Two e-mails sent from Medical people on the 2009 Mission
THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF ALBANY
MISSION TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
(Northern Diocese Mission)
MISSION TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
(Northern Diocese Mission)
We have finished our three days in Gautier. I am always amazed by the joy here.
Mothers bring in children to the clinic covered with dust, skin sores and a broad smile.
Young children lovingly hold the hands of even younger siblings. When I ask a woman with
insomnia if she worries, she ponders a moment, smiles, and then states "no." In a
country where food and water can be scarce, laughter peals out everywhere. Our
Wednesday afternoon church service rocks the walls with just tambourine, quiro ( a
instrument similar to a cheese grater) and the human voice and hands.
Each day in Gautier we are witness to these people, who implicitly trust that just as
they will take care of one another, God will care for each of them.
Today we have moved to Buen Pastor. Once again, the team worked efficiently to set up
the pharmacy and we began the day. We have been blessed with cooler weather. We all
(patients and team) relish the breeze through the clinic and the cloud cover makes the
long wait to be seen more tolerable for the patients. We've had a good day caring
for the people, and spreading the word about clean water. Paul has visited the schools,
as well as the clinic, and feels that he may be making some progress on this front. We
are anxious to help people garner a clean water supply in a comprehensive effort to
improve public health. Tomorrow is our final day at the clinic and the team
remains energetic, already planning ahead and thinking of next year.
Written by Dr. Pat Jolie, St. George's Episcopal Church
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Dear Family and Friends,
It's Friday night and the team is sharing a meal together. We talk about the people
we met during the week and the experiences we have shared. As I look around the
table, I think about the fact that we only came together as a group eight days ago.
Some of us knew each other, some didn't know anyone. Some people have been coming
for years-others came because they had a friend or co-worker or a family member had
come in the past. We all came because we knew that we were called to be God's hands
in the Dominican Republic.
So eight days later we break bread together after an exhausting week. We have
laughed together, cried at times and felt incredible love for the people of this country.
I encourage everyone who reads this and all of our e-mails, to talk to someone who has
come on this trip. Look at the photographs. Listen to the stories. Then, look inside
your heart and see if maybe you are being called to be the hands of God to the
Dominican people
in 2010.
NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY!
La Paz
Susan Olszewski, RN
Footnote from Robin Baxter
Final count for patients treated for Mission 2009
901 !
Hugs, Smiles too numerous to count!!!!
Muchas Gracias!
Mothers bring in children to the clinic covered with dust, skin sores and a broad smile.
Young children lovingly hold the hands of even younger siblings. When I ask a woman with
insomnia if she worries, she ponders a moment, smiles, and then states "no." In a
country where food and water can be scarce, laughter peals out everywhere. Our
Wednesday afternoon church service rocks the walls with just tambourine, quiro ( a
instrument similar to a cheese grater) and the human voice and hands.
Each day in Gautier we are witness to these people, who implicitly trust that just as
they will take care of one another, God will care for each of them.
Today we have moved to Buen Pastor. Once again, the team worked efficiently to set up
the pharmacy and we began the day. We have been blessed with cooler weather. We all
(patients and team) relish the breeze through the clinic and the cloud cover makes the
long wait to be seen more tolerable for the patients. We've had a good day caring
for the people, and spreading the word about clean water. Paul has visited the schools,
as well as the clinic, and feels that he may be making some progress on this front. We
are anxious to help people garner a clean water supply in a comprehensive effort to
improve public health. Tomorrow is our final day at the clinic and the team
remains energetic, already planning ahead and thinking of next year.
Written by Dr. Pat Jolie, St. George's Episcopal Church
**************************************************************************************
Dear Family and Friends,
It's Friday night and the team is sharing a meal together. We talk about the people
we met during the week and the experiences we have shared. As I look around the
table, I think about the fact that we only came together as a group eight days ago.
Some of us knew each other, some didn't know anyone. Some people have been coming
for years-others came because they had a friend or co-worker or a family member had
come in the past. We all came because we knew that we were called to be God's hands
in the Dominican Republic.
So eight days later we break bread together after an exhausting week. We have
laughed together, cried at times and felt incredible love for the people of this country.
I encourage everyone who reads this and all of our e-mails, to talk to someone who has
come on this trip. Look at the photographs. Listen to the stories. Then, look inside
your heart and see if maybe you are being called to be the hands of God to the
Dominican people
in 2010.
NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY!
La Paz
Susan Olszewski, RN
Footnote from Robin Baxter
Final count for patients treated for Mission 2009
901 !
Hugs, Smiles too numerous to count!!!!
Muchas Gracias!
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