that is how long I have until I leave. We did receive flight information. On November 7th, I will leave GSO at 7:10 AM and arrive in Haiti at 4:10 PM. Unfortunately we have a 4 hour layover in Miami on the way down and back. On November 13th, I will live Haiti at 1:05 PM and arrive in GSO at 9:30 PM.
I got my second series of Hepatitis A and B shots on Tuesday and started my typhoid meds on Wednesday. They leave me feeling like I have the flu (body aches, tired). I have two more doses of typhoid (Sunday and Tuesday) then I will finally be finished. I won't get my 3rd series of Hep shots until March 2011.
The waiting begins...
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Friday, October 8, 2010
One Month Countdown
It's hard to believe but we leave one month from yesterday. I am slowly getting prepared. I have visited the International Travel Department and started receiving my vaccines (DTAP, hepatitis A and hepatitis B) as well as my prescriptions for typhoid (need to being now) and malaria and cipro that I will carry with me. I've read many pages of precautions, most of which are common sense.
We are staying at a compound owned by Global Outreach. The women stay in a 4 room house and the men sleep on a screened in porch. We will not have hot water but we will have a swimming pool!! We have a distant view of the blue sea and armed guards surrounding our barbed wire compound. We will be escorted everywhere we go. We are staying in Titanyen which is where the mass graves that were shown on TV are located. It is right outside the capital of Port-Au-Prince.
There are 2 different teams, one medical and one construction. More than likely I will be on the construction team but this isn't always decided until we arrive in Haiti. We will be building small shelter homes that are quick and easy to put up. These are donated by Samaritan's Purse. They are "2 year" homes. The plan is to put these up quick to give families shelter then return to build more permanent homes.
I think that is about all the info I have now. If you have any questions, please let me know. Can't wait to arrive!!
We are staying at a compound owned by Global Outreach. The women stay in a 4 room house and the men sleep on a screened in porch. We will not have hot water but we will have a swimming pool!! We have a distant view of the blue sea and armed guards surrounding our barbed wire compound. We will be escorted everywhere we go. We are staying in Titanyen which is where the mass graves that were shown on TV are located. It is right outside the capital of Port-Au-Prince.
There are 2 different teams, one medical and one construction. More than likely I will be on the construction team but this isn't always decided until we arrive in Haiti. We will be building small shelter homes that are quick and easy to put up. These are donated by Samaritan's Purse. They are "2 year" homes. The plan is to put these up quick to give families shelter then return to build more permanent homes.
I think that is about all the info I have now. If you have any questions, please let me know. Can't wait to arrive!!
Haiti Mission Trip--November 7-13
In July, I made the decision to go to Haiti on a mission trip. Thankfully, two friends have decided to join me, Keith & Hilda Talley. This will be mine and Keith's 4th mission trip together (Honduras, Gulfport twice, and now Haiti) and mine and Hilda's 2nd trip together (Honduras & Haiti).
For the most part, I have had a positive response to my trip. There are always a few who choose to be negative but they will not change how I feel or why I am going. I have chosen to avoid those people :)
The following days and months after the earthquake, I watched Anderson Cooper 360 constantly, sometimes staying up until 2-3 in the morning. I couldn't pull myself away. There are so many faces that stayed with me and I often wonder what became of them.
For the most part, I have had a positive response to my trip. There are always a few who choose to be negative but they will not change how I feel or why I am going. I have chosen to avoid those people :)
The following days and months after the earthquake, I watched Anderson Cooper 360 constantly, sometimes staying up until 2-3 in the morning. I couldn't pull myself away. There are so many faces that stayed with me and I often wonder what became of them.
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