AFH continues to provide for the present medical need in Petit Goave, Haiti, but also has started to build for the future. Yesterday in the hospital in Petit Goave, AFH doctors worked throughout the day to deliver many more children, often many at the same time. Yesterday while a new mother was finishing with one delivery (twins!) another mother came in ready to deliver. After trying for a time it became clear that a c section was needed to save the life of the baby. Although the procedure went very well, within seconds of birth it was clear the the child was not doing well. The child was not breathing on its own and without the proper equipment and treatment the child would die. Scrambling around the team found a laryngoscope blade to intubate the infant that was just the right size. Last friday a team member boarded a plane to check on the progress of the clinic. In his luggage was this improbable piece of equipment. Due to the donation of 20 dollars last week that bought this small tool, this child who was near death was released within a few days happy and healthy.
Connecting with other missionaries in the area, we have been able to make plans for the future. Just a few miles outside of the city lies a unused clinic/school compound in the town of Lakul. Plans continue to be made to staff and supply this clinic and use it as a base of operations for AFH to work out of for the future. Running this clinic/compound and caring for a new area is only part of the blessing. Not only have we begun to locate a possible home base for AFH but we have met some wonderful people to work with, hopefully, for years to come. A construction team sent from Belvedere, TN this week was able to purchase and build much of a new wall and install a new well on the compound for the students there now and the future patients. We praise God for this blessing. If you can help us with this please do not hesitate to contact us at contact@aidforhaiti.org. God bless you and your family today, thank you for your continued support.
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