Dental Clinics this past week in Dom. Rep... Next Haiti trip coming up on the 8th of March.

Praying in the day before starting dental work in San Nicolas.

The crowd was anxious to be cared for.

Smile!

His hands

Blessed to bless

With the sanctuary full of dentists, our team was preaching outside to those waiting to be treated.

teeth cleaning

Sharing Christ's love through dentistry

Armed & ready

tools of the trade

Looking good

Tooth extractions were a big part of the task.

Making friends

Sharing the Gospel is always a priority

changing suspension parts

Eager to try out his new toothpaste

Shade tree dentist

Tough love

teaching Bible school

Taking a break after a day of hard work.

What a privledge to see the fruit of our labor.

Dear friends,

Grace & Peace.

The Lord is doing great things here, both in the on-going work in the Dominican Republic, and in the Relief work going over to Haiti.

With a dental team of 24 here and a full schedule of clinics this week here at home in the D.R., the disaster in Haiti and what we must do in response remains on our hearts and minds. We are counting the days till we can return to deliver more aid in the form of tents, medicine & food to the many still desperately needing shelter in Carrefour.

This past Saturday, we at CDMM welcomed a team lead by several alumni of the University of Louisville school of Dentistry. These dentist, now working in their fields, had first come to visit and work with us while they were in school as dental students. This ream was also joined by Ariel Baez (Christy's husband & Gary & Cindy's son in law). To start the week with a little fun and fellowship, on Sunday we held a baseball clinic in the local ball field in Cambita. Over 100 young men came out to receive training on their throwing, batting and catching. With ball gloves given to many and the Gospel presented to all, these boys were encouraged in their passion for the sport and challenged to pursue a fuller life in Christ.

The week from Monday on out found us at a different location every day, providing people with much needed cleanings, tooth extractions, oral surgeries and tooth restorations. Providing some with brighter smiles, removing dangerous and painful teeth that have become no longer useful, and restoring those that could be fixed. As always, the greatest work was that done by the Holy Spirit on people's hearts as the love and Gospel of Christ was shared. With one day remaining, we have already witnessed seven decisions to follow Christ, and treated over 700 for their various dental issues. Yesterday, (Friday, Feb. 26th), concluded the dental clinics for a total of 5 clinics in 5 different areas. Praise God for the work done for His glory, and please pray that the seeds sown by this outreach will continue to grow into fruition as the people continue to witness Christ's love demonstrated and here His word preached.

As another special element of this outreach team, several of the visiting dentists brought their fathers who are in the construction trade along on the trip with them. While here, they were very helpful with several projects including replacing non-working light fixtures, and replacing worn vehicle parts. It is wonderful to see what God can accomplish through people that offer what the have been blessed with to be used by Him.

The outreach and relief distribution efforts in Haiti will continue on March 8th when we return to Carrefour to deliver more tents and aid to people still in need of shelter there. Please pray for safety in this effort and that the light and love of Christ will shine through us into the darkness.

God bless,

David Klein

Missionary, Dominican Republic

Needed Medications

Hello Friends,

Many of you have been wondering what medicine's we are in need of for the Relief work in Haiti and the ongoing medical care here in the D.R.

Here is a list of what we are needing for these efforts. Thanks and God bless,

David Klein

CDMM MEDICATION :List of Medication needed for Relief in Haiti and the D.R.

ANTIBIOTICS

Amoxicillin Suspension Powder - 125 mg/5cc and 250mg/5cc

Amoxicillin caps – 250mg and 500mg

Tetracycline – 250mg

Augmentin – suspension and tabs all strengths

Ketoconazole – Tabs/creams/shampoo

Doxycycline- Tabs/caps

Vantin- Tabs/suspension

Metronidiazole – Tabs and suspension

Diflucan – Tabs and suspension

Zithromax- Tabs (6 pack)

Biaxin – Tabs and suspension

Bactrim D5 – Tabs and suspension

Nystatin – oral suspention

Rifampin- caps

Gatifloxin – tabs

Ciprofloxin- Tabs

Flumadrine- Tabs

Acxelovin – Caps

Funadamtin – Caps

Lamasil – Tabs

Tamiflu – tabs/ caps

Griseofulvin Tabs.

TOPICALS

Bactroban iunt.

Sulfamylon cream

Silversulfadine cream

Tinactin cream,spray,oint,sol.,drops

Dandriff shampoo (Tar, selsun,Head&Sholders etc.)

Lamisil cream,sol.,spray,gel

Antibiotic cream, oint

Antibacterial soap Liq., bars

Cleocin Topical gel

Clotrimazole cream, sol, spray, Vaginal Tabs.

Benzoyl-Peroxide topical preparations

Hemmorhoidal creams, suppositories, ointments

Theragesic pain creams, ointments

Clindagel

Zirovax cream

Benadryl cream, Ointment

Diprolene and other topical Steroids

Birth control pills

Estrogen creams

Calcium uptake tabs. Like Actonel, and Boniva

COLD AND FLU PREPARATIONS

Triaminic with Tylenol liquids for Children and for infants

Cough / Cold Syrups, tabs, capsules, powders and capsules of all types

Benadryl liq., tabs, caps.

Anti-Alergenics like Zyrtec

Nasal Sprays

Vicks vaporub

Chloraseptic Spray, Lozenges

GASTRO-INTESTINAL PREPARATIONS

Imodium Tabs, caps, and liquid for Infants and Children

Pepcid tabs

Pedialyte Liq. And powders

Rolaids and Alka-Seltzer

Cimetadine, and Ranitidine tabs.

Laxitives in powder, tabs, and liquids

Antiacids liquid, tabs, powders.

Motility drugs like Reglan

Anti-ulcer drugs like Nexium, Omiprazole for (Heiliobacter Pylori)

RESPIRATORY DRUGS

Inhailers like Proventyl, or Intal

Asthmatic drugs tabs, liquids

PAIN KILLERS/ ANTI-INFLAMITORY/ ARTHRITIS DRUGS

Tylenol, tabs, Liquids, chewable tabs, suppositories

Motrin tabs, caps, liquids

Aspirin tabs, powders, creams, enteric coated, and 81mg heart

Anti-Arthritic oral and topical preparations

Naprosyn tabs.

Robaxin tabs.

Valium tabs.

Headache preparations of all types

Anti-Gout drugs like Allopurinol

Muscle Relaxants

Narcotic and semi-Synthetic pain killers Tabs, Caps, Patches etc.

Baby Oragel for teething

Shelter delivered, many more still waiting...

Newspaper clipping from tent drive in Puyallup, Wa.

Dr. Alfred treating the sick

Praying for a miracle at the boarder

Nutrition is poor as well as poorly understood. Here Joey is bewildered at the "dirt cookies" made from fine mineral dirt to suppliment the diets of children & pregnant women

Daily more area is cleared to house displaced families in need of shelter. Tarps and tents are a luxury many can not afford.

This open area between the highway and the airport has been taken over by people displaced from their homes. "Tent cities" are popping up all over.

Adiquate shelter is mostly absent with people using cardboard, bed sheets, & whatever they can find for shade & cover.

These tents will be a blessing to many who have no other shelter, especially when the rains come.

We were well recieved & provided with security from local policemen to assure a safe & incident-free distribution

Cordinating tent and medcal distribution with local community leaders

Gary Klein cordinating with local leaders as eager recipients wait outside the churchyard walls.

The many tents brought down will be a great help toward getting people back on their feet

Eager to recieve much needed shelter

The hard work of getting the tents to the people is all worth it when you see their smiling faces glorifying God.

The distribution in Bethlehem was well organized and a blessing to many.

This tent will provide Josef and his family with shelter until they can rebuild.

Free standing "dome" style tents work great in areas where no dirt is exposed

Tent assembly demonstrated to all

Medicine & vitamins were given out to people in addition to the tents.

Escorted to "Aztec" as we are followed by a desperate crowd in need of shelter

The shelter-less crowds were waiting for us when we got to "Aztec"

The shelter-less crowds were waiting for us when we got to "Aztec"

Unable to help safely, we had to leave without distributing tents in the village of "Aztec"

Medical clinic at the Bijou block factory just outside of Bethlehem

Women looking over their medicines after a consoltation with the visiting doctors

This young mother, like so many, was glad to now have somewhere she and her children can take cover.

It is estimated that due to the quake, 1.5 million children do not have schools to return to.

Pushing his sister on a trike in the dirt yard

Will she see Jesus in us?

Demolition is already taking place in some of the more precarious areas

This machine operator wears a mask to sheild him from the dust

Though the city lies in shambles, people do what they can to carry out business and make do.

Port-au-Prince is bustling with activity as people do what they can to survive and begin in the clean-up of this desaster.

With most of the damaged buildings still standing, further deaths & injuries are certain to continue.

returning "home" after a long day of digging through the rubble.

All of the rubble is picked over for valuables, building materials & salvageable metals

Even with all the hard work being done, recovery from this desaster will take many years

Dear Friends,

We have continued to make weekly trips to Haiti to provide medical care and bring relief supplies to be given out.

We returned from our 4th trip early wednesday morning and have experienced a very tense time trying to help these now desperate and easily excitable people.

A group from the Seattle area raised $20,000 and 1,200 donated tents and have begun to deliver these tents to us here for distribution in Haiti. Our group of nine left Sunday night to deliver 500 tents to Haiti. We now have a secure area in Carrefour where we can camp, cook our meals, and safely store aid equipment including tents and medicines as they are being distributed. We are working in two very large neighborhoods, Bethlehem and Aztec in the foothills of the city of Carrefour, a residential area of Port-au-Prince. These two neighborhoods have over 100,000 families living in them.

Monday afternoon, upon arriving, our team delivered and modeled assembly of tents promised to the church members and locals with whom we worked during our previous visit. This was a huge success and great blessing to brothers and sisters in need. Tuesday, February 8th, we had a very successful distribution of 250 tents in Bethlehem. We involved the local community leaders, who had made arrangements to have a safe area to distribute tents and medicine with local police present for added security. There were three Haitian police officers who came to help secure the area during this tent distribution. This process went very well and we gave-out the 250 tents to people with tickets in hand provided by the local mayor. We also provided medical care as this distribution was taking place.

When we finished giving out the 250 tents designated for Bethlehem we moved on to the next village. Aztec is a mile further up the steep, narrow, one-lane dirt road lined with rubble from the quake damage. People were all over the road and the going was very slow...we were followed by some of the folks that didn't get a tent at the first location. We arrived at the top of the hill to an open area that we were told would provide a secure area where we could distribute the tents safely as we had in Bethlehem. There was no such location available, and there were thousands of very desperate people who announced we were the very first relief group to arrive in their area. We quickly found the people getting impatient and dangerously restless as crowds closed in around our vehicle. It suddenly became clear to us all that distribution of the tents under these circumstances was not a good idea. We could not distribute tents from an open truck, in an open area, with not enough tents for even one in 20 families there. It was clear that we needed to leave as soon as possible for safety reasons. The question was how could we turn around and leave with people all around us closing in from every side. Tension was rising and panic began to arise... I quickly handed out ropes and ordered a perimeter to be set-up with them. The crowds responded well and the villagers respected the rope-line, surely thinking that a distribution was about to begin. This allowed us to back around with the truck and we quickly began to descend the hill with most of the people running after the truck. As we drove away, many of them were jumping on the back and reaching in, grasping for the tents still in the back of the truck. With forethought we had built a tall wooden box on the back of the truck that helped a lot but there was still some open part where the folks were able to get by our people in the back and struggle for the tents. The goal was to safely and peacefully give these tents out to those families most in need like we accomplished in the first location. We drove for 5 miles with these folks following us and finally stopped near the police station where we were able to shake most of them.

Once we returned to the safe area where our camp and our storage were located the team set up to offer a Medical Clinic for a few hours. Trying to see as many patients as possible we cut our exit plan short, then tried to race back to the border with the Dominican Rep. which has a 6:00PM closing time. After getting lost on the way due to all of the traffic, we got to the border at 7:04 and found border gates locked on the Dominican side. With flights early the next day, our visitors got worried as to how this would play out. Sitting all night in limbo between countries started to look like a reality... we all began to pray. I was joined by several other missionaries and Red Cross volunteers who were also in line to cross the border, as I got busy trying to talk the military guards into finding someone that could open the gate for us back into the Dominican before the 6:00 AM opening time. After an hour of praying hard and talking to everyone that would listen, an official finally arrived from the Immigration office. With a little more convincing the officials opened-up the border so we could get back home, and get our visitors to the airport in time to make their flights home the next morning.

What relief and comfort we all felt with the Lord's obvious presence. Our whole team felt His hand in every situation. It has become very clear that we must find a safer way of distributing relief supplies in Haiti. Some of the last team has already helped us place a deposit down on a vehicle that can meet this need. A large, strong, enclosed protected 4x4 able to carry supplies and equipment in and out of tight, steep, and rough terrain. The vehicle we found is a used 2005 Land Rover Defender 110 with only 25,000 miles on it. It is a 6 cylinder Diesel with a standard transmission and good 4x4 with huge tires that sits way off of the ground.. perfect for traversing difficult terrain. The vehicle is $29,900 and we have already paid the first $7000 down on it. We need a total of 22,900 to complete this purchase and put this vehicle to use in ministry. We are asking all of our partners, supporters, and supporting churches to help us find a way to pay this vehicle off in this coming week. We want to return to Haiti as soon as next week with a registered vehicle that will give us the ability to continue to provide relief in these Haitian neighborhoods. Where no one else is helping we can be the hands and feet of Christ.

With another 700 tents coming, lots of baby formula, diapers, tarps, food, and medicine to be distributed to these hurting and desperate people. We want to be able to do this in a safe and helpful way soon.

After our Dominican preacher training this weekend, we are planning another trip to Haiti as soon as we have supplies and a safe distribution vehicle to accomplish the task. Please be praying that this all happens soon. The immediate needs there are a great concern. Once the rainy season begins in Haiti, the shelters from the water and elements will be needed to give them a fighting chance to overcome diseases and malnutrition that is quickly becoming a major concern. It is likely that more lives will be lost in the coming months due to disease, and starvation than those which were lost in the Earthquake itself. This can be helped with timely and aggressive assistance. The supplies from the international assistance program still sit on the tarmac at the airport... The aid agencies are afraid of the people, and are not giving the food, water, and other needed supplies out still a month after the Earthquake! They need help and they need it soon!

Please consider what you can do to help us get this vehicle paid for so the relief efforts can continue soon!

Keep all these things in your prayers...we realize that the snow storms are wreaking havoc all over the Eastern US and we are keeping all of you in our prayers about this difficult situation.

God Bless!

In Christ, and for His sake!

Gary