Everyday is exhausting for all of us. We do a lot in a day. Today we saw around 150 patients at the clinic. We got to hold some babies, play some soccer, and treat a lot of people for arthritis, anemia, malaria, infections, worms, heartburn, and more. We had one man that was a celebrity. Everyone wanted a picture with him because he was 102 years old still walking on his own and relatively healthy. A real accomplishment in Haiti. So our patients age ranged from a few months to 102 years old.
We also gave out toys and soccer balls to the kids. We gave an elderly man one of our suitcases to use as a dresser. We sent one man to hospital for emergency care because his breathing was so bad.
After the clinic we went back to the guesthouse to clean up and grab some money for souvenir shopping. We went to the place we visited before in January where there are a bunch of vendors along the road. We have to be careful and mindful of the traffic but our translators do a great job of keeping us safe.
They also do a great job at getting us a deal. They ask for $10 and we pay $3. It's actually kinda fun to bargain with the guys. You gotta look tough you know. So no bongos this time though just bracelets and the pretty metal work.
Then on the way home we stopped at L'appetit, a little pizza place that we found on Instagram!! It had come up with the hastag Haiti so we remembered the address and it happened to be on our way home from souvenir shopping!! So our group got pizza on the way home! And they took a group picture of us and posted it on their instagram page! We're famous!!
Then again we came home for a moment, ate dinner at the guesthouse, then headed to another guesthouse where a group we know were having a worship service! Which was awesome! Those ladies can sing! My friend Jess and I were like if they play Oceans by Hillsong we are going to die. That was the next song they played. It really just was an awesome inspiring night. I loved all of it. The more I learn the more I fall in love. I wonder if some day I will call Haiti home for more than 10 days? #honoraryhaitian
Love has no borders,
- Rachel Martha
He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end. Ecclesiastes 3:11 Hello Family and Friends, I imagine that anyone reading this is also in the midst of a crazy season, but I wanted to update you on what life looks like right now. As of Monday we made the decision to go home. We were hoping to wait it out, but on Monday the news came that Costa Rica was declaring a state of emergency and closing their borders to all incoming travelers. This has effected us in two ways: 1. We were no longer able to do our border run to Nicaragua or Panama since we would not be able to re-enter the country. 2. There is no way to know if airlines will continue to fly flights out of Costa Rica if no flights are coming in. So with that information the decision was made to send both students and staff home rather than risk being stuck in Costa Rica. Though Costa Rica is...
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