Emergency Services

After a nice ride to Port-au-Prince to drop Craig (one of our volunteers), I did all the driving around the city since it is a very different style than other countries. Although, Dustin was behind the wheel after we left the city on our way back to Leogane. When we saw a young man laying in the middle of the road… he was dead… He was standing in the back of a “Tap Tap”, which a common transportation in Haiti, when a truck the back of the Tap Tap. As we’re passing by, I could see other people covered with blood and looked desperate for help. It didn’t take us more than a second to decide to turn around the vehicle and get two of them, the worst one, in the car with the help on some local guys. Because the traffic was so bad, I had to keep honking as we were trying to pass other vehicle on the road. “No time to lose. It’s emergency time”. Dustin, in the back of the truck, did a perfect job to stop the bleedings and get them water. After twenty minutes of ride, we could finally get them to the hospital.
What a relief it was when we finally got into the hospital! The ER crew was right there waiting to rush them. I could say at that time, after a job well done, we did some good today. Saving life! There were the perfect strangers to Dustin and me but, as the Good Samaritan, we did exactly what the Lord would do.
Aren’t we here to support the Haitian people? How could we dare saying that while driving by someone who needs help and not helping out?
In Sustain Haiti, this is what we come to do and this is exactly what we’re doing. It is our common believes.
In fact, the difference between us and others NGOs around is our accessibility to the people in the city of Leogane. Every day you can notice a bunch of kids and young friends in front of our gate saying hi to us. They know and recognize most of our volunteers by names. Which I am proud of, and I can bet you won’t find such amongst others, even those working with kids and youth.
What a blessing we have to be able to serve the people in Haiti. We do not have any pride for our accomplishment rather, we feel humble in front of such great love. How grateful I am for being part of the Sustain Haiti group!