Papa/Father

Papa, Nou tout tankou ti zwazo ki grangou maten an.  Bouch ke nou louvri byen laj, ap tann ou plen nou. Father, We are all hungry baby birds this morning.  Our heart-mouths are gaping wide, wating for you to fill us.

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2000 lives touched with medika mamba in 6 years!

In 2009 we began using Medika Mamba.  This was our first shipment of boxes of the life saving product. We began with 10 children as a test run to see how well the product worked.  The results were wonderful and the kids were healing from malnutrition and serious cases of

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New Admits to the ICU/RC

CHRISMENE She is 16 months old and weighs 15 pounds 2 ounces.  She was referred to us from Children’s Health Ministries. She began having mild edema from kwashiorkor a few days ago.  Her glucose levels were low when admitted and she was refusing to eat or drink much.  Her papa

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March Wish List

Like to shop for great deals?  Look over our needs list and keep an eye out for these items. Let us know if you have a few things to send and we’ll give you an address of someone coming down soon that can carry them in.  Thanks! 2015-March-Needs-List

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Staff Spotlight – Gesilia

Gesilia is a 36 year old woman that has been working in the cholera center since May 2011.  She works days from 6 am to 6 pm and does a variety of jobs like cleaning, sweeping, mopping, getting patients things they need, bathing patients, and helping the nurses.  She works

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Clinic Review – February 2015

Total patient consultations = 2504 New patients = 553 Return patients = 1951 Under 1 year old = 292 1-4 years = 360 5-14 years = 307 Malnourished <1 yrs = 105 (40%) Malnourished 1-4 yrs = 203 (56%) Total percent of under 5 yrs that are malnourished = 48%

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