GRAMOTHE CLINIC WAITING AREA PROGRESSION

Just a few pictures to update the progression of the Gramothe Clinic Waiting Area.

MTM is currently hosting a medical team from the Chicago, IL area. In two weeks a team from Dubuque, Iowa will come to build benches for the waiting area so that it will be ready for use when the February medical team arrives.

We praise God for the ability to provide this waiting area for our patients! A great big THANK YOU to those who gave financially to make this happen.

Setting iron for reinforcement in the roof.

Mixing cement by hand & dipping buckets to transfer it to the roof.

"The bucket brigade"~sending cement to the roof.

Nearly finished.

A day's job done. The cement roof has been poured & now time will complete the process.

Gramothe Clinic Waiting Area under construction!

Here it is, the foundation of the long awaited Gramothe Medical Clinic Waiting Area!

This is a project that is expected to be completed quickly.

It will provide clinic patience a place to sit comfortably, out of the weather, while they wait for their turn to enter the clinic. This will also provide a nice opportunity to effectively teach to a captive audience!

For those of you who have visited &/or worked at the Gramothe Medical Clinic, the new waiting area is located at the northeast corner of the existing clinic.

LABOULE CHILDREN'S HOME...

This morning after breakfast, Stephen & I (Beth) headed for the MTM Laboule Children's Home. I can always count on Stephen to help me there. He loves going to play & interact with the children.

On the way we stopped at the grocery store to purchase a few cases of supplies that were needed at the home as well as some lunch items to treat the children with.

I worked through the noon hour reorganizing, inventorying & restocking items that the children needed: warm/winter clothes, shoes, bed sheets, blankets & some other items.

In the backyard there was some soccer going on...

& shortly before our departure, Stephen & some of the older girls made turkey & cheese sandwiches for all the children, serving them with chips, juice & yogurt for dessert. The only one missing...
was Melynda, she was getting her hair done!

Sheila Estiven ~10/21/08-11/21/08~

At exactly 1 month old today, little Sheila Estiven went to be with the Lord, her Maker.

Please continue in prayer that her parents would have a peace in their spirit and rest in the arms of their Comforter.

May God be glorified by the life if this little one that he released onto this earth for a short time.

SHEILA UPDATE...

Nearly 2 weeks ago Sheila was taken to the hospital by her parents. All this time she has laid in a hospital bed receiving I.V. fluids, doctors telling the parents nothing, a common scenario here. Nursing weakly at her mothers' breast, she has shown slight improvement, but most recently has begun to deteriorate.

Yesterday the parents allowed Willem to provide transportation to have the baby taken to a reputable, newly built Catholic children's hospital, Little Brothers Little Sisters. Today the doctor told the parents that their infant needed to be taken to General Hospital to have surgery. In Haiti, when a medical professional tells you this, it means you are going to General Hospital to die. That is the reputation of that hospital.

Sheila's parents decided to take their baby girl home.

HOPE.

That is what we have.

Please continue to pray with us that God will be glorified through this situation. MTM will provide as much medical support as possible to this family & the Gramothe church & village people will be there to support also. We know that God can bring this child back to a full life & we will all do our best to help her to live.

Thank you for your continued prayer support.

Praise the Lord!

DUMAY WELL UPDATE...

This morning we are waiting to hear how deep the drillers have gone & just how much further they need to go before hitting water.

As you can see, they are working!

This has been a VERY exciting event in the village of Dumay.

BABY SHEILA UPDATE

Thank you for all the prayers for Baby Sheila. Please continue.

I wish we could give a full account of what Sheila is being treated for, unfortunately, few questions are asked between doctor & patient in Haiti. I keep asking from where we are at, but there is just not much information to gain except that Baby Sheila is improving while she remains in the hospital.

For this we say, "PRAISE THE LORD!".