Posts by Friends For Health In Haiti
The Second Floor Goes Up Quickly!
by Dr. Katie Wolf I just spent a couple of weeks back in the US attending meetings and taking care of lots of business. Cherlie kept the construction crew on target and they accomplished several important things while I was away. The sidewalk between the main clinic building and the pharmacy/lab/xray building was poured and…
Read MoreLAVE, LAVE, LAVE MEN NOU!
By Dr. Katie Wolf Okay, everybody, sing to the tune of “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”: Lave, lave, lave men nou Wash, wash, wash your hands Lave men nou chak jou. Wash your hands each day Avan w manje, apre w twalet, Before you eat, after you use the toilet E nou va gen…
Read MoreSharing Our Busy Days With You
by Dr. Katie Wolf The two week visit from Bob and Audrey Chase and Don Richmond from Elmbrook Church in Wisconsin came to an end this weekend with almost everything completed on the cabinetry for the clinic. The team worked extremely hard, taking only one day off, and made thirteen round trips to the clinic…
Read MoreThe Master Cabinetmaker Is At Work
By Dr. Katie Wolf This past week, we have had the privilege of hosting Bob and Audrey Chase and Don Richmond from Elmbrook Church in Wisconsin. Bob is an expert cabinetmaker who pre-fabricated cabinets for our clinic in his shop in New Berlin, WI last fall. We shipped them down here in a shipping container…
Read MoreAnd The Work Goes On…
by Dr. Katie Wolf, Jeremie, Haiti The past few weeks have brought some rain to our area, a brief trip to the US for me and continued construction progress. Here are some new photos to show you that the work continues to go on! The floor of the outdoor latrine was poured and the walls…
Read MoreA Few Updates
UPDATE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION-MINDED by Dr. Katie Wolf For those of you who enjoy following our construction progress, here are some photos from the past couple of weeks. We have had a very dry summer here, which is not good for the crops, but is very good for our construction. Rain makes it hard to…
Read MoreHaiti Hut Dormitory
By Dr. Katie Wolf After the earthquake in 2010, we received a very generous gift from Elmbrook Church in Wisconsin of what was fondly called the “Haiti Hut”. It consisted of all the materials needed to construct a temporary wood shelter. The church had sent several of these to mission organizations in Port-au-Prince and thought…
Read MoreWater and Waste
By Dr. Katie Wolf During these past two weeks we saw great progress on our water and waste situation. The walls of the septic tank were completed, after which the inside walls were sealed: Then, the roof was framed and poured: In addition, the hole was dug for our 4-room patient latrine. After reaching a…
Read MoreReaching Out to the Communities
By Dr. Katie Wolf A few months ago, Cherlie and I accompanied some visiting nursing students to the local Gatineau public school for a day of school screening exams. We weighed and measured the height of each child, checked their blood pressure, listened to their hearts, gave them worm medicine and a month’s supply of…
Read MoreChildren Giving to Children
By Dr. Katie Wolf Young children who attended Vacation Bible School at my home church in NJ (Kingston Presbyterian Church) have collected toys over the past two years to give to our pediatric patients in the clinic. Last year’s toys were shipped to us in a shipping container and this year’s gifts are waiting to…
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