HWB Hosts Clinic at Les Pinasse, Haiti
Friday, June 29, 2012
Today we met the students in OPL and were glad to see that our driver had a newer van—complete with a floor board. No longer a Flintstones car!
We drove to Les Pinasse on a bumpy road that was not paved, not dirt or gravel as I expected, but rocks! After an hour and a half of bumping around, the van stopped and one of the guys hopped up to the top of the van. As we carefully drove along the rocky road at five miles an hour, he called out from the top of the van to people–come up to the school building for medicines.
When we got there, we saw that the local students were having an exam where we were to hold the clinic. So we hauled a couple of benches under the avocado tree and got organized to take the cases. It was amazing to see some of the students actually take a case and make a remedy choice, and then just check with us. They have learned so much in so few lessons, and they are so eager to help their people.
We had a wonderful day in the mountains with the cooler air. Under the shade of the tree, we were able to help close to 40 people. We finally got on our way back, but within five minutes of getting on the road the driver stopped in the middle of the road. A tire was punctured by one of the rocks. The local public transport called a “tap tap” was stuck because of our van blocking the road. So all of our male students plus the driver of the “tap tap,” who had a great jack, put their hands together and changed the tire. And, we were on our way!
Ruja Nothaft, CCH (candidate)
Today we met the students in OPL and were glad to see that our driver had a newer van—complete with a floor board. No longer a Flintstones car!
We drove to Les Pinasse on a bumpy road that was not paved, not dirt or gravel as I expected, but rocks! After an hour and a half of bumping around, the van stopped and one of the guys hopped up to the top of the van. As we carefully drove along the rocky road at five miles an hour, he called out from the top of the van to people–come up to the school building for medicines.
When we got there, we saw that the local students were having an exam where we were to hold the clinic. So we hauled a couple of benches under the avocado tree and got organized to take the cases. It was amazing to see some of the students actually take a case and make a remedy choice, and then just check with us. They have learned so much in so few lessons, and they are so eager to help their people.
We had a wonderful day in the mountains with the cooler air. Under the shade of the tree, we were able to help close to 40 people. We finally got on our way back, but within five minutes of getting on the road the driver stopped in the middle of the road. A tire was punctured by one of the rocks. The local public transport called a “tap tap” was stuck because of our van blocking the road. So all of our male students plus the driver of the “tap tap,” who had a great jack, put their hands together and changed the tire. And, we were on our way!
Ruja Nothaft, CCH (candidate)