Still no internet

I just rode into town on the motorcycle to put up a quick post letting everyone know that we still don't have any internet and that I'm doing fine. I'll be leaving Les Cayes on Monday to begin a day-long journey to Deschapelles to visit the Albert Schweitzer Hospital. Providing all goes well, I should be back in Cayes by Wednesday afternoon.

A quick update on Lixier, the baby boy with hydroencephalitis: He was scheduled to fly back to Haiti with his mom today but the plans were canceled because he recently fell ill again. The doctors believe that he's experiencing complications with the shunt that they put in his head and are debating whether or not they need to remove it and replace it with another. I'll continue to spread the news as I get it!

There are no more bed bugs in the 20 children's homes! The malaria project starts on Monday with all of the treated window screens being made for all of the houses. I'm trying to apply for some grants but am limited with internet access. If you can help to sponsor a house for the project, it would be greatly appreciated. The following is the cost breakdown for a single house :

Insecticide spraying every 3 months for 1 year= $20
Insecticide treated screen windows =$150
Rock pathways and buffers around the house to eliminate standing water=$110
Labor costs=$70

For $350, you could help me to drastically reduce the incidence of malaria for the 25-40 children that live in each house.

You can send a donation to

THEO'S WORK, INC.

2303 WEST MARKET STREET

GREENSBORO, NC 27403
Memo: Will's Medical Mission

Donations are tax-deductible in the U.S.

Or

You can donate with a credit card at the website (theoswork.org) and designate the donation to "Will's Medical Mission," and just follow up your donation with an email to inquiries@freethekids.org to confirm that your donation was received!

Thank you so much for your help. I promise to post a more complete update as soon as I get a more stable internet connection!

Going home

While we have had electricity, the internet has been out for the last week after our satellite mysteriously fell out of the sky. I’m in town at a hotel using their wireless now just long enough to let everyone know that I haven’t fallen off the face of the planet. I’ll send out an update as soon as we get our internet connection back.

I’ll be flying into Boston on Aug. 14th for the birthday of my niece, mom and brother. I’ll be staying in Providence from the 15th to the 24th and will be flying back to Haiti on the 25th. This will be a great chance to stock up on needed meds and supplies for the clinic, do some fundraising and visit a few people that I’ve been missing very much. I can’t wait to see my family. I’m counting down the days.