This time Vanessa gets to ride on the motorcycle with Hannah!

Josette has a big smile for Dr. Jack from her hospital bed!

Sandy gets to bathe the newborn!

Now I'm Dr. Rick's friend!

I love my job!

Vanessa, a baby, and an interpreter!

Vanessa Thompson helps to make dehydration packs

Rosemary Proctor works the pharmacy!

Cindy, Deb, Dr. Julie & Karen discuss meds and patients.

Pastor Maxconne Cenneaque preaches here at his church this morning!

Mr. Marvin Metzler, from Claysburg, PA, visits for the weekend!

Ysemerline gives another wave to Dr. Brad!

Ysemerline with her mother, Carline

Ysemerline stands for a little therapy and is pictured with her mother and two brothers!  Oh! Yes ... and then there's Deb & Hannah!

Dr. Rick gets to pose with Ysemerline

Josette being transferred to the hospital in the back of our truck!

Josette being carried into the Red Cross Hospital

Pastor Walter is given a very difficult job -- holding a sleeping baby!

Dr. Rick listens carefully!

Josette is a 15 year old who has multiple fractures of her pelvis.  She laid by a dusty road since the earthquake.  We have stopped by frequently treating a wound on her back and getting her the nourishment she has desperately needed.  Now she lies in a Red Cross Hospital which recently set up almost right across the road from us.  She is not a candidate for surgery, but she will have a long painful recovery.

Dr. Rick Lapp converses with two doctors from the Red Cross Hospital.  We had taken three patients there this evening who need surgery but we were turned away for lack of beds.  Perhaps tomorrow they will call saying they can take the patients.

The operating room suite the Red Cross Hospital has set up in one of their tents!  It is fully equipped and has air-conditioning!

Dr. Rick Lapp and two Red Cross Hospital doctors outside the OR tent.

Another new medical team arrives in Haiti!

A new medical team arrives in Carrefour, Haiti.  Dr. Rick welcomes Karen Smith, Cindy Tischio and Dr. Julie Redcay!

God's Timing Is Always Perfect

 Tending to a mother who just gave birth to a bouncing baby boy! We could not understand a change in plans for today, until this mother-in-labor came to our clinic. Bro. Mobley is at the Airport to receive the next medical team coming in. The pastor who was to take us to a mobile clinic today never showed up. But God knew all about it.

Vanessa in all her glory!

Hannah carefully cuts the baby's cord.

Hannah holds her 51st baby delivery overseas!

Dr. Rick works on the cast of Dr. Brad's favorite patient while her father intently looks on.  We have learned that her full name is Ysemerline Rene'

Is that a hacksaw blade I see?  Hey!  It worked pretty good.  What else can you expect in Haiti with no electricity?

Yike!  Those scissors!  It was good Dr. Rick removed part of the cast due to her complaints of pain ... there was a bad sore there.  We are now working on whatever it takes to get her transferred to the US, possibly Geisinger, for the kind of care and surgery that Ysemerline really needs.

Rick Lapp and Hannah McDowell discuss Ismaela's condition with her father!

Deb Solley considers crutches for a patient!

Deb gives a quick exam!

Vanessa & Barb are still all-smiles despite the horrible heat!

Matt & Pastor Walter work the "pharmacy"

Dr. Tim slaves away, joyfully!

Dr. Rick sweats away but still works hard!

Dr. Rick works on adjusting a set of crutches for a Ismaela.

One of Dr. Brad's favorite patients now has a spica cast.  She waves to him after she is given some crutches by Dr. Rick.  Dr. Brad has returned to PA.

Vanessa holds a dear little girl.

A Mobile Clinic at our Bois Dioute Church

One of the first to make her way to our mobile clinic today!

Rose Mary Proctor, Don Mobley, Rick Lapp, Deb Solley & Tim Slavens on the job!

A baby died today.

The mother holding her dear baby just before he died!

This dear little three month old boy was brought to our mobile clinic critically ill.  Pneumonia led to respiratory distress, which led to cardiac arrest.  Lots of other problems presented themselves.  We knew we needed to get him down to our main clinic, but had no time before he died.  If we had just known one day sooner, no doubt we could have saved his life.  The poor mother went hysterical and many tears were shed!  Thanks for your prayerful support.

The baby all cleaned up and dressed to give to his mother -- but she was gone.  Others carried her baby to her!

Dr. Tim applies a splint cast to this dear lady.  Both of her forearms were broken!  We are so grateful for the new shipment of around 2000 lbs of supplies brought to us yesterday.  Many thanks to all who contributed in some way for this huge blessing!!!

Meagan does double duty while she counts and packages pills for the clinic.

Sandy helps Barb by writing dosing instructions in Creole.

Hannah McDowell begins to check an OB patient.  The lady is overdue with her baby and came along down to our clinic to deliver.  She very well may be our next delivery!