While Tim's team was here, Dr. Ed's team was here too. We went out to Canaan with the team. Amos' father, Pastor Marcelin was the host for the clinic.
Canaan is a community that was born after the earthquake. Thousands of people from Port-au-Prince settled here after the earthquake. Many people are still living in tarp homes. The building where Pastor Marcelin was going to hold the clinic was inside this tarp church.
The church is held together with boards, poles and tarps stretched over everything. The Haitian people are making the best out of difficult living conditions.
Canaan is located at the base of a mountain area and stretches along Rte. National #1. The land is government land. Little by little you can see some construction work going on as people try to rebuild their lives. I think that Canaan will be a new city eventually. As you can see there are no services in Canaan. The people are on their own.
Near the tarp church is a newly constructed cement church. We went and visited inside and painters were at work. We spoke with the president of the Canaan community committee, who is also the pastor of the cement church and asked him if the clinic could be held inside his church.
No comments:
Post a Comment