Requests.

I am over halfway done with my summer here in Haiti and I would love to share with you all some prayer requests!

Please pray for..

1.  Fast construction of the clinic.  Having a better quality clinic is absolutely essential and will allow for more patients to be seen on a daily basis.  It will also provide them with a surgical area as well as area for intensive and specialized care.

2.  Patient education and compliance.  Everyday in the clinic, I encounter cases where problems and illnesses could be avoided if the patients were properly educated.  Things like malnutrition and out of control diabetes don't have to be so common and we can definitely do something to better educate the patients.  And unfortunately there are quite a few stigmas and misconceptions regarding healthcare here, which makes the task of providing quality care a little more difficult.

3.  God to be glorified in this place.  It has been my prayer throughout this summer that these patients may come to know Christ and that they see a reflection of Him through us in the clinic.  I've been praying that what we have been doing shows the love of Christ and that we are bringing honor and glory to His name.

4.  My last few weeks here.  I have seen and done so much this summer and I have learned an incredible amount.  This summer has definitely forced me to stretch and adapt - it has been so great.  Pray that all of that continues to happen, that I can be a blessing to these people and this clinic, and that I will be receptive to God's will in my life.  

5.  And and if you feel so led, you could pray that I get some sleep.  I have always struggled with sleep issues and, unfortunately, this summer is no exception.  

Thank you so very much!