I am writing you from Port Au Prince! We made it and are settled into the overflow room at Haiti Outreach Minsitries (HOM)! It is packed with volunteers which is great!
Theres no air conditioning so the cold showers feel good!
We rarely have electricity so internet is not very relaible.
Have no fear, I am wiriting my posts and trying to post them strategically when the internet pops on quickly in the afternoon.
We have teamed up with Family Health Minsitries--theres a team from Kentucky with 2 doctors and several nurses. They have been coming to Haiti for years and its nice to have people who know the ropes.
"We pursue the dream of building healthy families, healthy communities, and a better tomorrow by developing long-term relationships with people and communities 'in need'. Of course, true relationships do not develop until we take the time to listen and learn. Once we become friends who trust and care about one another, we gain insights into each other's needs, hopes and desires.
Theres no air conditioning so the cold showers feel good!
We rarely have electricity so internet is not very relaible.
Have no fear, I am wiriting my posts and trying to post them strategically when the internet pops on quickly in the afternoon.
We have teamed up with Family Health Minsitries--theres a team from Kentucky with 2 doctors and several nurses. They have been coming to Haiti for years and its nice to have people who know the ropes.
"We pursue the dream of building healthy families, healthy communities, and a better tomorrow by developing long-term relationships with people and communities 'in need'. Of course, true relationships do not develop until we take the time to listen and learn. Once we become friends who trust and care about one another, we gain insights into each other's needs, hopes and desires.
Our work is directed by the goals of each community and implemented by the local people who are motivated to see their own lives improve. Often the most important thing that we give each other is honor and respect.
This strategy has given us insights into the meaning of God's greatest commandment (Matthew 22: 37-39) and our daily lives become enriched in ways that we never dreamed possible.
Paradoxically, we have learned that when we love our neighbors as ourselves... even when our plans don't work out... that God's plan ensures that our relationships grow in confidence and trust... and then real progress begins.
We invite you to join us and discover that wealth and happiness do not come from self-centered goals; instead they come from caring, other-centered, long-term relationships"
--A message from FHM's founder and board chairman, David Walmer, MD, PhD
His wife Kathy is leading the team from Kentucky and we actually met her here at HOM in the dining area and bonded over her twin sons attending Elon University! SMALL WORLD!
We are so excited that Kaathy and her team and letting us join up with their team, theyre all from the same Episcopalian Dioscese in Kentucky.
I wlll post more after our meeting tonight!
PS: I was hugged by about 10 children ALL AT ONCE today after church--they were hanging all over me as we took "self-potraits" with my iphone. Their immediate trust and affection were BEAUTIFUL examples of the innocence of children. We humans all start out as babies, even though life takes us in different directions. Its nice to be reminded that we're all more alike than different. We also had a little boy who came up and hugged me around my waist and held on so tight as I walked around, he actually ended up in our group photos because he would not let go. Ten minutes and no words were exchanged between us, but his smile and little arms hanging onto me spoke right into my heart!
xo
Morgan
Thanks for the update and good luck to you this week. I can imagine the children and you hugging.
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