Moving a patient over after surgery
I recently had an amazing opportunity to give some aid to Haiti as a medical disaster responder from February 16th to March 2nd. I thought that I was prepared for this trip, but I was impacted in ways that I was not expecting. I went with a group called CRI or Crisis Response International out of Kansas City. We have some friends that suggested Amanda and I get connected with CRI since summer 08’. I wasn’t that interested until a longing was set inside me when the earthquake hit on January 12th. I knew that CRI was going to respond. At first I was sure I couldn’t go because I had started a new job in July of last year and didn’t have enough time off. My view was quickly changed when my boss told me to do what my heart was telling me and she would sign a leave-of-absence. I had faith at that point to have the finances and time and grace to go and be changed forever. Once I had the dates the papers were signed and I was signed up for intense two-day disaster relief training. I didn’t know anyone who attended this training. There were about 50-60 people that were deploying with in a month. I was touched even in the training when the direct of CRI called from Haiti and, with a microphone up to the phone, gave testimony of a man with a infection on his abdomen and when asked about it he said he was playing with his 3 year daughter and 4 year old son on the floor when the earthquake hit. As it shook the walls came down on his daughter instantly killing her and his son became trapped on the man’s stomach. His son kept asking his dad to get off but he powerless. The man felt the spirit urging him to tell his son to cry out to Jesus and he told his son “cry out to Jesus”. Right when his son cried out the boy took his last breath. The infection was caused by the man’s son decaying on his abdomen for three days until rescue workers found him. I came home from training and told Amanda and her dad, who was in town, and wept while telling it.
There is more to come. Bless you. Ian
