

There was something about him that made him really stick in my mind. At the time I didn't know his name but I went home and told everyone I could about him and asked them to pray for him. Three months later I went back to Haiti and saw an amazing sight.

Mackinson three months later

A missionary friend in Haiti had been on the trip to Covant with me was in the same area as me when I was back in Haiti three months later. She came up to me all excited and asked if I remembered the little boy from Covant, of course I did! I had told everyone about him and he had been on my mind. She couldn't wait for me to see the transformation.

What a difference!!

What a difference proper nutrition and medication had made. This beautiful little boy that had been on the verge of death was running around and smiling.

Such a happy boy

Since then I have been back to see Mackinson several times and it just confirms the love for missions that God has placed on my heart.

Nine months later, he's growing so much

I am happy to say that all six children that we brought out of Covant survived, however Mackinson is the only one that I've been able to keep up with and continue to visit.

Over a year later and he's catching up with the other kids

If I am anywhere close to where Mackinson is I make the trip to see him if I can. He is living at a children's home in Fond Parisan and I am able to check on him through emails.

Thank you for helping me answer the call that God has placed on my heart.

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Driving through Haiti

This past February when I was in Haiti we traveled around in the back of a truck.

Terri W. taking it all in

While I have traveled all over Haiti I got to see it from a from a different perspective this time.

Our team enjoying the ride

Even though my camera broke on this trip I still got a lot of pictures from the back of the truck and had a hard time picking my favorites, but I want to show the diversity of Haiti.

City park in St Marc

I had no idea that there were rice fields in Haiti.

Rice fields

There was even a market place close to the fields.

Market

The contrast between the city and the mountain villages is amazing.

I can't remember what city this is

Each area has its own challenges.

Driving into Calmini

Then there is the contrast between the coastal area and the mountains.

Beautiful blue ocean

Driving through the mountains

I loved seeing Haiti from this perspective and it gave quick glimpses in the life styles of the people there.

Cemetery

Monument in Port au Prince

I'm anxiously waiting for my next opportunity to go back to Haiti, as always if you would like to help you can give through PayPal. Thank you for helping me answer the calling that God has placed on my heart.

Play Area For The Kids

The church we stayed at in St Marc Haiti is also a school. Over time God has blessed that area with sponsors for the children so the school has been growing. As it is now the children have almost no room to play and hang out in the parking area or in the classroom area.

Current play area for children

Waiting for school to start

Visiting with the kids during lunch

As the school has grown Pastor Marcel has been looking for an area for the kids to play at. A piece of land close to the school came up for sale and the church bought it. The area is covered in rocks and had goats (so lots of goat pellets).

Land for new playground

The kids are excited to have a play area and in Haiti everyone helps out, so one of the school days was set aside for the kids to help clear the land. It was amazing to see all the kids working with no complaints and most had a smile.

Some men from the church had marked the parameters with a string so the children knew where to place the rocks they gathered, that was the base for the wall that will go around the play ground.

The teachers helped keep the wall straight

The beginning of a wall

Our plans had changed for the day so our team got to work with the kids. The kids were using whatever they could find to haul rocks in. The smaller kids had lids, plates and broken bowls that they would put small rocks in and then dump in a bucket that the bigger kids would carry. We had a great time bonding with the kids.

Such hard workers

Everybody pitched in

I couldn't help but compare the Haitian children with American children, in America there would be an uprising and the parents would have a fit if the schools cancelled class for a day so the kids could work on the school grounds. In Haiti everyone is excited to help out the church and school and it's a project that will benefit the entire community so they all pitch in.

There are rocks everywhere!!

Even the little bitty ones help

Thank you everyone for your encouragement and prayers in my journey to show the love of Jesus to others. As always I'm looking forward to the next opportunity to go. If you would like to help you a can always give through PayPal by clicking on this link.