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LINN COUNTY — The $500 forwarded to Dr. J.A. Keuhn and his wife, Chris, from Linn County residents in support of the relief effort underway in Haiti has made its way to that earthquake devastated nation and is being put to good use.
Dr. Keuhn, the son-in-law of Brookfield’s Bob and Helen Peterson, recently made his way back to Haiti with the Heart To Heart mission, although he had to get there via the Dominican Republic due to the continuing bottleneck at the airport in Port-au-Prince.
Packing a supply of antibiotics and other medical supplies, Dr. Keuhn first headed to Petiton-ville, Haiti, which is located just south of Port-au-Prince. He is treating a variety of injuries and diseases at a Nazarene field hospital there.
“They are set up to handle surgery,” says Keuhn’s wife, Chris, of the hospital. “Unfortunately, antibiotics weren’t available when these earthquake-related injuries occurred, so many of the cases require amputations.”
After treating patients in Petiton-ville for another week, Dr. Keuhn plans to travel to the clinic and school he and Chris have established in Montrouis, 50 miles north of Port-au-Prince.
While Montrouis didn’t suffer the amount of devastation experienced in Port-au-Prince, it is now being flooded with refugees fleeing from the capitol.
Chris Keuhn reports that one of the biggest unmet needs in Haiti at this time is for water filtration systems, so more cash donations would be welcomed.
The full story can be seen in it's entirety in the 01-29-10 Linn County Leader.
LINN COUNTY — The $500 forwarded to Dr. J.A. Keuhn and his wife, Chris, from Linn County residents in support of the relief effort underway in Haiti has made its way to that earthquake devastated nation and is being put to good use.
Dr. Keuhn, the son-in-law of Brookfield’s Bob and Helen Peterson, recently made his way back to Haiti with the Heart To Heart mission, although he had to get there via the Dominican Republic due to the continuing bottleneck at the airport in Port-au-Prince.
Packing a supply of antibiotics and other medical supplies, Dr. Keuhn first headed to Petiton-ville, Haiti, which is located just south of Port-au-Prince. He is treating a variety of injuries and diseases at a Nazarene field hospital there.
“They are set up to handle surgery,” says Keuhn’s wife, Chris, of the hospital. “Unfortunately, antibiotics weren’t available when these earthquake-related injuries occurred, so many of the cases require amputations.”
After treating patients in Petiton-ville for another week, Dr. Keuhn plans to travel to the clinic and school he and Chris have established in Montrouis, 50 miles north of Port-au-Prince.
While Montrouis didn’t suffer the amount of devastation experienced in Port-au-Prince, it is now being flooded with refugees fleeing from the capitol.
Chris Keuhn reports that one of the biggest unmet needs in Haiti at this time is for water filtration systems, so more cash donations would be welcomed.
The full story can be seen in it's entirety in the 01-29-10 Linn County Leader.
