02/28/2026
The team of eight Haitian missionaries (Dr. Mike’s Haitian students) are set to start the Winter Anthrax vaccinations of 600 head of cattle in the ten villages of Upper Limbe. The start has been delayed because Agape Flights, the missionary group that delivers the vaccine, lost a plane and two pilots in a crash in the mountains.
The vaccinations prevent the deaths of the cattle from anthrax whose spores remain viable in the soil for up to 20 years. The cow is the family’s entire savings account and provides nutritious milk. Preventing anthrax in the cattle also protects children from the fatal disease. There have no recorded children Anthrax deaths since the program started in 2016 according to local doctors.