Today was day three at the medical clinic in Cite Soleil. The team is made up of two physicians, three nurses and myself, a nurse practitioner. So far this week we have seen 192 patients. Our team has a depth of international experience, professional excellence and passion for our work. We all love the Lord and he is truly knitting us together as a cohesive team. It must be God, because except for two of us, we have never met, let alone worked together before Haiti.
This morning we believe we saw a miracle. A little girl, around 3 years old, was carried into the clinic, as limp and unresponsive as a rag-doll. While two nurses and a doctor were trying without success to start an IV, they began to pray. We found out later that two chaplains from Billy Graham Evangelistic Association were outside also praying for her. Just before the doctor was about to initiate more aggressive measures, the little girl reacted to the sharp IV needle, opened her eyes, lifted her head and started crying. She was able to start taking sips of oral rehydration solution and in a matter of hours turned into a responsive little girl who could eat lunch and smile. She will come back tomorrow and someone will share with her and her mama that we believe that she was healed not by our efforts, but by God Himself.
God is so good and loves these people. It is heart wrenching to tell someone we don't have exactly what she might need, but so amazing to see God reach into a situation in a personal way in his perfect timing.
