Why do so many volunteers who visit our clinic want to return as soon as they can? For instance, this week we have a group of surgeons who first visited clinic two months ago. Even though they had to raise the funds for travel and supplies, and even though they have to commute for an hour or two to use the operating room in an overcrowded hospital, they wanted to stay at Visitation Clinic. Moreover, they wanted to focus on our region's children who have a long-deferred need for surgery. So the children are making the commute too.
Well, part of the answer is simple enough. Visitors quickly see how deserving and endearing are the young people who live in our part of rural Haiti. For instance, if they need care, they and their families will come to our clinic early, dressed in the their cleanest clothes, and wait patiently for hours to be seen. This photo is a candid picture taken during a recent pediatric dental mission. There were so many children that morning, that were probably quietly waiting for hours when this picture was taken. Later on, we figured out a way to pass out tickets so that they knew when to come back. After all, kids like this deserve a break, and we, and our volunteer visitors, are trying our best to see that they get it.
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