Haiti's blood bank is depleted. Each time we waited hours to get blood for the children. If children weren't a priority, we probably wouldn't have gotten blood at all. The Red Cross waited for someone to come in and donate blood, or the bloodmobile to bring it in, then they processed it and handed it out to the lucky ones who were waiting.
Youvendji, 2 ½, is from Gonaives. He is malnourished and might have tuberculosis. He definitely has sickle cell anemia. The hospital didn't wait for confirmation of the TB but started treating him immediately. When I visited a couple of days ago, the nurse proudly told me his weight is up to 8.2 kg, about 18 lbs.! We are hoping he can come home this week. He is unable to stand but he can move his legs. We need a physical therapist to teach us how to help him get strong.
Austin from Bercy brought Denika, 1 yr old, to us on July 31. She, too, is malnourished and might have tuberculosis. Denika will stay in the hospital for a while. We are giving her mother money for food and help with laundry, etc., while she stays with her daughter.
Wilmerson responded to antibiotics right away. He came home today! He seems stronger now than at any time since coming to us in January. Praise God!
We got our new truck on August 5th (the Haitians say it isn't a truck, it's a pickup). The dealership was so happy to be able to finally deliver it, they greeted me with a huge arrangement of fragrant, beautiful flowers and everyone came outside to watch! Thank you, Father, for your blessings.
The truck went right to work the next day, making three trips to the hospital and one to downtown Port au Prince to get blood. I have not driven a stick shift in more than 40 years and driving up and down steep hills in stop and creep bumper-car traffic was an experience. I hope the Lord laughed as much as Laura Lynn and I did. HE is good and the day ended with no accidents and every errand completed.
Four of our children are registered for school at the International Missions Outreach (http://www.imohaiti.org/) just down the street from us. Michelor, Rosa, Claudine and Johnny will start school in October. Thirteen year old Mich has never been to school before: he will be in first grade. Rosa and Claudine will be in pre-k 4 and Johnny in pre-k3. I can't wait to get their uniforms so we can get pictures!
Thank you for the many donations of formula, clothes, etc. and your financial contributions. We had to rent vehicles in July, pay extra staff for hospital care, and pay school registration fees. It takes a lot to do a good job of caring for so many and we deeply appreciate your help.
God bless you!
Dorothy Pearce
Faith-Hope-Love Infant Rescue
Youvendji
Denika
Wilmerson
