Friday, February 12, 2010

1 month anniversary of the earthquake

Hi everyone, this is Gina
Today was a very productive.We started going to each tent to make sure all of the patients with open non healed wounds were taken care of. Every patient here has either bad wounds or broken bones. Each patient has their own story of their losses. There are here with just the cloths on their backs, all have lost friends and family. Many families are split up. This mornng there was Haitian prayer ceremony because it is the month anniversary of the earthquake. The Haitian people were singing and rocking back and forth. Words cannot explain how powerful, moving and emotional this was to watch. There people have lost so much yet have such faith,are so grateful to have us here and are so sweet.
Sam and I changed multiple wound dressings and performed about 10 surgeries. About half of the people we treated are children. Despite their wounds and pain, the children still laugh,love to be tickled and give us great big hugs.. We are working hard but every second is worth it !!

2 comments:

  1. It's so wonderful that you are there to help! I really appreciate the blog too. Take care you guys. We miss you!

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  2. As if I needed another reason to love my dear friend Geegee and her wonderful husband Sam. Bless you keep stories and updates coming

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