Haiti 2007

EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME
USE YOUR MEDICAL OR DENTAL SKILLS TO HELP THE PEOPLE OF
HAITI
My name is Larry Bailly. I am the short term missions’ coordinator for Snohomish Community Church, in Snohomish, WA. I am a mechanic by trade and have traveled to Haiti 7 times since 2002. On my last trip I met some extraordinary people.
From January 13 to 27, 2008 I will be taking a group of Medical personnel to the Far West of Haiti. I am looking for all skills from 1st responders to experienced Surgeons, from dental hygienists to Oral Surgeons. I have already had some interest from a few Doctors and Nurses. I need a team of from 9 to 12. Working conditions will be more basic than most are used to, but the facilities are constantly improving.
The team will support a new Hospital facility in Passe Catabois. The hospital complex is under construction, but there are on going clinic and surgery needs. Currently the only Professional Medical person at Passe Catabois is a Dutch physician, Anne Marie Hulshuizen-Wessels. She and her husband Rob (Missionaries with Crossworld Missions) have given up all of their ties to Holland, and are intending to stay in Haiti. She is the only Doctor for as many as 700,000 people in this part of Haiti.
Passe Catabois is in a “desert” region, with rolling hills and open plains. In January of 2007 a team from Snohomish Community Church put some finishing touches on a nice guesthouse on the property. There are several sleeping rooms for 3 or 4 people, showers and cooking facilities in two “apartments”. Couples are welcome; however private quarters may or may not be available.
Unlike much of Haiti, there is abundant, clean spring water available. Though the building was not “electrified” during our last trip, we hope that will be accomplished before January. After a few days, some comforts don’t even seem that important.
Haiti is in the Caribbean, just East of Cuba, and is the second oldest Free Republic in the Western Hemisphere. Corrupt Governments and unscrupulous dictators have destroyed what was once a tropical paradise. The result is that the common people, those at the lowest rung of society have little to eat, no education and very often no contact with the outside world. This is about as close to Africa as you can get without traveling half way around the World.
Though there is always some risk when traveling in the 3rd World. We are hosted by missionaries who have been there in some cases for decades. We work with an organization that is very well thought of throughout the country, and particularly in the area around Passe Catabois, on the North Coast.
If you would consider being a part of this team, please contact me by Email or phone.
I have attached a sheet with basic information about costs (your responsibility) and a recent letter from the Missionaries; more information will be available for interested parties.

Larry Bailly
Snohomish Community Church
13622 Dubuque Rd.
Snohomish, WA 98290
Email: baillybusbarn@juno.com
Phone: 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM daily: 425-218-6334