Christelle - Cleft Lip Baby

 

Christelle and her mother live in Cap Haitien. Her mother came with her to Port-au-Prince searching for medical for her daughter and to begin a new life for herself. The father of her child abandoned the family. People she met on the streets of Port-au-Prince led her to Coram Deo.

In October Dr. Hobar and a Leap Foundation medical team came to Hopital Espoir to perform plastic surgeries. Christelle was one of the babies selected for surgery to repair her cleft lip.

This is Christelle one week after her surgery :)

Christelle and her mother live in a refuge camp near Airport Rd. She sleeps inside a church within the refuge camp. Pray that she can find work to support herself and Christelle. Inside these tin walls is the church she attends and a place to sleep at night.

Mylanda Louis - Post-Surgery

 

Mylanda Louis was discharged from Bernard Mevs Hospital yesterday afternoon. Her face now looks like any other baby. Her mother is very happy!

The surgeon did a great job at repairing the cleft lip. In a few months she will have a 2nd surgery to repair the cleft palate inside her mouth.

Pray for babies who are born with congenital defects. A cleft lip can be repaired. So many children around the world do not have the opportunity for this type of surgery and live their lives with disfigured faces. We give the Lord thanks for plastic surgeons who come to Haiti to repair cleft lips and palates.

Cholera

 

CHOLERA OUTBREAK - DELMAS 31 Our neighborhood has been going through a cholera outbreak this week, specifically in the Cite Jeremie area. One of our students family was hospitalized at the Medecins Sans Frontieres Cholera Treatment Centre and early this morning we rushed a family member of Milo to the Cholera centre. We are reinforcing to our students cholera prevention tactics and using a lot of bleach for cleaning everything. Several of our students live in Cite Jeremie. We are wiping down walls, benches and tables inside the school shelters everyday. Pray the outbreak passes. Cholera is easily treatable but is deadly if action isn't taken quickly to prevent dehydration. Below is a good video about cholera and Haiti:

 

Gertrude Charles - face mass

Gertrude Charles is a woman who lives in Cite Soleil. She came to the medical clinic that Dr. Karen McCarthy and her medical team from Jacksonville, Florida was holding here at Coram Deo in September.

We brought her over to the state hospital located on Delmas 33, Hopital La Paix. After bloodwork and xrays the surgeon planned a surgery to remove the mass growing on the right side of her face. Yesterday, she was admitted to hospital for surgery. Pray that the mass is benign and that it can be completely removed.

Mylanda Louis - Cleft Lip Baby

 

Anna Marie is a young mother who lives in the Mirebalais region of the country. Monday she went to Port-au-Prince to try to find help for her baby, Mylanda. Mylanda was born with a cleft lip. After reaching Port-au-Prince and talking with people she met on the street she ended up coming here to Coram Deo. We called Maguy of Project Medishare and she told us to bring the mother and child to Bernard Mevs Hospital. An american plastic surgeon was doing surgeries at the hospital this week.

Mylanda will be getting surgery today for her cleft lip. We give the Lord thanks for another open door for medical care. I can't wait to post an "after" picture of Mylanda's new face :)

Aristide And The Endless Revolution

Today marks the 22nd Anniversary of the September 1991 military coup d'etat against Jean Bertrand Aristide, who was the president of Haiti during that time. The above documentary "Aristide And The Enless Revolution" show what happened during those times.

Today Amos was taking someone downtown for medical tests and there were traffic jams in the downtown area caused by a group of protesters from MOPOD (Mouvement Patriotique de l'Opposition Democratique and Lavalas. The Haitian police broke up the protest with tear gas near the National Palace. Schools reopen tomorrow. Pray for peace on the streets.

Laurent Lamothe Speaks Before U.N. General Assembly - September 26, 2013

Laurent Lamothe, the Prime Minister of Haiti spoke before the U.N. General Assembly on September 26, 2013. The Haitian Government is trying to rebuild the country and to work towards developing the country, especially through tourism. I believe they are trying to do their best for the country. Pray that Haiti can one day not be known as a "3rd world nation".