This fundraiser was a roaring success with about 70 people attending in support of a medical missions to Haiti, organized by MedMissions. All present were treated to a dinner of Haitian food and to four hours of rocking music and worship!!
Led by medical students from Downstate, Mark Saintjour and Adeline Abraham, the missions trip will be going from December 26 - Jan 2 this year. So far the list of those students going (from the greater NYC medical schools) includes:
Mark & Adeline, Jeanette Tse, Moeun Sun, Terry Kay, Benjamin Lok, Brandon Hayes, Sophia Morriseau, Sarah Jones, Sharon Daniel, Keith Chu, William Freed-Pastor, Victor Nivar, Sam Mathews, Winnifred Lamarre, Charles Esenwa, and Ashley Treece (from California), as are Drs. Gardy Valentin, Gates (from Texas) with his wife and daughter, and the founder of MedMissions, Dr. Brent Hambrick. Twelve physicians in Haiti will also be traveling with the group as local contacts and mentors.
The fundraiser was held at NYU School of Medicine in room SLH E. We would like to thank all those who performed that night for donating their time and energy and for rocking the place for four hours! God bless Ted Ferenczy, Cate Song, Steve Brown, DMP & One Accord, Lighthouse, members of Crossroad Tabernacle, The David Metayer Creole Project, Denny Simon and John Seale, and Sophia’s father, Mr. Morriseau. Of course, several of the students who are going to Haiti participated in organizing the event, but a special shout-out must be given to Elijah Kim who played the part of a hapless nonbeliever.
Money is tight for this group of warm-hearted individuals who seek to administer to the poor and spread the Gospel in Haiti. Checks can be made out to MedMissions; you may contact Marc at marc.saintjour(at)downstate.edu or Terry at terryjkay(at)gmail.com as to where to send your gifts. Medications can also be donated. See here for a list of medications that are being requested. Chloroquine 250 mg for anti-malaria prophylaxis is also wanted.