As a supplier of quality medical supplies and equipment and an active player in expanding God’s kingdom through medical evangelism, FAME has become a reliable partner for Haitian Christian Outreach! Over several years, Haitian Christian Outreach (HCO) and FAME have built a collaborative relationship based on a common goal of providing necessary resources to the least of these. The mission of HCO is to do something in Haiti that will last. Through our four points of ministry which includes church planting, education, health care, and community development, HCO is evangelizing, equipping, empowering and encouraging Southeast Haiti.
On the Peredo campus in Southeast Haiti, Haitian Christian Outreach opened a two OR suite surgery center in April 2019 as part of the second phase of their Peredo Community Hospital construction. The first phase included the main hospital building, pharmacy, and laboratory. The third phase will be a twenty-two-bed long term stay facility on the top floor of the surgery center.
To open the surgery center, we needed large, specific pieces of equipment to perform cases safely and effectively. FAME’s ability to find, gather and house these pieces of equipment was a key factor in getting the equipment prepared and sent to Peredo. It was in November of 2018 that I (Megan Schreiber, US Director for HCO) was able to visit the FAME warehouse as I assisted their team of highly knowledgable staff and volunteers to pack a 40-foot shipping container with surgical lights, anesthesia machines, gurneys, surgical tables, and many other supplies. The efficiency of the process, from start to finish was simple and professional! We were one step closer to fulfilling a basic need in Southeast Haiti. Because of FAME’s active role in getting the equipment and supplies to Haiti, we had a successful opening of the surgery center! To date, they have performed over 100 surgeries!
As a former healthcare administrator, I am encouraged by the opportunity to introduce medical facilities and personnel to FAME and their mission. In order to provide consistent care to the community, we need a steady flow of medical supplies, gently used medical equipment and medications. Through collaborative partnerships like this one, resources can reach further and provide sustainable solutions to those areas where fulfilling basic needs is a matter of survival.
All for His Glory,
Megan E. Schreiber, B.S.S.
US Director
Haitian Christian Outreach