In 2008 we had a flood here in Cazale. It was a bad flood and caused a lot of damage. The road was washed out in two places and the water system was destroyed. We went for 6 or 7 months without running water. The only solution at the time
ROSE-MARIE This little cutie is 17 months old and weighs 9 pounds 12 ounces. Her mama died when she was 6 months old. She became ill with symptoms of cholera. She tried to get to the nearest cholera treatment center but she was 4 hours away, she died on the way before she
We are once again are excited to share some of the recent grads from the medika mamba program here in Cazale. We usually just have before and after pictures of the children. This time we wanted to give you two examples of children with severe kwashiorkor and how their bodies change during
These two little cuties were very sick last week. We did not know whether they would live or not. But by the grace of God they are both alive and well today. We are so thankful that their parents trusted us enough to bring them here for extended care at RHFH.
EXIMENE She is 11 months old and weighs 11 pounds. Her mother died when she was 4 months old and her papa has been trying to care for her. She also has another sister that is older than her. Her father is a farmer and grows beans, corn and yams.
This was taken from a letter from Gretchen, our mom, written in June 1994. They had lived in Haiti for 6 months and there was an embargo and sanctions in place. Aristide was elected president of Haiti in 1990, but was overthrown in a military coup in 1991. The embargo was finally
