We met Pastor Ramon a few weeks ago. He lives in the Soleil 17 area, the same area as the Maranatha church is located. This elderly woman has never attended church and he is inviting her to attend his. Pray for her that she understands the christian faith. She is 84 years old.
This is the view from the shore of Ti-Ayiti, at the back of Cite Soleil. The garbage that is there now is sad to see. The situation with the garbage has gotten a lot worse in Cite Soleil. Along the roadside there are piles of garbage waiting for garbage pickups that doesn't come. Every day the pile grows.
This grandmother brought her granddaughter to the clinic. It is a special occassion and a time to dress up in their Sunday best!
This boy was watching from the entrance to the church. He made a necklace out of elastic bands.
These children were watching from the back entrance of the church.
Fania Privet is a young woman who lives on the street with her 2 young children because her home was destroyed in the earthquake. She sleeps in the Delmas 31 outdoor market. It is not a clean place and both her children had skin infections. She is almost blind from untreated cataracts in both eyes.
We brought Fania on Friday morning to the International Child Care Eye Clinic which is located on Delmas 31. The eye doctor there referred her to General Hospital. He says that there is a visiting american eye surgeon there. She is going there on Tuesday. Pray she can get help to save her vision.
Dr. Karen's team traveled back home on Friday morning. They worked hard at providing medical care to all the patients who came to the 5 medical clinics (3 were held here at Coram Deo, 1 in Petionville and 1 in Cite Soleil). They were able to see 1,200 patients!
Wisner Merisier is a young man from Fond Verrette, which is located in the mountains along the Dominican border. He has gangrene in his left foot.
Somebody in his village removed 2 of his toes using a razor blade. We brought him yesterday afternoon to the Medecin Sans Frontieres Hospital on Delmas 31. Pray for Wisner and those treating him at the hospital.
