We leave tomorrow and it is bittersweet. We are ready to return to our families and loved ones, our lives and our work, but we are also sad to be parting from the family we have made here among the teams and in this ministry. The children have stolen our hearts. Our team leader has [...]

Day 7:  This morning the entire team traveled to a village about thirty minutes away from Hinche called Ravine Caw. The roads were treacherous today the pick-up trucks maneuvered everything from rocky inclines to mud traps. The weather was absolutely beautiful when we headed out and the landscape of rolling hills and valleys striking. The [...]

By the way, we have taken hundreds of photos and videos to show you the work we’ve done here, the people and the country. It’s just that I have not been able to post them to this blog. Never fear. Kate and the OnCall Missions team will figure it out. Come back later and check it out.

Day 6 — Once again as I blog it is 9:36pm and pitch black outside. I’ve grown accustomed to the sound of the water coming down from the drain pipes after the evening rain. Today the downpour was fierce and I could not resist the temptation to take off my sneakers and try out the puddles [...]

Day 4 — We worked from the medical clinic on the compound today. The clinic is recently built and has 6 examining rooms, one of which can be used for surgery and another for dental.  The rooms were stocked with the variety of meds we packed into zip locks the night before. I have packed [...]