Day 2

I will make attempts to rewrite yesterdays blog. I am not sure what happened and will blame it on the heat and humidity. We landed in Port Au Prince at 9:30 A.M. and took a bus to thed to makeshift terminal/customs. After customs we were escorted to vehicles where we were transported to the Project Medishare tent. As we walked to our tents we were greeted by children asking for money and we were encouraged not to give money because it would only increase the amount of children asking. Instructions included staying in after dark and the dangers associated with leaving the premises. The hospital is treating numerous gunshot wounds daily. We waited 6 hours for transport and during the that time i had an opportunity to tour the sleeping quarters of the volunteers as well as the childrens hospital and adult hospital. Project Medishare created the first neonatal intensive care and pediatric intensive care unit in Haiti. As i set under a makeshift tent attempting to communicate with the kids who are no longer bedridden three men are taking a body to the morgue.



Our transportation arrived and we made it to the orphange 20 minutes later. The driving here is Scottsville Road on Friday afternoon x10 we are lucky we made it without being ran over. The devastation driving in was inexplainable as well as the sights, smells, and sounds. After arriving at the orphanage we were greeted by two armed guards that are on post 24 hours a day obviously for protection. The orphanage is located in Port Au Prince and we had to travel numerous alley's to get to our final destination. I was told on the way in that no one is sleepin in their home yet because of the fears related to the earthquake. The streets and alleys become the Haitians home at night and there is no way to travel if you need to get somewhere. There are a lot of superstitions related to the earthquake specificall at the time the earthquake happend the locals will step outside of whatever building they are in becasue of fear. I posted yesterday about getting to spend the rest of the evening with the kids at the orphanage and becoming a tree for the kids to climb. We did a debriefing to talk about the positive and negatives of the day and attend to pshychological first aid of our team members if needed. We will meet after breakfast in the morning and beging assessing the compound for mental health needs as well as begining to include all staff in morning staffings. Love God Love People