I did not journal on Monday. We went on a very looong trip to a town in the mountains called Mirebalais. There we visited and toured a fantastic hospital built by a NGO called Health First. Health First was started by Paul Farmer a Harvard physician who very early on(80"s) had a heart for the people of Haiti. He believes in liberation theology(empowering the poor). The hospital is lovely and gives care to many people for about $1.50 (the price of the card to get care). Many foundations from the U.S. contributed money to build this facility. It is currently about 40% of full operation. The plan is for the Haitians to take it over at some point. We were pleased to see such a hospital to train Haitian doctors and give care. It was a long trip in the van. We had gone up a gravel road that crossed streams. An unusual trip for us. Along the way we enjoyed getting to know the interpreter Reubens and trying to avoid car sickness. Reubens was a19yo from Port Au Prince and had been playing soccer(futbol) when the earthquake hit. He went home to find his home in ruins. He has a beautiful voice and had written a song for his Mom for Mothers Day that he sang to us. He leads worship at his church. We did not see him after this day. After our tour we stopped to eat at a restaurant Gilbert (another interpreter) picked for us. The lunch of the day was goat and we loved it. Fun to try something new. I had asked why all the goats running about. Now I know. Delicious!
The contrast between the trip up to the hospital and the people we saw carrying their produce to a market and the New Hospital.
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