Visit to Haiti

haiti is awesome. here are a few pics from a little trip we took. the first week we helped construct a little hospital that is being built and the second week we helped a bunch of doctors and nurses see about 1,000 patients.

this little kid was awesome. he was from haiti but lived in the dominican republic. he spoke both hatian creole (a dialect stemming from french) and spanish. here he is with a $5,000 surgical light on his head. to him it was just a cool toy.

these two brother were awesome. many times we saw a older child being super helpful to a younger child. even if the old child was only five or so.

fisheye fun. haven't met a kid yet that didn't love the fishey.

the little hospital. soon to be completed in a few months. will provide medical care for thousands of needy haitians.

the construction guys assembling the wooden sheds on top of the hospital. the sheds have solar panels on top and batteries and electical stuff inside. there is no power in this town so solar power is required.

haiti is barren. but beautiful.

a bit of a fixer upper.

transporation. people just pile in trucks when they need to get to another town.

we saw lots of donkeys. they are used like cars. to transport people and things. this little kid is returning home after finding the jackpot…all of our extra scraps of wood. i assume he will help his dad fix up their house with this wood.

haitian schoolkids. notice the kids holding hands. lots of kids and even some adults hold hands. it is simply a sign of friendship.

helping out a younger brother or a younger friend.

this ditch digger guy is amazing. one of the hardest workers that i have ever seen. he would spend all day digging a trench in the hot hot sun and never complained. he loved being able to work for the americans and especially the free sandwich and pepsi that he got at lunch. (a very luxurious meal for him)

here is Evan. Haitin born, moved to the states 25 years ago. He now returns to his homeland to help out. He was incredibly generous to his people, giving out food and money to many that he met. note the sunset and the electical sheds reflected in his shades.

Antibiotics. Many many bags of antibiotics and other medicines were dispersed to the people.

this is a sad picture. Dr. Dave is telling the patients (through the use of the translator) that the 20 year old boy has a serious heart problem. he may die within two years unless a $200,000 surgery is performed. the likelyhood of this surgury being able to be afforded is slim to none.

a bit of mayhem outside the clinic. the haitians don't really line up. they kinda just swarm. this is one of the hardest parts of trying to run a clinic.

an incredibly strong (mentally, not physically) grandmother with melanoma. when she left she was helped onto the back of a motorcycle and driven home.

Nurse Teresa was awesome. She brought this little polaroid camera and gave out tons of pictures to the people at the clinic. they loved the little tiny postage stamp pictures though. here she is taking a picture of some hefty little twins

nobody likes to hear kids cry. and when a finger prick blood test is done there are usually lots of hollerin. however even sadder is when a child is so sick that she doesn't even make a sound when her finger is pricked. this is a picture of one of those types of kids.

outside the gate waiting in line. the little kids were so incredibly patient as all the adults pushed and pushed.

heavy items are carried on the head in haiti. this little girl is already a pro.

haiti, although the poorest country in the western hemisphere is also amazinly beautiful.

this little girl was adorable. she was crying and crying until one of the nurses quietly held her. she became quiet and later fell asleep on the nurses shoulder.

our big honkin military truck. 6wheels, no powersteering. a truck like this is needed because haiti's roads are the worst.

this poor man couldn't really walk because of all his problems. he didn't have a wheelchair but rather a wheelbarrow.

there were little naked kids running all over haiti. the parents don't seem to mind at all.

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