MEDICAL MISSION TEAM
Trip to Haiti June 15-23, 2005

Medical Team members from Our Mother of Sorrows Parish:

Drs. Scott & Dynse
Wilson
& their 3 children
Caeles, Michaela
and Joseph

  

Dr. John Bush
& his
daughter
Katie Bush
 

Click here for a MAP to see the locations of: 
Mole Saint Nicolas, Bombardopolis, Baie de Henne,
and other key locations in the diocese of Port de Paix.
 

Click HERE to read Dr. Bush's reflections
on the Medical Team's mission to Haiti.

 

Mole Saint-Nicolas to Bombardopolis  (June 15)

After flying into Haiti's capitol city, Port-au-Prince, the Medical Mission Team took a small plane to the city of Mole Saint Nicholas where they were greeted by our OMOS Haiti Minister, Joan Martin.  After spending some time in Mole, the team headed for their mission location:  L'Hospital Evangelique de Bombardopolis -- a medical clinic operated by Faith & Steve Leach in Bombardoplis.
 
[NOTE:  click on the photos to see a larger view]

Dr Bush, daughter Katie and  two passengers with the  plane that flew them to Mole
Arriving at Mole St Nicolas in northwest Haiti -- with a personal welcome from Joan Martin.

Mole Saint-Nicolas
The Church at Mole Saint-Nicolas
Starting the Mission in prayer at the Church of Mole Saint-Nicolas

 

Inside the church at Mole
On the trip from Mole to Bombardopolis.  The Wilson's ride on top of Steve Leach's truck

View from the top of the truck

 
View of Haiti
coastline

Arriving in Bombardopolis

 

Bombardoplis  (June 16-18)

The clinic where the Team worked; the convent where the Team stayed; and some of the special people of Bompardoplois who touched everyone's hearts.
 

L'Hospital Evangelique de Bombardopolis
 
Faith Leach at her post
 in the lab
Dr. Scott Wilson
at the clinic

Dr. John Bush
 at the clinic
Katie Bush with premature infant

Faith, Katie and premie
At the clinic
Joan and Katie in front of clinic

Patient Joanel Nelson
+ May he rest in peace +
Madam Mamba:
maker of peanut butter

Dr. Dynse Wilson
 & Katie at the convent
in Bompardoplis
Sr. Adriana, Sr. Sonya, Scott, Joan, Katie, Sr. Mary Louisa at the convent
Convent chapel in
Bombardopolis
Supper at the convent in Bombardopolis
View from the convent

Faith and Steve
Leach's house

Doing the wash at the convent
Our shower. We pour water from the blue bucket
over our head.
Our "facilities"
Typical transportation

 

Trip to Baie de Henne  (June 18)
 

Pere Roro's LandRover
View of Baie de Henne

Baie de Henne sisters. Sr. Sonya, Joan, Sr. Darlene &
Pere Rudolph ("Roro")

At the convent in
Baie de Henne


Kids at the convent in Baie de Henne

Katie in Baie de Henne
 

Baie de Henne

On the beach near
Baie de Henne
 

Us under the only
shade around.
 		  

Sunday in Bombardopilis (& a pre-school graduation)  (June 19)
 

People dressed in their finest for Mass
After Mass in Bombard
at Church of St Francois

The empty square on Sunday. You should see it on market day.
Preschool graduation
in "Mare Savon"


Mare Savon graduates

The young
graduates
Musical
accompaniment
for graduation

Sr. Sonya and Sr. Adriana present a puppet show
 
More eager
students

Next year's class

 

Food Distribution in Bombardopolis, More Work in the Clinic,
and a Trip through the Countryside   (June 20-22)
 

Food distribution
with Steve Leach
 in  Bombardopolis
Food distribution
with Steve
Katie giving a breathing treatment at the clinic
Joan doing the
interpretation during
 a consultation.
Our trusty transport:
 Steve's truck

On the truck roof
heading for the
Anse-a-Chat overlook hike

Gathering wood
in Haiti

Sharing the road

Water-harvesting roof and cistern designed by Steve

A small child in
rural Haiti
 
Overlooking the remote village of Platforme
 

On our hike to the
Anse-a-Chat overlook

View of Anse-a-Chat: a
remote coastal village
with no road in.
  

Market Day in Bombardoplis & Final Day in the Clinic  (June 23)
 

The burro parking lot
on market day in
Bombardopolis

Market day

 

The teeming
market
In the market
Katie doing AIDs testing
 

John cleaning an ulcer

Delivering a baby

Infant delivered by Dynse