Tuesday Update....

The team is still plugging away and it sounds like things are going well. Thought I would update you with a few more email excerpts and then share the one photo that she has been able to send.

Monday P.M.
'We’ve had a busy couple days here in Petit Goave! Lots of babies have been born. One set of twins was delivered in the back of a rusty pickup truck! These women are tough. They all walk home just minutes after giving birth. I got to watch a birth yesterday and it was so beautiful! Afterwards the woman hopped on a motorcycle and went home. Unbelievable.

The doctors have been doing great and (as far as I know) everyone is healthy.

Tuesday Morning -
'Two women walking around in labor all morning.

In other news, I counted about 1000 baggies worth of ibuproven! And dad pulled a beetle out of a guys ear during the night.

Translators: fortunately, we have a few people on the team who speak either french or creole, and one who really knows spanish. The spanish army has a team here too. So many languages :) kinda fun.'

Tuesday Afternoon -

'We just delivered a beautiful baby boy! I got to cut the umbilical cord and was the honored placenta bearer.

So beautiful. We were all crying, including the babys father and aunt who were so supportive the whole time.

Still smiling :)'


Team member Brenda working in the pharmacy.












I am hoping for more pictures, but it sounds like they are kept busy most of the time day and night. I know when Kirstin Leigh returns that there will be pictures and stories and hopefully an explanation of what an 'honored placenta bearer' really is......

Stay tuned....