2015 Mission Haiti Team Members, Updated

We have 17 non-medical team members:

1. Nancy Perry
2. Dennis Saylor
3. Mary Sue Saylor
4. Francie Moseman
5. David Dupre
6. Terry Fee
7. Pastor Ryan Warne-McGraw
8. Jackie Hyland
9. Jodee Spellman
10. Kaitlyn Spellman
11. Sydney Mangus
12. Margot Clarke  
13. Sheri Orr
14. Sarah Duckworth
15. Annie Ng
16. Lauren Brashears
17. William Perry

We have 12 medical providers:

1. Margaret Moran  -- EMT
2. Teresa Plank – RN 
3. Pam Mangus – Pharmacist
4. Sarah Gagner – RN
5. John Hoefs – Doctor  
6. George Ricks -- Doctor    
7. Dan Ng – Doctor/ Surgeon  
8. Patrick Cummings – EMT
9. Ken Eckberg – RN 
10. Summer Nguyen – Doctor 
11. Patricia Fairbanks – Retired RN
12. Yvonne Joannessen -- RN

Flooding in Cap-Haitien

Saddened to see that flooding from heavy storms have caused 12 people to die in Haiti. This is area we will be having our clinics in January.

http://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-12442-haiti-weather-the-country-in-state-of-emergency.html

Please pray for the safety of the people of Haiti.

Tippy Tap - Save water, save lives

One of our new training classes in Haiti for 2015 will be about Tippy Taps. We will have an overview of the importance of hand hygiene and a demonstration of how to build and use these low-tech, low cost, low water usage hand washing devices. Regular hand washing is important in reducing the spread of many diseases and Tippy Taps have been used successfully, particularly in India.

Here is a Youtube video on building and using a Tippy Tap:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qdpd3roZjYw

Why do we go?

Jesus gave the Great Commission -- Matthew 28:19-20

"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."

How do we carry out the Great Commission on a medical mission trip?

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church medical mission trips partner with Three Strand Cord (www.3strandcord.org) and a local congregation in Haiti called CEDAN Mission Church (www.cedanmission.org). 

During our mission we greet people at each clinic site in the name of Jesus Christ and announce the simple good news of the gospel: "While we are here to heal the body, Jesus is here to heal your soul. We serve with love because God first loved us. You can know the power of God's love in your life and you can extend that love to others." 

Following this announcement of good news we follow the example of Jesus by demonstrating his love. Jesus demonstrated his love by washing feet and dying on the cross, we demonstrate God's love by treating their medical conditions.  When appropriate, our medical and non-medial volunteers may also find opportunities to pray with patients, or share God's love with them through a translator.

Introducing...

Our 2015 Haiti Mission team is busy getting ready for our trip! Please pray for us as we prepare to be used by God as his hands and feet while serving the people of Haiti.

Non-medical:
Nancy Perry
Dennis Saylor
Mary Sue Saylor
Francie Moseman
David Dupre                          
Terry Fee
Pastor Ryan Warn-McGraw    
Jackie Hyland
Mary Ricks                            
Jodee Spellman
Kaitlyn Spellman                    
Sydney Mangus
Margot Clarke                        
Sheri Orr
Sarah Duckworth
Annie Ng
Lauren Brashears

Medical Providers:
Margaret Moran
Teresa Plank
Pam Mangus
Sarah Gagner
Susan thompson
John Hoefs
George Ricks
Dan Ng
Patrick Cummings
Corinne Casey
Ken Eckberg
Summer Nguyen

"This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for one another. If any one of you has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in you? Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth."  John 3:16-18 (TNIV)