What is kwashiorkor? Kwashiorkor is a type of malnutrition that is rare in the United States; it is most common in areas of drought and famine. Kwashiorkor is due to inadequate protein in the diet despite an adequate caloric intake. Symptoms may include irritability and fatigue followed by slowed growth,
There have been a lot of children that have went home this past month. The majority of them are pictured below. Please note that a high majority of the children are admitted with kwashiorkor, due to this many of them have a beginning weight (when they are swollen) and then
We have been blessed to have Joy with us this school year. Teaching these boys how to cook today! Trey thinks God is so cool because no one created Him 🙂 The Moise Family Making pies in their aprons borrowed from the RC nannies The Betor Family We are
1 Chronicles 16:34 O give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; For His lovingkindness is everlasting. Colossians 2:6-7 Therefore as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, having been firmly rooted and now being built up in Him and established in your faith, just as you
Dad has been working the last two weeks up on the new land. He is pushing and moving dirt. We have a long, long way to go but we are making progress. He is currently working on a section that will be used for the new cholera hospital. pic taken
Look at all the dresses that were unpacked this week! These beautiful…. girls…… wanted to say……. THANK YOU TO EACH OF YOU… That took the time to sew these dresses for them and got them on the container and here to Haiti They are a favorite in the RC!!!!!
