February 4 - From Bryn

It was an interesting day in Haiti today. There was a small earth quake, which dad said was strange to feel. He said it felt like when you’re sitting in your car and someone bumps into you. He said it was cool and the house creaked a little, but other than that, there was no damage.They treated about 100 patients today at the clinic. It is starting to slow way down, and the actually closed the clinic at one because no one had come for treatment in an hour. Today dad said was the first day that he saw some trauma cases at the clinic. He thought it was crazy because the earthquake was weeks ago. They treated one girl who looked like she had been trapped under rubble and he leg was all infected.Today they built shelves in a building that was used as a rental building before the earthquake. They call it the mushroom house because its round. The building that they were using to store all the medical supplies will probably have to be destroyed because it is no longer safe.They had a construction crew building a barrier at the back of the property because the fence that was there had fallen down. They took them out to the main town and dad got to go with them. It was his first time out of the compound since he got there. He got to see a couple of the other security guys, so it was a nice break. He says they drive so crazy there, but they don’t really get into accidents. You can be anywhere on the read, there are no lanes, and people are walking down the streets as well. He said you can reach your arm out and probably hit the people on the side of the road because they are walking so close to your car. He did say that most cars are beat up and dented because people are always trying to squeeze through tight spots and stuff.So….as I posted in an earlier update, people on the crew are getting sick. There is a bug going around that is causing nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. One guy, that shares a room with dad, was the first to get it. Now when dad was telling me about this sickness he started explaining the way they build homes there. They are built with decorative openings -like windows with no glass- throughout the house. That way when its hot outside, the cool breeze can blow all the way through. I was wondering, as you may be, why this was relevant to the guy who was sick. Well….there are also openings to the bathrooms. The poor kid was up all night being sick, and so was dad…listening to the guy being sick. That wasn’t the only thing that was keeping dad up, he said that if they leave anything out, pigs come and push the things around with their snouts and chase water bottles and stuff. He said its very annoying. When the pigs come during the day, dad says the kids come and put leashes on them and take them back home, or the just throw rocks and them till they start running. Dad thinks that the kids probably know which ones they can catch, and which ones they can’t. He tries to sleep lightly at night so he can hear anything that is going on. He hears dogs, booms, bangs, gunshots, pigs, pretty much everything. But he said during the day, it gets so quiet. Thanks for the prayers and support everyone!