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Haiti, April 17-26, 2009 In April of 2009, Bread of Compassion sent a team of 18 members comprised of health care professionals and support personnel to Haiti. We set up five medical clinics in and around Port Au Prince. Over 1,500 patients were examined, de-wormed, treated and were sent home with medications and vitamins. In conjunction with the medical clinics, we presented classes on AIDS prevention. The team had the opportunity to present this information to the five communities and in public schools. Bread of Compassion is presently searching for a site to set up a permanent medical clinic in the rural mountain region in western Haiti. We are presently organizing teams for 2010. We welcome health care professionals and support team members as well as supplies. Joseph A. Sapienza, Director If you were a fly-on-the-wall with us down there, you would look down on the clinic and you would say "This is chaos. What can these people be accomplishing?" But you know what? There was order in the clinic even though it seemed chaotic. And we were able to not only treat people physically but spiritually we were meeting their needs. We had prayer going on at one station and we would have someone cleaning a cut and open wound at another, but God was in control of the whole time that we were there. While in Haiti, we hooked-up with two couples who have a passion for Haiti. Even though most of our team did not speak the language, these couples stayed with us. We felt safe. We felt we were in God's hands. We were also blessed to be joined by a Haitian nurse and a Haitian doctor. At the end of the clinic, we were able to pass on some supplies to him that had been donated because he runs a clinic and is a surgeon. He was so grateful. Nancy Aguilar, Lead Nurse |
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