Day 2- January 22, 2008
It was another good day and no I am not just saying that in order to make it sound good!
There were several team members who made it to the orphanage Mercy and Sharing today. We were able to evaluate about 20 children in need of wheelchairs so that felt like we made some progress. We also were able to show the caregivers how to use the Fuzzy Bunz diapers and they seemed really excited about being able to have the cloth diapers so that also was exciting to see. The orphanage itself was quite a sad sight, but I guess if it ever became an okay sight that would be worse. We did get to play with the kids. Blowing bubbles is a hit, along with taking photos of the kids. They love to see their picture and can really ham it up for the camera.
O & P was also busy again today! I can’t really understand all that they do, but they are building prosthetics and orthotics like mad. Unfortunately, they had to turn away five amputees today because they had more than they could already handle. The need for this type of service is on-going, so if you know of any good orthotists and/or prosthetists refer them to Healing Hands.
We did not do any moving of boxes today, we thought we would give ourselves a day to recover. Three truck loads of supplies arrived tonight. We are not sure if the items are for Healing Hands, but we will find out tomorrow morning what we will be facing. We will not be receiving the shipment of wheelchairs while we are in Haiti. The container is stuck in customs until February, but eventually they will get here.
We are having plenty of fun here too! It’s a great group of people and we have a lot of laughs throughout the day/evening. We ran out of Prestige today (beer), but we had rum punch instead. We have also started a cribbage tournament of our own. It’s called “Beat Bob” (so far Bob’s record is 0 for 9, so we are going to see what the final score is by the end of the week. Poor Bob (not really, but he is being a good sport).
More tomorrow and all is well.
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HI Jody! Sounds like you are having fun and working very hard. I am praying for you guys and all that you are bringing to those deserving people that you are serving. There is a special place in heaven for people like you.
Can't wait to see your pictures and hear all about it when you get home. It is -4 right now.. can you believe it is almost 90 degree difference? wow! Beth Smith
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