A week ago we started here from local friends not to eat any fish, shellfish or to touch any ocean water, because it was killing people. A few days after, the embassy notified us that many people were dying of diarrhea by an unknown source. Finally, "cholera" was announced yesterday, though in Haiti is is just being called the all-inclusive "epidemic."
While it is probably entirely coincidental, Lily started having cholera's main symptom of diarrhea yesterday, so just to be safe we have started boiling all of our normally drinkable tap water and have her on homemade Oral Rehydration Solutions. I know several of you are concerned, so we will be sure to keep you updated.
Meanwhile, please be praying for Haiti's most recent emergency, and for all of the people, especially down south, that don't even have ACCESS to clean water.
While "prevention of the disease is simple and straightforward if proper sanitation practices are followed," proper sanitation practices are not present, and in many cases, not even POSSIBLE in many areas of our little country. It breaks my heart that an easily prevented disease has killed so many. Please pray for each suffering family...Thank you!
Oh Stacey! I'm so sorry to hear about this. I thought of you immediately when I read that news article I linked to you. I will be praying for the country, the families of your students, Lily.
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Stacey and Matt,
ReplyDeleteThanks again for your hospitality Friday and for opening your hearts and home to all of us.
Dave and I continue to pray for you guys.
We'll be in touch to see if we can link up when you are all back near Philly.
The Global Leadership Summit dates are August 11,12. Our church is a simulcast site and we'd love to invite you guys to relax,be annonymous and be encouraged through it if you guys are available to come.
We invited a missionary from S.Africa last year and it really encouraged their hearts and was refreshing for them to be served instead of always doing the giving.
Kinda like an Oasis to be renewed.
I thought Matt said his pastor friend in DE may want to come - we could have him and his wife come at no cost either.
Just let us know either way.
Again, thanks for being you.
Steve (Bethel @ Franklin Mills)