Externally Focused at Watermark

We wanted to update you on some of the details of our initial response to the Crisis in Haiti:

WHEN: A team of Watermark doctors will be leaving from Austin on Saturday at noon. They will be joining up with a group from Hill Country Bible. While the jets have been donated, the cost of fuel is significant. There is a donor matching any contributions, and if you would like to contribute toward this effort, please indicate “disaster relief” on your check to Watermark.  The plane will be direct into Port-au-Prince and the team will return on Thursday.

WHO: The team includes several Watermark physicians, trauma surgeons, emergency medicine specialists, orthopedic surgeons, and anesthesiologists.

WHAT: On the ground, our team will be taking over for existing and exhausted teams at clinics operated by Mission of Hope Haiti.  MOH has arranged all of the logistics on the ground. We also have a Watermark member who is a photographer and has been on the ground since shortly after the initial quake. He has been reporting daily on conditions there.

FUTURE MEDICAL TEAMS – as you can imagine, we had an overwhelming number of medical personnel offer assistance.  Unfortunately, we could not accommodate everyone on this initial trip. However, there should be plenty of opportunities for future teams.  Additionally, we hope to be able to soon send teams through our partnership with World Vision.

Please be praying for this initial team….

Here’s a link to the Mission of Hope website: http://www.missionofhopehaiti.org/

Here’s a link to a NBC’s short video of the work of Mission of Hope – http://www.nbc.com/news-sports/msnbc-video/one-mans-mission-of-hope-in-haiti/