We woke this morning knowing that the only firm plans for
the day were that the heart surgery candidate families
were leaving and that Jenny would be going
with baby Melissa and two kids from the Brewer orphanage
to have heart echocardiograms and to the lawyer's office
to sign paperwork for Melissa's guardianship.
Both of these did happen but it took all day!
I keep having to remind myself that I am in Haiti
(rhymes with Waiti!)
We had hoped to go back to the Brewer orphanage to play with
the kids there and get to know them better
but it just didn't happen.
There wasn't a driver available to take us over.
Karren and Kathy took advantage of the time to get all
of the pharmacy supplies restocked.
This pharmacy is in such better shape since Karren (Karreem!)
came on the scene.
It is 200% more up to date since all of the bags from
past mobile medical clinics were emptied and expired meds
removed and meds grouped and alphabetized.
We missed spending the time at the orphanage but
we did enjoy the few hours spent talking with Andrea Brewer
while she was waiting to leave with the two kids from
the orphanage who were getting echoes.
Andrea is an amazing woman, dedicated to being the face of Christ
to the sweet children in her care.
She and her husband have been in Haiti through
the earthquake, the cholera epidemic
(for which she was very closely associated)
and still manages to get up everyday
and do it again.
She is my hero.
I don't think I could do what she does.
You can read more about her and the orphanage here: reachhaiti.com.
Anyway, it was so very nice to get to sit around
the dining table at the guesthouse and just have
a good long girlfriend visit with Andrea.
We loved getting to know her better and she
really appreciated girl talk.
She said that most of the medical teams that
come through are mostly men.
To have an all female medical team to visit with was fun.
We were glad to accommodate her need for girl time.
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