We heard about a wound being cleaned at the clinic and so we walked down to see the Norton team in action only to find the most unforeseen situation.
An elderly woman had an open wound on her thumb that was so bad, a maggot a half inch long had been removed and was crawling on the medic's cloth on her lap.
David's compassion and concern for the woman really evoked some emotion and we filmed his response.
The next trip into town was for a run to the bank which revealed a grocery store that reportedly from the earthquake, killed almost 100 people in just one location.
The traffic was intense and moving so slow you felt like you were being cooked in a sauna, dripping sweat all down your back.
David then asked for sugar cane and we stopped and began a new adventure in biting and then sucking the sugar juice out of the fibrous cane. You are not suppose to eat the cane and the process was cumbersome but refreshing in the sweltering heat.
We returned back to the ranch and headed out to a nearby village where April has a children's ministry.
We played soccer or futbol and these young kids were fast and very good.
Let's just say Justin and David played goalie and got scored on big time and I was out of breath and went for a ball and cut up my knee, but we had a blast and the Norton team sang songs and played games with the younger children along with some dances.
At the end, a mom got rough with the kids as they about rushed April like a riot over a bag of candy! The mom started yelling at the kids to line up and go one at a time.
We escaped with our lives only to drive down that old dusty Haitian road one more time atop the ole Suburban..
Week long reflections from the heart to come....
Good night!
Thank you so much for your faithfulness and leading this trip! God was truly brought glory through our team this past week! May the work that has begun, be carried to completion. Phil 1:6
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