It is getting close to the time that we leave for Haiti and there is still so much to do. As you may know by now, the trip to Haiti was postponed from January to the end of February because of the potential of political unrest and violence in the face of a run off election for the Haitian presidency. The postponement itself may be an issue as the run off was also postponed and may be durning our currently scheduled time in Haiti. Add to this that the past dictator "Baby Doc" and past corrupt president Aristide are both looking to play a yet undefined role in Haiti and there more than enough spark to start a fire.Even with all that is going on in Haiti I still hope that we move forward with our plans so that the people of Haiti realize that they are not alone, especially when things are not going as smoothly as they might.
You may also be aware that because of the date change I am able to extend my stay on Hispaniola and now plan to spend the first week in Haiti and then join a group of fifty people providing medical aid and food to the Haitian and Dominican sugar cane workers in the Dominican Republic. These people live in poverty and make a few dollars a day cutting sugar cane. To earn those couple of dollars a workers has to cut several tons of cane in a day.
To prepare I still have much to do, including getting any needed shots, malaria medication, and any necessities I will need for the trip. Oh, and also I need more funding :) I am hoping to be able to send more video and picture in real time this year and am working out how best to do that and all suggestions are welcome.
Today we are had a pill packing party for the trip. This is when we get together and count medications from whole sale sized bottles into bags that will last an individual about 14 days. This provide the doctors an easier way to distribute medications in the field.There are still some open questions as well. Where will we be staying while in Haiti? How will those of us that are continuing on to the DR after Haiti get there? Will the trip happen on schedule? So please pray for us and that it will all work out in the end. These trips do make you realize how much is in God's hands and not our own.
