March 26, 2011, 8:07 pm
Bonswa to our dear friends and family,
As we settle into our evening activities I wanted to share some of our experience with all of you. Each of us so appreciates your support, your love and your prayers as we move through each day of this work.
Each day is beginning with a glorious blue sky and warm breezes that should envy all of you! :) We gather each morning to a scrumptious meal of fruit, oatmeal and this morning PANCAKES as we contemplated the large crowd of our Haitian friends awaiting us on the top of the moumntain. Many of the team love to walk the mountain roads and traverse across the riverbed greeting friends and patients along their away....a "Bonjour" creates a smile and a wave that is heartfelt and heartwarming all in one.
Our days have been filled with patients needing many different levels of care. Skin infections, malnutrition and asthma remain on the top of the list with an assortment of less severe conditions such as allergies, colds, diarrhea, fevers and pain of all sorts being frequent concerns. (Can YOU imagine carrying 30 pounds of water or vegetables on top of your head, up a steep mountain in cruddy shoes?)... and our favorite moments involving our pregnant mom's first hearing their baby's heartbeat and the new moms bringing their tiny new wee ones for us to see and ooh and ahh over:) It is also truly uplifting to see former patients who share a hug and Haitian team members who work with us on each visit....again sharing hugs and laughter as well as working so diligent and hard to help us meet the needs of our precious folks.
The team is lively, bright and filled with love for these people and our mission. It is a joy to lead this group. Please know everyone is safe, well and enjoying this opportunity to serve. Keep the team in your prayers that we may continue to do God's work and pray that our Haitian brothers and sisters will continue to find us in the days ahead. We noticed today that their needs become greater as our time here lengthens and they come from mountains away.
God bless and keep each of you and know you are loved here in Haiti by Team 11.
Blessings for a restful night,
Vanda & all of Team 11
About Me
- Sue Walsh
- I have a cherished husband, Brian, who is a remodeling contractor. Together we have raised three great kids, Brad, Maggie and Kyle. We are also licensed foster parents. Currently I am working as a pediatric nurse practitioner at a private practice in Glenview with Walter Campbell, MD. I also teach graduate classes in the pediatric nurse practitioner program at University of Illnois in Chicago. One day a week I work with girls grades 6-12 at Josephinum Academy in Chicago. In 2008, together with 9 dynamic women, we developed a non-profit organization, Little by Little, in order to continue our work with the extremely impoverished and medically needy poor of Haiti.
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