2/5/10 UPDATE: Medical ministry continues in Petit Goave, Haiti. As the first team has been relieved, and is leaving the country expert work has continued by professionals from Washington University in St. Louis. Today the new team of doctors began
working at our newly constructed clinic. One of the first patients seen was a newborn who had a unique problem. Soon after the earthquake, the little girl was born in the streets of of the city. Without proper training the family that had helped delivery the child the had her umbilical cord cut much too short. A fistula has developed, allowing her intestines to be freely exposed to the outside environment. Treating her with many antibiotics that were recently purchased with donations from our supporters we were able to treat the infection, but the condition remains. As you read this, a newborn child is being emergently taken to Port au Price to locate a surgeon to care for this problem. Please pray for the life of this little one.
As the Marines completed work our our new clinic building they gave us an additional gift. They agreed to donate supplies and lumbar enough to double our medical capacity on the grounds of the base. This doubles our size and greatly increases the number of patients our clinic can help. Construction will continue over the next few weeks by our teams at the mission.
Unfortunately, almost one month after the earthquake, AFH continues to be the only source of medical care for the 150,000 residents.
Recently many international aid organizations have stopped into our hospital and praised the work being done but were uncertain when help would arrive. We are committed to the long term with the people here. Without another hospital to rely on, we can not abandon the Haitians who live here. AFH continues its commitment to express the love of christ to these forgotten people of Petit Goave.
Please pray for the safety of our teams as they travel in and out of the country. Also pray that our resources to help these people increase. Our commitment to the city is currently more then we ever thought possible, but with God we have come to truly understand anything can be possible. Please consider further support of this ministry. Thank you for your friendship.
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