Thank you Chicago Medical Team!

This past week we had an amazing medical team predominantly from the Chicago area. The Little by Little team arrived to serve at Mountain Top Ministries last Monday and just left today for the states. It was an amazing week and we are so thankful for what the team was able to accomplish. The kids and I were able to spend time the previous week preparing for the team with inventory as well as organizing and Ron was able to finish up the construction changes that were made in the clinic. We now have the ability to operate seven or even eight stations with the additional room created in the clinic.

Although during the week I spent a great deal of time upstairs with the help of many incredible team members doing inventory and organizing, I did run downstairs to the main clinic periodically throughout the day. The team really was running like clockwork. We have now established an educational time before each clinic where team members provide more in depth education regarding the cause and effects of high blood pressure.

Some of the team members were also able to go to the K-3rd grade classrooms and provide fluoride treatments for the children. This is a much needed service to the population.

Another blessing personally to our family was that our son Billy's nephew was able to be seen at the clinic. Little Darwin was born with six fingers on each hand, which seems to be a relatively common occurrence in Haiti. Some of our children from Haiti have had the same condition. With Darwin, his extra fingers were barely attached, so one of the amazing doctors was able to remove one of the fingers relatively easily. I came in to assist and put pressure on the hand after the additional finger was removed. The family will return for the next clinic in a week for follow up care. If everything looks good, the next team may be able to remove the extra finger on the other hand.

We now begin the process of getting ready for the next team. We are so thankful for the dedication of so many team members each month that come to serve with Mountain Top Ministry to help the people of Haiti through building projects, education, evangelism, as well as much needed medical care.