HANDS FOR HAITI
   
 

 

An excerpt from Dr. Daniel Snyder, the physician our missions team will be working with while in Haiti ...

Greetings,

My name is Daniel Snyder and I am writing concerning your upcoming trip to Haiti in September.

My bias is to have an experience that accomplishes 3 things. 1 is to get some work done!! 2 is the have a cross cultural experience and spend time with our Haitian brethren. 3 is to give and to take something away spiritual. In order to do this I would propose the following.

Dessalines Hospital has 9 outlying clinics in the Artibonite valley. These clinics are staffed by our nurses and they give general care to the local population for things that do not require hospital care. The clinics in general are not run very well, are in need of constant repair due to lack of funding and are not used very much by the local population because of the limitations of what the nurses can do in the clinics. I would like to see us visit one or more of these clinics to hold our own clinics. We would announce prior that we were coming, bring medications etc. In general, this would mean we could see anywhere from 50-1000 patients a day as the people will come!!! Because of this we would work with the hospital administration and nurses to set numbers up of patients that we could handle, give out tickets for patients to be seen and set up a system of crowd control.

While at the clinics, those that are non-medical would be able to work on the clinics. This would involve simple carpentry, painting and general repairs. Lastly, while at the clinics we would be able to set up a mechanism to share the Gospel and counsel patients. We would use team members with translators.

The last part of the team trip would involve working directly with the hospital chaplain and committee we have for "Spiritual formation." There are numerous things that can be done and needed to be done to encourage this committee and the hospital staff. We would do this by ending our clinic visits mid-afternoon so that we could have time to return and also spend time at the hospital working with the this committee and also would be able to see what is happening at the hospital during this time. There will be medical needs that arise there also that we could participate in....

Dan Snyder

 

MEET THE TEAM


Dean and Darlene Foster

Dean and Darlene have one daughter and six grandchildren. Dean feels the call to help wherever God needs his service. Darlene is a LPN who has been working with Haiti missions for several years, as her parents helped with an orphanage in Haiti for many years. Dean and Darlene are currently attending The Lighthouse Fellowship Church. Dean will be serving as the team cook and educating the Haitians on sanitary food preparation.


Cliff McKean
   Cliff and his wife have been married 30 years. They have two children. Cliff was a computer analyst for 25 years, he is currently working for Cintas uniforms. He obtain a BS in Computer Sciences at PSU and a MAR in Christian education at Asbury Theological Seminary. Cliff attends the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church. He went to Haiti 30+ years ago in college to minister in Port Au Prince. Cliff feels called to help spread the gospel of Jesus Christ throughout Haiti.

Shirley Moore
   Shirley Moore lives in Lock Haven PA. She has two sons and a grandson. She attends the Liberty Baptist Church in Blanchard, PA. She has been a nurse for over 25 years and believes God is calling her to put her faith into action and share her faith with the Haitian people. She is looking forward to learning about the Haitian people and fellowshipping with them.

Tim and Jody Gunter
   Tim and Jody are parents to two sons. Tim is currently working as an industrial painter with a Construction Sciences degree and is seeking God’s guidance in finding a full time ministry for the Lord. Jody is a Registered Nurse with a back ground in Hematology/Oncology. They attend Gearhartville Free Methodist Church. Tim and Jody feel called by God to minister to the Haitian’s physical and spiritual needs, while spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ to a nation that is entrenched in Spiritual warfare. Also, I heard the voice of the LORD saying: "Whom shall I send, and who will go for US?" Then I said, "Here I am, send me." Isaiah 6:8

Joe and Kathy Muir
   Joe and Kathy are the parents of 5 children, Joe is currently attending a local university and seeking God’s guidance in pursuing the call to become a pastor. Kathy is a Registered Nurse with a background in medical/surgical nursing. They attend Gearhartville Free Methodist Church. While Joe will be ministering to the Haitians spiritual and building needs, Kathy will be ministering to their medical needs. Through prayer God has revealed to Joe and Kathy the need to go and minister to the Haitian people. They both agree there is no greater calling in life than to follow the will of God.
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