Today our group split into 3 teams. The medical team spent the day at one of the clinics, where our team’s doctor performed surgery on a woman with a large mass on her neck. Another team assisted the missionaries we are staying with, Cody and Maria, as they passed out food in some of the local villages. Our other team met the Canadian commander in charge of the airbase and leaders of another organization that are co-ordinating logistics among the numerous medical clinics that are overwhelmed at this time. We then met with Frans, the Mayor’s assistant. Frans showed us property that we could use for future operations and gave us a tour of the city, which included a walk around Jacmel’s destroyed hospital. Dozens of patients are being housed in temporary structures there. Some of the structures were nothing more then tarps strung between trees. Later in the day we checked on a remote clinic, which we found to be intact.
The more time we spend here, the larger the problem becomes. The desperate nature of this nation was only exacerbated by this disaster. As this day ends, we are convinced that the only hope for the people of Haiti is Jesus. We are discussing and praying that God would show us how we, as His ambassadors, are to respond to this disaster. Please join us in prayer as we seek God’s wisdom, His heart, and His mind in ths matter.
Lord Bless
Tim Wylie
Parakletos International