I have to admit that I enjoy working day shift only. The night shifts were brutal. I'm not as young as I used to be.
Right now, I am focused on a man I have seen 3-4 times over the past couple of weeks. I currently work in an area about 45-60 minutes away from Port-Au-Prince. I see this man scooting along side the road, using only his hands and arms. I'm assuming that he is paralyzed from the waist down. I stopped to talk to him yesterday but I didn't have an interpreter with me. I wanted to find out if he would be interested in a wheel chair. I simply couldn't overcome the language barrier.
I saw him again this morning, but I wasn't driving and we were already past him when I spotted him. I am intent on getting him a wheelchair, if he wants one. With the generosity of Greg and Michelle Roberts from Chadasha Foundation, http://www.chadasha.org/ I will be able to give him a wheelchair. I hope that he wants it and I hope that it will make his life somewhat easier.
It is heartbreaking and depressing to see some of the people here in Haiti. But, I have resigned myself to the fact that I can't help everyone. I also cannot pass up the opportunity to help some of them. I continue to see Michee on a regular basis. I have him come to where I live once per week. I feed him a good meal and give him some money for his mother so she can buy groceries. I also continue to help Rebuild Globally, http://www.rebuildglobally.org/. I wish I could do more. It's very frustrating.
I hope to see Ken Ken again this week. You can see additional photos of Ken Ken on my Facebook page. I doubt that he will live much longer. It absolutely breaks my heart. I know though that I did everything I could for him. I just thank God that Michelle and Greg from Chadasha answered my call. Perhaps God has another plan for Ken Ken.
I continue to struggle with this mission. I'm not placing blame on anyone. It just seems that there is so much more that can be done. But, I do my job every day and I try to go the extra mile and do what I feel God wants me to do. I no longer focus on the mission. My focus is on helping when and where I can.
In the past couple of days I've performed first aid on a couple of people. The most recent was the victim of a motorcycle accident. Several of the Haitians think I'm some sort of doctor. Today, my team leader came up to me and handed me a prescription from a doctor for one of the jail inmates where I worked. He asked me if I could fill the prescription. I really got a big chuckle out of that. So far, I've used a lot of my first aid supplies. As soon as I get home I have to bring back my Combat Life Saver (CLS) bags that I had in Iraq. They are packed with first aid supplies.
Well, that's about it for now. I am including some photos of a few places outside of Port-Au-Prince. There really are parts of Haiti that are beautiful. I hope that this posting finds each of you healthy and happy. Until next time, take care, stay safe and God Bless.
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