I personally went on a truck yesterday to unload a Samaritan’s Purse DC-6 plane and get the supplies up to the hospital. During the day we did some distributions of blankets, hygiene kits and did training on how to use water purification sachets with folding water containers. I took many photos as we travelled into some of the worst-affected areas of the city.

Chaplains from the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association say, as of today, more than 70 people have come to Christ for the first time in the hospital.

We received 13 patients from other hospitals today. The mission hospital is getting known for handling the most complex cases that other places don't have the expertise or facilities to handle right now. The HCJB Global team is obviously playing a big part in this. Some patients were brought up by missionaries and staff from Samaritan’s Purse. Others arrived unplanned on the bus with open “tib frib” fractures. Dr Wolff is quoted as saying, "Ouuuch!”

Two more trucks of medical supplies arrived, including, finally, some plates and pins. Amazingly, whilst the trucks were being unloaded the tire exploded on one of them. It is amazing because that truck has been up and down the mountain loaded up so many times these past 10 days.

Now that we have all the supplies we need for the immediate future the trucks won't be quite so critical for a few days—long enough to get them fixed! God has been good in protecting those vehicles all this time and allowing the tire to explode in a safe place while stationary and next to the mechanics workshop!

Martin Harrison