DR Mission 2

Dear All, We are home to a winter wonderland, safe and sound after a somewhat of a challenging journey! But it was worth it! God blessed us with another wonderful mission. On Sunday am at our closing service/Eucharist we all shared one special moment during the week. There are so many. Just to name a few,The tears in the eyes of a extremely poor Haitian family as Fr Bill prayed and Dr. Elizabeth translated to Creole. The children refusing to play with a a little boy (prejudice knows no bounds) simply because he is Haitian and the joy in his face when team member Pamela gave him his own baseball. The incredibly huge smile on a 100 year old women (she thinks she is around 100) when PA provider Vicki returned with her medications The heartbreak of knowing that several of our patients with infections of their lower extremities will loose them due to infection.The children singing (and clapping) enthusiastically a hymn saying thank you God;and an loud and enthusiastic Spanish followed by English ";Happy Birthday " song to PA Kevin Bolan. (And PA Kara, who gets the prize for the most children attached to her at one time!!) For me at any given moment watching the team working with expertise, smiles and hugs from my vantage point in the "pharmacy" ;And finally on Friday morning I was handed a small bag with children's bracelets and trinkets with this note from Ermita, one of the ladies of the church."Hi Robin. I want you to receave a lot of bless. I want to give you these presents for every one of you  those are little presents but with love.From: Ermita Meyers;your dear friend" There are so many more moments and I invite you to talk to the team members in your area and hear their stories.Thanks to an wonderful team, and to the other leaders, to Deacon Blair AKA Pops, for travel arrangements, The Rev. Bill Hinrichs for leading us spiritually, Susan Olszewski, RN for organizing and heading up pharmacyAnd Ginny Haselton for sending our e-mails. Thanks to all of you for your love and support.You have given us many precious gifts and we hope you enjoy and see the gifts through the stories and pictures.Muchisimo Gracias. It is an honor to be a part of Mission 2011.Adios, Your grateful and tired but blessed Team Leader, Robin