Difficult Week – Haiti Cholera

Difficult Week – Haiti Cholera

Dec 31, 2010 | Haiti

An unpleasant landmark happened at the CAM clinic in La Source this past week. They experienced their first deaths at the cholera hospital. Bethanie Burkholder isn’t sure of the causes of these deaths, but she thinks the deaths happened because the clinic couldn’t...
Haiti Cholera-Children, Cholera, and a Sliver of Hope

Haiti Cholera-Children, Cholera, and a Sliver of Hope

Dec 27, 2010 | Haiti

Last week the La Source clinic had a number of very intense cases—children with cholera. Getting IVs into severely dehydrated toddlers and preschoolers is an art mastered by few. But God came through again. When five-year-old Djonkly came into the clinic last Tuesday...
Cholera Epidemic Spreads

Cholera Epidemic Spreads

Dec 21, 2010 | Haiti

The cholera epidemic continues to spread, jumping from area to area in the northwestern parts of Haiti. Its strength seems to grow with each passing week. Over the past 7 and one half weeks the La Source clinic has treated more than 500 patients who had cholera...