Wednesday, February 1, 2012.

We completed our third full day of work at the construction site and clinic.

Today the construction team moved hand-mixed concrete, bucket by bucket, to fill the support beams of the new home in Blanchard. The team has become very good friends with the Haitian work crew. They even took a break to have some fun playing volleyball with the local children.

The clinic team has seen approximate three hundred patients in three days and anticipates finishing around 450 patients. Many children were seen today with stickers, suckers, and crayons being handed out. In the pharmacy about 200 men’s ties were given out with many wives returning home with a gift for a loved one.

Tomorrow will be the last day at the construction site and the clinic. We will need to say good-bye to many new friends. On Friday morning the team will visit downtown Port-au-Prince, Leogane for lunch at the Ocean Grill, visit Missy Owen’s apartment (FHM's In-country manager), visit the new site for the FHM Leogane guesthouse and Surgical Facility, and then on to Fondwa for the night.

In Fondwa, the team will spend the day visiting the site for the new Fondwa School and orphanage. Prior to their departure for Port-au-Prince Saturday afternoon, the team will make hula-hoops with the children with supplies brought from the States.

 
Above - the 2011 team visiting in Fondwa.  Left - at the school grounds with the beautiful view in the background.  Right - visiting with Sister Carmelle.

We are more than a week through our time together and it seems like just yesterday we arrived. We thank all of you for your thoughts and prayers.

Please pray for the team’s safe travel out to Fondwa and back. We will be home before you know it!

-from Kathy Walmer via email.