Bless each of these Elders, Lord
These oaks of righteousness
This planting of You, Lord
This display of your splendor.
Today is the Anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti – and still
the sun rises –a new day. We awoke to a
beautiful sunrise. We hustled and
bustled around getting prepared for the Elder Medical Clinic. We set up our examination room/pharmacy in a
small room at Grace Village – our doctor’s work space was a child’s desk and
our pharmacy was set up on bunk beds. Ten
a.m. -- our Elders were starting to
arrive. Dr. Sem arrived with his
pharmacist, Esther, who was a huge help to our team!
Then the madness began.
Vital signs, exams, blood sugar testing, writing prescriptions, filling
prescriptions, educating patients – and the next thing you know – it’s after 2 –
lunchtime is finally here! Our lunch was
a delightful buffet prepared for us by the Haitian staff. They went above a beyond – Haitian rice, chicken
legs, coleslaw, salad, pasta and fried plantains! Then Christmas presents and care packages
were given – and presents for their grandkids and presents for their neighbors!
In the midst of craziness during medical exams – I would
have to stop because I would hear an Elder talking very passionately in Creole. Dr. Sem would stop to interpret – Vertilia, “PRAISE, PRAISE, PRAISE God for His goodness”. Her grandkids go to school at Grace Village
and she is SOOO grateful to Grace Village and Healing Haiti and GOD! She had so much love and joy to share with us
in that exam room. And then there is
Antchola -- she gave up smoking and alcohol for JESUS! And then there is Ofane who gets a wound
dressing change several times a week.
His is Amazing and will not
let anything – even a major wound – get in his way to enjoy life.
Each Elder has a STORY
– each STORY is told – in their EYES – in their SMILES – in their LOVE!!
Written by Cindy
Written by Cindy
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