update...wow
When we've written that Canaan has really been turned into a hub for relief and aid. We weren't kidding. This is crazy, from Elsie's blog:
This day turned out nothing like I originally thought it would. I must admit, I cannot say my life is boring.
This morning, after checking in at the clinic, I decided it was time to organize my medicines again. Yes, I think I did that on one of my last blogs too, but a medical team left and I probably got at least 7 or 8 tubs of stuff. When I hear someone saying they need like 9 tables and 20 chairs at the clinic. WHY?
The Jamaican military showed up with 4 big UN trucks loaded with food and bottled water and medicine and doctors and soldiers (no idea how many); 5 doctors, plus some nurses. They were scrounging around, finding the best place to work out of and a method. I let them take over our patients, especially since I only had 1 nurse working today and almost 50 patients.
Then of course here it does not take long for news to travel and people to arrive. Within a very short time, I am sure we had close to a 1000 people there. The noise was tremendous, all the chattering and talking and bustling and everything. I just decided to tune it out and let the military control it. That was what they were there for. On a whole, it went very well, especially after hearing how in Port, at one distribution, the people actually turned over one of those big UN trucks.
Of course, they brought for Canaan too, so I went up and got my truck (what would we have done without it? All other vehicles were out) and I made two loaded trips with boxes of Mackerel in Tomato Sauce cans and one loaded with bottled water.
Oh, and another thing the Jamaican army did was build 2 latrines, I do not know if they are done. That will not be enough for the amount of patients we expect, so hopefully they will be back on Monday to make more. A security fence, and we are set to get started with our field convalescence center. Oops and I still need a nurse. Any takers?
The Jamaicans, together with the Canadian military have been great in helping us. Pray they will continue.
This is so crazy, and awesome.
This day turned out nothing like I originally thought it would. I must admit, I cannot say my life is boring.
This morning, after checking in at the clinic, I decided it was time to organize my medicines again. Yes, I think I did that on one of my last blogs too, but a medical team left and I probably got at least 7 or 8 tubs of stuff. When I hear someone saying they need like 9 tables and 20 chairs at the clinic. WHY?
The Jamaican military showed up with 4 big UN trucks loaded with food and bottled water and medicine and doctors and soldiers (no idea how many); 5 doctors, plus some nurses. They were scrounging around, finding the best place to work out of and a method. I let them take over our patients, especially since I only had 1 nurse working today and almost 50 patients.
Then of course here it does not take long for news to travel and people to arrive. Within a very short time, I am sure we had close to a 1000 people there. The noise was tremendous, all the chattering and talking and bustling and everything. I just decided to tune it out and let the military control it. That was what they were there for. On a whole, it went very well, especially after hearing how in Port, at one distribution, the people actually turned over one of those big UN trucks.
Of course, they brought for Canaan too, so I went up and got my truck (what would we have done without it? All other vehicles were out) and I made two loaded trips with boxes of Mackerel in Tomato Sauce cans and one loaded with bottled water.
Oh, and another thing the Jamaican army did was build 2 latrines, I do not know if they are done. That will not be enough for the amount of patients we expect, so hopefully they will be back on Monday to make more. A security fence, and we are set to get started with our field convalescence center. Oops and I still need a nurse. Any takers?
The Jamaicans, together with the Canadian military have been great in helping us. Pray they will continue.
This is so crazy, and awesome.
posted by Busbys | 8:25 AM
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