Today we hear from Dr. Steve Trainor, who is currently with the September Medical Team in Haiti. “Similien is a nine-month-old girl who was brought into the clinic today by her grandmother. The mother died a week after giving birth to the baby, and the grandmother has struggled to provide food for her. I offered […]
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Introducing Preacher
Today we hear from September Team volunteer Therese Trainor, who is currently at the clinic working along side the other medical volunteers in Haiti. Therese wrote to us this story: “There are a ton of amazing citizens of Haiti. The one I met that really stood out to me was Preacher. He is always pleasant […]
Toys for Kids in Haiti
Today we hear from our September Team Volunteer, Mary Timmerman, who is currently at the FOTCOH clinic: “As a new member of the FOTCOH team, I am so impressed with all the other team members. They work hard and try to help all the Haitian people, and the Haitians appreciate everything that we do. The […]
A Gracious Gift of Dresses
The September Medical Team is at the clinic currently, and we received a sweet message from volunteer Peggy Gentes today: “Before we left to travel to Haiti, the FOTCOH September Team was very fortunate to receive eight five hand-sewn dresses donated from the Sewing Ministry Annunciation Catholic Church in Elma, New York. These dresses were graciously accepted […]
Bonjou from Haiti!
As this clinic winds to a close, amidst the laughter and lines of people, the music blasting from pharmacy, the goats bleating endlessly, and the intermittent cries and giggles from children waiting to be seen, a touch of sadness permeates the air, as volunteers like myself realize that soon the laughter and warmth will be […]
A Long Time Suffering
In Haiti, often people have no place to go when they get injured or become sick. Sometimes it is because they do not have money to afford treatment – money this is often required up front to see a doctor. Other times, it is because there are no doctors available. According to the World Bank, […]
Grateful and Thankful to Be in Haiti
Today we hear from our May 2018 volunteer Rhonda Baker: “I was working at a pediatric clinic in Central Illinois when I first heard of FOTCOH. A nurse practitioner started working at our clinic, and as I got to know her, Shellie Coleman, a long time FOTCOH volunteer and Medical Mission Team Leader, told me […]
A small crutch brings a big smile
One of our January 2018 Medical Team volunteers, Julie DuBois, share with us a sweet story about a child that came to the clinic to receive care. Julie writes: “This young man brought us so much joy today. He has a congenital anomaly with a shortened right leg with a twisted foot. He walked to […]
1400 Surgeries and Counting
The FOTCOH Surgery Program is a huge part of our work in Haiti. Since its inception, Garron Lukas, FOTCOH’s sole volunteer surgeon, has performed an estimated 1400 surgeries during the regularly scheduled FOTCOH clinics at the nearby Dr. Martinez Hospital in Jacmel. Four times a year, Dr. Lukas travels to Haiti to provide life-saving and […]
Helping an abandoned baby
The FOTCOH clinic not only cares for patients acutely, but it also serves the patients throughout their struggles with hypertension, diabetes, asthma, among other things. The medical volunteers working at the clinic in Haiti also do well-child checks for newborns through toddlers – sometimes, these children have been abandoned by their mothers and are being […]