October Surgery Team

I can not believe it has been almost a month again since I posted last. I am so sorry for not keeping up.

It has been an extremely busy time for us. After out "Vacation" we had to get down to the final touches getting ready for the surgical teams arrival. There was a major construction project that was supposed to happen while we were out at the Mole, but flight cancelations caused it to not happen. Then it was decided to do it the weekend before the teams arrived which put Lori and I even further behind. They did install autoclaves and OR lights, which was very nice to have.

We worked very hard and long hours the following week, and managed to have everything presentable for the team. They were very happy to not have to clean up the place when they arrived. We have been able to keep the supplies coming even though we have yet to straighten out the supply rooms the way we wanted to.

The surgical team that was here for the first week feels they have done some great work for a lot of people and the evangelism team is getting time to speak to all of the patients and most of the families. The second week of the team is going well too. Lori and I have never worked with a urologist here before and we were a little apprehensive about finding what was needed. We didn't need to be, and the prostate surgeries are going very well. The doctor has been very helpful making sure we know what he needs in advance so we have time to find it. There is also a group of maxilofacial surgeons who have been removing facial tumors and making a big impact on people's lives. It is there first trip here to NWHCM, but they have been to Haiti before. I hope they return, the people in this area will be extremely grateful.