Day Three:

Last night everyone had a good nights sleep.  Tara actually slept till 11:00 a.m.! 

Just like yesterday the medical staff got right to work seeing patients, but the hospital was more crowded then the day before.  While a few of us continued to organize all the medical supplies Dr. Rhonda, the teams pediatrician, put a plan together to cure 23 of the orphans from severe cases of diarrhea.  The diarrhea is a result of malnutrition.  Just before lunch we found out the orphans were going to be leaving that afternoon to go to a new orphanage.  So Penny, our ER nurse, and Dr. Rhonda began to gather all the medication they would need for the trip.  Ben, Zach, Tara, and Rachel helped finger print and take photos of all the babies for government records.

At 3:00 p.m. the people from the new orphanage showed up and everything was going smooth, but right before they were about to leave an official from UNICEF showed up and said the kids has to stay.  After 20 minutes of arguing and phone calls, we convinced the official to let us move the kids.  We could leave as long as we split them up and took them to two different orphanages and we had to go now.  About 20 of us picked up a baby, ran out of the hospital, and climbed into two buses. 

For the next 4 hours we drove through Port-au-Prince, through the countryside, passed the mass graves, along the mountains, and past the ocean to arrive at the new orphanage.  This next part was very hard for Tara, Rachel, and Zach as they had fallen in love with the babies.  As we dropped them off we realized that it was a great place for them.  There are nurses, lots of room, food, and space to play.  About 25 minutes after leaving the orphanage our bus ran out of gas in the middle of no where.  In the dark, we prayed together and within 15 minutes another bus came along and gave us more gas. 

The rest of the ride back was great as we drove along the ocean and could see all of the city lights.  We also drove past the port where the US Marines are stationed and really got to see a lot of the city.  When we got back to the hospital we all enjoyed some soup together.  Our work has been hard, but fun and rewarding as we help the people of this disaster.

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Blessings!

Jonathan Klee