When the earthquake happened and it was decided that Michael and a team would be going...he knew that surgeries would be a must. The previous mission trips that he had conducted were at the orphanage in a clinic that had been set up for that week. He contacted a nurse that was in Haiti and asked her to contact some of the local clinics to ask if they would be able to use a medical team.
It was confirmed that the local clinics would like for the doctors to come and help them out. We were told that there was a surgical suite at the teaching hospital in TiTyan. As any good doctor would do, Michael became nervous about monitoring a patient during surgery. I emailed our church and asked for the members to support the trip in anyway that they could.
On Sunday after the service, one week before the trip, two men approached Michael. One was a pharmaceutical rep and he had medicines that could be donated. The second man floored Michael with what he offered. He said "I have a pulse ox/monitor" that I would like to donate. If you can use it and someone needs it then leave it...it's worth $3000. If you can't use it just bring it back.
As we were walking out of church, Michael whispered "Prayer one answered!" I said, "What are you talking about." He said "I wanted to take a monitor but didn't know where in the world we would be able to get one and much less afford it - I just don't feel good about doing surgery and not being able to monitor the patient!"
The monitor left SC and arrived in Haiti with the team. When they arrived at the Teaching Hospital and the doctors there saw the monitor they were floored!!! They had HAD one, but it had fallen off the cart during the earthquake and was broken!!!"
God is so good!
When we told the gentleman from our church why Michael didn't bring it back, tears filled his eyes and he said "I'm so thankful to have been used!"
Chris Reppart, RN hand drew a chart for the doctors so they would know how to use the machine and where to place the leads...
It was confirmed that the local clinics would like for the doctors to come and help them out. We were told that there was a surgical suite at the teaching hospital in TiTyan. As any good doctor would do, Michael became nervous about monitoring a patient during surgery. I emailed our church and asked for the members to support the trip in anyway that they could.
On Sunday after the service, one week before the trip, two men approached Michael. One was a pharmaceutical rep and he had medicines that could be donated. The second man floored Michael with what he offered. He said "I have a pulse ox/monitor" that I would like to donate. If you can use it and someone needs it then leave it...it's worth $3000. If you can't use it just bring it back.
As we were walking out of church, Michael whispered "Prayer one answered!" I said, "What are you talking about." He said "I wanted to take a monitor but didn't know where in the world we would be able to get one and much less afford it - I just don't feel good about doing surgery and not being able to monitor the patient!"
The monitor left SC and arrived in Haiti with the team. When they arrived at the Teaching Hospital and the doctors there saw the monitor they were floored!!! They had HAD one, but it had fallen off the cart during the earthquake and was broken!!!"
God is so good!
When we told the gentleman from our church why Michael didn't bring it back, tears filled his eyes and he said "I'm so thankful to have been used!"
Chris Reppart, RN hand drew a chart for the doctors so they would know how to use the machine and where to place the leads...
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