Friday, October 15, 2010
mission teams sept/october 2010
Haitian Ministries continues their amazing journey. The 3 years of praying about the desire to implement a
school health program has become a reality!! Haitian Ministries and Schooling Christian Haitian's Out Of Love, Inc., joined forces and began a health screening initiation on Sept. 29th at LaBruyere and Lassoudray elementary schools (K-6).
The nursing team did a general assessment on a number of children collecting information from parents concerning their childs general health. We were happy to find that most children had received vaccines prior to attending school and their overall health was better than expected.
The nurses took this opportunity to teach the children and parents about hygiene, nutrition, and eye exams were given.
In Lassoudry, a woman arrived asking for help with her son who was very sick. When the school screenings were complete for the day, the nurses walked to the mother's home to assess the needs of the son. His mother explained he had been sick for about four years but the last 9 months had gotten progressively worse. He was lying on the floor in pain and short of breath.
The nurses and Pastor Rosa prayed with the mother and her son and said they would return in the morning early with supplies. The nurses arrived the next morning, being met by a distraught and crying face that relayed in Haitian Creole that her son had passed away. The team comforted the mother with their love, providing her support during her grieving.
The next day when they were in Lassoudray again, they visited the mother. She was pleased to see them and receive their love.
Back at the mission house, a prayer and song would always be a part of the team's time together.
Whether at meal time or just before bed time, it was a welcome event at the end of an exhausting day in the field.
The Church Services we attended were filled with praise and handraising to Our Lord. United we look to the Lord for hope and unconditional love that only He can provide. -
The Theme of this weeks experiences at the Mission House was "Love". How appropriate!!
Our scripture verse was 1 Corinthians 13:1-13
