God Heals an Old Friend

V.J. is a 90 year old woman who presented to clinic with shortness of breath. Unfortunately, her oxygen and blood pressure were low and her heart rate was slow. She has a history of hypertension. She did not have a fever and she was not anemic. Her lung exam was

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Cazale is beautiful

  Cazale is blessed to have a river that flows through the valley and the middle of the village. During the dry season, the water from the river is used for irrigation. Each farmer that owns land along the irrigation system takes a day or two to clean the portion

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St Vic Comes back for a visit

St Vic was with us part of  2012 and 2013.  He received treatment for malnutrition and also had two surgeries for his knees. He was a favorite to many that visited and was a joy for our staff. Over the years we have seen his parents and siblings a few

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Fast Facts – Haiti is beautiful!

Native Haitians were pre-Columbian Amerindians called Taíno, “the good people.” The Taíno named their land “Ayiti,” meaning “Land of Mountains”—a term that evolved into “Haiti.” Christopher Columbus initially called the island La Isla Espanola, meaning “The Spanish Isle” when he landed there in 1492. Over time, the name became Hispaniola

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Pics from the Rescue Center Jan 2018

This kids have a time to color pictures each day with their new activity schedule. A few months ago we were getting ready to write a post asking for a PT volunteer to come.  As we began to write the post we got a message from someone about wanting to

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