More word from D-6110 - Haiti

UPDATE CONTINUED.. Wednesday Jan. 13 2010

Willem spent time getting out today to see Port Au Prince. The conditions all over are very bad.

At present, no relief aid has come to Haiti.

The medical team working at MTM this week spent the day cleaning up the Gramothe clinic, seeing just a new patients from the village. The clinic had a lot of supplies toppled from shelves, but the building remains in tack.

Several trauma injuries were seen in our front yard this morning including a young lady that I think was sure she would die. She was a student from Port Au Prince that was in her school when a portion of it fell on her. She was brought to us lying in the bed of a truck, looking as if she had no hope, but praying & encouraged when asked if she knew Jesus. She had gone to a hospital in the city, they bandaged her chin & sent her away (it was a gash worthy of stitches but none were given). She came to us unable to move, not having passed urine since yesterday. After carefully tending to her facial wound, the nurses then turned to her next situation trying a very simple procedure, warm water!

The last tremor was felt at sometime around 12 midnight Tuesday. While having dinner at 4 today, we had another heavy tremor that sent the team out of the house. It wasn't =ong before there was a knock at the gate. Our little 13 yr. old family friend that is helping David with his Creole popped his head in to ask if he could stay. His aunt wasn't home & the quake had brought down part of their house leaving him homeless. We welcomed him in.
Just a few minutes after came another knock. Twelve frightened children enter our home, each greeting =e with a kiss, it was the children from our very own Laboule Childrens' home. A house near them had fallen with the last tremor & the nanny was concerned that she had not yet heard from her family. So, we =elcomed them in too! Stephen & David are hosting the slumber party with peanut butter, raisin crackers, water & a movie that they all enjoyed together after we made their beds on the floor of the front room. It was quite an interesting sight :) So, tomorrow morning we will ee having breakfast for 37!

The team from Chicago that is here is waiting word to know when they can fly home. We have another team due in on Monday that will be working with the students, church leadership =amp; doing construction work. Nurses will also be on the team & will be prepared to assist those in need. Again, please pray.