The Sweet Joys of Sharing God's Love

First of all I just want to say thank God Brenda and I were not hurt because I tried calling both of our emergency lines and no one even cared to answer....
(I'm going to leave that sentence in there because I have lived with my phone in my hand since they have been gone - of course I was chasing an escaped dog outside when she called! ;-0  Steve - well, he was on the golf course!-Melissa)

On that note, today was our last day at the clinic and it was quite busy. Our nurses were busy cutting off toes, popping huge cysts, and lansing abscesses. For a Friday we were very busy with hands on procedures. I personally kept my distance but Brenda was right in with all the action!!! The first photo is of Brenda, Sheri, Michelle, and Judnei (the interpreter)It was hard leaving the clinic and saying good bye to all the children but we are so thankful for this whole experience. Our second photo is of the campus looking out at the church, school, and playground.

Early this week we took a hike up the hill behind the house we were staying at and met a man named Nelson. Nelson spoke English very well and informed us that his cousin had been sick for 7 months. Some of our nurses went and took a look at her and noticed she has multiple issues and insisted that she come to the clinic today. When we pulled up to the clinic, we saw her sitting in the waiting room. She was one of our first patients. We did not have the medicine she needed, so we called the pastor to see if he could try and find it. He was able to find a place that had the medication, however, it was almost 2 bucks a pill. So our team pulled some of our extra cash and came up with the money to buy three years of medication for this woman. After dinner about seven of us walked up the hill to present her with the medication. Along with the medication, our team donated food, backpacks, coloring utensils, paper, toothbrushes, and vitamins. It was so awesome to see the smile on their faces when we gave them the backpacks full of stuff as well as three years of medications for her illness.

This experience has been so amazing and Brenda and I are just so thankful for the opportunity to come here and spread God's love. We thank everyone who has been supporting us through this journey financially and prayerfully. We will be heading home bright and early. Please pray for our team and safe travels!! Thank you again.

Megan and Brenda

Ps- I am very excited to watch the Great Gastby on the way home!!! Yippee

A Day at the Prison

Today was prison day... We had our usual morning meeting and devotion time.  We talked a lot about what we needed to know about going into the prison which really prepared us mentally.  We set off in the truck (our Tap Tap- since you have to tap on the hood if you want to stop).  We pulled to the prison- but were confused if it truly was the prison or the local gym-there were many men working out on these pull up bars.  As we got out of the truck and lined up along the wall in the shade ( it was blasting hot as usual- this is our first pic.)  Megan got called by "Jerry". He wanted to have a Photo op with Megan.  After that slight distraction we got down to business. We went into the prison and went to our respective stations.  The prisoners lined up along the wall waiting to be seen.  Once we got the process down- it was good.  We treated about 60 in 2 hours.  It was a really good day. The prisoners as well as the staff were so thankful and kept saying we were a blessing from God. It was very rewarding to say the least.  Thank you all so much for your prayers!
After leaving there- we came home, ate lunch, got our suits on and headed to the beach. It was our little piece of paradise in this very poverty stricken country.  The beach was absolutely beautiful with clear blue waters.  Megan put on her big girl panties and actually went in the water!!! It was very refreshing- but actually quite warm.  ( our last picture- us lounging and looking out on the beautiful view- talking about the water of course!). We then played some volleyball- and had a great afternoon- cause we won- even with Megan playing. Just kidding.
After the beach- we headed to the tourist shops and were mauled by the market people.  But actually found a few something's for the family back home.
We came back to some dinner  and did our dum dum session (giving praise to each other by passing a dum dum sucker around) and testimony time.   We had an awesome day over all and appreciated all the special prayers for today.  We look forward to tomorrow- our last day at the clinic.  We can't believe it's almost over.
... Hugs to all.
Brenda and Megan

Meeting our Sponsored Kids

What day is it today??? It's hump day!!! Yup, it was a great day because we got to meet the "toots" as Melissa and Megan say. 
We had to wait- as there were several people meeting their sponsored kids and only a few interpreters. While in line- Megan looked over at this boy with a red shirt on and these huge beautiful eyes an said"I think that's our boy". And it was. He was the most precious little boy ever! It was a little overwhelming for all our kids we saw. They are so young and really don't understand what we are doing, saying or even why. Their mothers were there though and appreciated the gifts. So during Megan's time with Mervil- we noticed another little boy standing close by- and the interpreter said that was his twin brother! He got a hold of the play dough and took off. I'm guessing they will be sharing... Megan says Melissa and Steve will just have to get out that wallet and sponsor the twin! 
Kristen's little guy was super shy and never made eye contact with us- but his mother was so very happy and smiling while Megan handed him the gifts. 
Brenda met Naceline last and she was the cutest thing ever - with her hair accessorized with at least a dozen barrettes. She was most excited about her doll and the brush that came with it. She gave me kiss. Her mother , as well as the others , were very thankful with the Creole Bible, the money for food and the vitamins we gave them. 

This afternoon- we took a hike up the hill after dinner. The people of the community were holding a prayer and worship service on this flat piece of land... It was very moving. 
Tomorrow is going to be challenging- we go to the prison. Please say prayers for us and to specifically keep satan away. Then we are off to the beach and shopping!! Till tomorrow- hugs from us and we thank you for your support!!

Amazing Day!

Today was an amazing day!! We started off by both having to be woken up!! I guess you can say God answered our prayers for good sleep!!  We started the day off at the clinic and got to see close to 100 patients!! We ended early and got to go to Milo which was about 30 min away. In milo we got to tour the hospital which is the best in northern Haiti!! We also got to go to a sans sousi castle and had a tour guide we barley understood haha at the end Brenda and I came up of a summary of what we heard... Later we found out that it had barley anything to do with what he actually said but it was so pretty!!!

The driving in Haiti is crazy! We almost hit multiple motorist, apparently the yellow lines and two street lights is just a suggestion for the people of Haiti!! These people are fearless they make New York taxi drivers look safe!!

 I am so happy that I came and so happy that Brenda and I are here together!!!  We have an awesome group of people we are here with!!!

The pictures below are of us at the castle, me working in the pharmacy and getting praised, and Brenda with Vessica!! Vessica is holding her new shoes Brenda gave her!!! Brenda is rockin it in the clinic dealing with nasty things I choose not to see :) :)

Oh and we will be meeting our "toots" (sponsored children) tomorrow!!! Yippee we will send you emails mañana!!!!!

We love you and thank God for having you on this journey with us!  

Megan

First Day at the Clinic

The clinic was amazing!! Brenda did awesome helping out all different illnesses!! And I was in the clinic filling drugs!!! It was a busy day!! After, we went hiking to the new port where some ships are going to be coming in and out for cruise lines it was so pretty!!! 

We also got to go into some Haitian homes!! It put things into perspective for us!! We had children along with us the WHOLE hike :) during the clinic we gave out a lot of shoes to kids who didn't have any!!!


We saw over a 100 patients in the clinic today.  

The weather is plain awful- learning to live as one big sticky ball. Yuk.  Till tomorrow please pray for wind so we can sleep!!!

Love you 
Brenda and Megan

Haitian Church Celebration

Saturday Update

From Brenda---
We had a good day- flight was good.  We rode in an army style truck- we ride in the back.  Was a little cool today. Rainy.  Set up the clinic - and went for a walk.  It is now very humid- not a lot of breeze tonight.  Megan is doing great!  One of the little kids at the clinic went right up  to her when we got there.  Probably her Miami heat shirt.  Ha ha. Here is a pic of us after our walk up the hill from where we are staying.  It overlooks the city of Cap Haitian.   

Hugs from us both!  

Let the Adventure Begin!

They're off!  The team left Phoenix on Friday am and Miami on Saturday.  So excited for the journey to begin!

Ten Days and Counting!