Northern Arizona Volunteer Medical Corps

The hospital in which we work, Hopital Bernard Mevs (HBM) has not and will not be a target of these gangs.  It is where they will go if injured and they know this.  The hospital continues to struggle with funding as the government is not living up to its contract with HBM.  Diesel fuel has now become scarce and is the source of power for the hospital.  The costs of fuel have doubled and this threatens the hospital’s ability to keep the ventilators running in the ICU.  NAVMC has sent funds to the hospital and we are planning to send more this coming week.  Haiti will need to work on the longer term fix and we will help in the short term to keep patients alive.  They desperately need our support now.

The children at Renmen orphanage are currently safe and have not been targeted.  They continue to go to school despite the violence and COVID that surrounds them.  We have been able to get the older children vaccinated and that is a blessing.  We will continue to cover the costs of their food and education.  This is the least we can do.  If our finances allow and our fundraising efforts are successful, we can also help improve their diets which consist largely of rice and beans.

I have been asked time and again “Why Haiti, can we really make a difference?”  The answer I believe is a profound “Yes” as I see photos of nurses we have educated, caring for earthquake and COVID victims.

I struggle to find an answer to this question myself at times.  Mitch Albom has put this in words more eloquently than I could in his recent article in the Detroit Free Press.  It brought tears to my eyes.  Link below

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/columnists/mitch-albom/2021/10/19/haiti-missionaries-kidnapped-christian-aid-ministries/8518640002/

We still need your help as we continue to:

1. 1. Gather supplies and equipment to send HBM
   2. Provide funds for salaries and fuel to keep the doors open at HBM
   3. Provide funding for feeding and educating the children at Renmen Orphanage

If you have committed to giving, now is the time so that we can make a difference when it is most needed.

If you have already given, Thank-you.

We can assure you that the funds are getting into the hands that need them.

Be safe and keep Haiti and the recent victims in your hearts.

You can save a life today by donating:
–        Online at www.navmc.org
–        Mailing a check to NAVMC, 2532 N. 4th St. Box #342, Flagstaff, AZ 86004

Please share our message with friends and family, and keep Haiti in your hearts as the country rebuilds from another devastating disaster.