Yesterday we were fortunate to have the local NBC affiliate take an interest in our trip to Haiti. The producer and cameraman came by my loft at 2pm and did about 30 minutes of interview and filming to learn about our trip and why we were called to serve in Haiti. Imagine our surprise to find out it was the leading story after the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics! The piece represented our mission well, and also included an interview with Rich Moberly, M.D., an international fellow at Via Christi Family Medicine who returned from Haiti several weeks ago.
Our friend Lincoln Westfall, D.O. is now on the ground in Port-au-Prince, however because of the continued period of mourning, the team has not been able to be active in the area as of yesterday and all operations are being held until the president declares the period of mourning over.
Please follow Lincoln at:
http://lincolnwestfallinhaiti.blogspot.com/
We are looking forward to working with our friend and classmate in a short period of time.
Today we spent more time gathering supplies, and we are nearly prepared to leave. We have very few stops left to make tomorrow. I flew into Albuquerque today with the supplies gathered in Wichita and my personal gear. We will need to pack (and repack) tomorrow. Our goal is to travel fast and light.
We look forward to tomorrow as a day of rest before our departure on Monday morning. We are excited, anxious, and hopeful.
We are overwhelmed and grateful for all of your support.
-Aaron
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