Taking a break from homework and enjoying some Fun Dip!
Our VOH staff just returned from a fantastic week in Haiti! During our time we held blood pressure clinics and general clinics in both areas where we work. We also had multiple meetings in regards to moving forward on the building of our partner school! We are so excited to be one, two, and three steps closer to making our God sized vision and dream a reality! Going into this last week we knew we would have to make decisions and work with the guiding of the Holy Spirit. Man, did He move! We love how God continually goes before us and is already working ahead. We had powerful conversations, divine appointments, and so much encouragement! We constantly remind ourselves that these plans we make are not ours, but the Lord’s, that the things happening where we work are not dependent on us, but it is He who is making moves. We are thankful, grateful, and humbled to just be a part of what He is doing.
We are excited with the progress our blood pressure patients have made and for their diligence in returning to the clinic; it truly is a partnership. We have seen so much overall improvement in our patients. But, our favorite part is their testimony of feeling better and being able to work and live a higher quality of life! We also continue to see returning patients in our general clinic. These are ladies and gentlemen who have wounds that are healing and we are able to check in and give them the needed supplies to continue to take care of themselves!
We were able to do wellness checks on all the students at the school too and have one on one time with all of the children in our sponsorship program. They LOVE getting letters from their sponsors! We cannot wait for the day when they will have a reliable, safe, and fun place to learn everyday! Mr. Wilson, the principal, has so much joy and has been a true champion for these students!
Our staff also traveled north to Cap Haitien for a few days. We toured the Citadelle, which is a mountaintop fortress built in the 1800s as a means of national defense. We had to ride a horse halfway up a mountain to get to it- but it was so fun, hilarious and definitely worth it! It was enlightening to learn more about the history of the country we love so much and experience a different atmosphere in Haiti.
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Funniest story from the trip- walking in on Michelle in beast mode going crazy on a swarm of mosquitos with a hand towel. “This is war!”- Michelle (for those of you that know her, there is a video…hahahah!)
