I’m very pleased to report our CONTINUING PROMISE mission here is going according to plan and the team has effectively demonstrated the ability to move medical and engineering service ashore and conduct humanitarian efforts. It may sound easy, however this is extremely complex and takes an enormous amount of teamwork to pull together a combined group of professionals from around the world to conduct effective humanitarian efforts. Good news is we’ve been able to do just that, it hasn’t been perfect, no one said it would be.
The numerous medical surgeries that have been done onboard COMFORT have been truly amazing; I only wish I was medically savvy enough to explain the technical details, but what I do know the procedures that we’ve done have been quality of life changing for many. They may have never had the opportunity if COMFORT and CONTINUING PROMISE were not in Haiti.
Our partnering this year has been a huge success, humanitarian organizations such as The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints, Food for the Poor, Operation Smile, Project HOPE, Rotarian International and USCD Pre-Dental Society have provided many health care and humanitarian professionals to integrate seamlessly into team. Their vast experience and never-ending energy has provided the team a completely new dynamic to the CONTINUING PROMISE mission. They know and understand the environment very well, as well as already have the trust of host nation leadership. We could not do this mission nearly as effective without them, nor would we want to. Four more days in Haiti, I’ll give you an update when we depart on how it went. Thanks for your continued support for this incredible mission.
Thank you for all you are doing! I love reading about the continuing promise on your blog! I'm an avid follower and it's so great to hear about the wonderful things our country is doing.
ReplyDeleteThis web page has been a great tool in keeping me informed on CP09, keep the blogs and the pictures coming. I understand that a big part of this mission is driven by the medical attention that the people in these countries need, but there is also mention of construction/engineering services being provided. Has there been any small community projects or construction work done? If so, can you post some pictures of the projects? I found it odd that the site posted a picture of a chicken receiving vaccinations yet lacks pictures of the other mission contributors.
ReplyDeleteCB-Yes, have many other projects going, 18APR closing ceremony was held at General Hospital Pharmacy at our 21 Seabees and 8 Haitian construction workers completed renovations. USAMB and Minister of Public Health were very pleased with the efforts to get the pharmacy back into production. Will get pictures and stories out a fast as we can on all the many efforts by this great humanitarian team. After the ribbon cutting we all sand the Seabee song!
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