13/09/2026
UPDATE: BABY ESTHER HAD SURGERY YESTERDAY AND IS DOING WELL.
This morning I finished cataloguing all the supplies God sent us this last week. Both the airplane and the boat arrived. 17 large boxes from the ship and 20 small ones on the airplane! Our personal pantry is full of fun things as well. What a blessing!
This afternoon was spent on logistics for 2 patients. One left yesterday to be admitted to a hospital for cancer treatment that may lead to a cure even though the tumor is large. Trying to manage anything in Haiti is a challenge, but long distance makes it even tougher.
Then a 6 day old baby arrived with Dad who had taken her from the hospital where she was born. Little Esther had not had any nourishment by mouth for those 6 days. She wanted to suck but couldn't keep anything down. A tube was unable to pass into her stomach as well. Without most of the papers or lab tests, Dr. Jim guessed a malformed esophagus and perhaps trachea. No sounds where there should be some. Because the afternoon was wearing down, we called a friend to see if we could get helicopter to take the child to Port au Prince for life-saving surgery. It was a wild and crazy hour but they took off from Leogane and arrived in Port prior to darkness.
As you are praying for Haiti, as the Esther of old begged others to pray for her people, the Jews, we ask that you will pray for this little Esther as well when you lift up Haiti.