Christian medical missions to Haiti - HELP!!

Hi all. I am desperately looking for a Christian organization who does medical missions trips to Haiti. I have only certain dates I can go since our school only gives us certain times off during the year to go. I was looking at one but it was longer than my school break. I would have had to miss a week of clinicals and that isn't good! Anyway, have any of you had any luck (either as students or as RNs) with a particular Christian organization who does medical missions trips to Haiti? If so, just list their organization and I will contact them directly.

Thanks,
hbgwan
I don't know if this group is Christian or not, but they do 11 day trips. Friends of the Children of Haiti

My old (sadly, I moved out of state. I still keep up with them, though!) church just took a medical trip to Haiti, partnering with this organization:http://www.gcanet.org/

Nazarene Compassion International is already in Haiti. Haiti is a dangerous place so you need to make sure you are safe with a group. NCI is a denominational global church with headquarters in Kansas City, KS.

Friends of the Children of Haiti is a wonderful organization. Its headquartered near Peoria, IL and I can vouch for their authenticity! They are awesome!If you want, you can PM me and I can give you some names.

I know a Christian MD that goes 3 times a year and just asked me last week if I knew any RN's that could go...are you interested?SaraSanta Barbara

Christian MD? As in the CMDA? I am not an RN yet but am well into my clinical rotations. I am interested, though. thanks,hbgwan

I'm curious as to why you are "desperately" looking for a missions experience? Overseas trips are rarely worth it while you're in a nursing program- an unseen delay could cost you your entire semester of nursing school. Also, you aren't a nurse yet, so your ability to practice is limited, and most medical missions do not want laypeople - it's a huge amount of liability and expense to take someone along who just wants missions experience. Focus on graduating, and if missions is where your heart is, work on making yourself worth taking along - get some critical care or emergency experience, do some regional crisis volunteering, learn the language of where you want to serve, and then go overseas. And in the meantime, read When Helping Hurts, by Steve Corbett and Dr. Brian Fikkert - it's a thoughtful and well-researched book on the right way to do medical missions.

I have a friend who works in Haiti as a PA. Her husband is an eye doctor and they work with another doctor as well and other medical staff. She has done just about everything from pulling teeth to delivering babies. Feel free to check out her blog. http://tinhaiti.blogspot.com/ I know they have groups come down and help them out. And bless you for wanting to help.

Also, you aren't a nurse yet, so your ability to practice is limited, and most medical missions do not want laypeople - it's a huge amount of liability and expense to take someone along who just wants missions experience.

Friends of the Children of Haiti does take lay people on their missions.

Quote from aura_of_lauraI'm curious as to why you are "desperately" looking for a missions experience? Overseas trips are rarely worth it while you're in a nursing program- an unseen delay could cost you your entire semester of nursing school. Also, you aren't a nurse yet, so your ability to practice is limited, and most medical missions do not want laypeople - it's a huge amount of liability and expense to take someone along who just wants missions experience. Focus on graduating, and if missions is where your heart is, work on making yourself worth taking along - get some critical care or emergency experience, do some regional crisis volunteering, learn the language of where you want to serve, and then go overseas. And in the meantime, read When Helping Hurts, by Steve Corbett and Dr. Brian Fikkert - it's a thoughtful and well-researched book on the right way to do medical missions.

Quote from OrcaThis was my first thought. While it is admirable that the OP wants to help, her limited knowledge and experience would not be of much use to any medical mission. Such missions need people who are able to jump in with little or no supervision or direction, and a nursing student doesn't fit that bill.