Please see this well-written account on the Miss World Organization website outlining the events that occurred within hours of landing in Haiti:
Please be in prayer for Julia Morley as she recovers in the Miami hospital from her hip surgery and the events over these past several days. We are all so thankful that she was able to be transported out to an excellent hospital in Miami, and that greater injuries were not sustained by the Miss World Team or the children.
A lot goes through your mind at times like these. And plenty sticks with you for some time after the event. Please pray for all those who experienced the accident first-hand. They have all had a lot to take in.
As difficult as this was, there is so much to be thankful for. There were so many times when things might not have gone well. When it's all considered, the ability for the team to get the care they needed in a reasonable time fashion was really very good. We are thankful in particular to a team of Canadian physicians and nurses who volunteered their time last week at the Bernard Mevs Hospital where Julia and the boy Jonathan were evaluated. They did a professional job and used limited resources well to diagnose the problems and control pain as best as possible. The hospital also has a good deal of experience with medical evacuations because of their long-standing relationship with the University of Miami. When we learned about Julia's fracture I asked what we needed to do to arrange for medical evacuation and was told that the staff at the hospital would work on everything for us.
Ben
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President, Thriving Villages International
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"One who is in Christ operates by spiritual discernment and wisdom, and helps a man not by giving him what he wants but what he may need. Above all, our response is one of caring and sharing; we are ready to serve, to get involved. This is the risk and the cost of love." Myron Augsburger
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