Responding to Ecuador's Earthquake
May 3, 2016
“It has been 17 days now since the 7.8 magnitude earthquake. Life in the bigger towns is beginning to return to normal, or the new normal of rebuilding.” - Bert Morrison, Water Mission engineer in EcuadorIn addition to the hospital in Chone, Morrison has also worked to install a Living Water™ Treatment System at the hospital in Jama, which serves 120 patients. It is now treating water that is trucked to the hospital by the local government, supplying safe water to medical staff and earthquake victims. Thank you for praying with us in the Ecuador earthquake recovery effort.
April 28 Safe water is flowing at the Samaritan’s Purse Field Hospital in Chone, Ecuador! With recent news that hospitals near the epicenter of the earthquake are overwhelmed with a surgery backlog, Samaritan’s Purse has upgraded the field hospital to a full “Tier 3” surgical hospital.
Water Mission engineer Bert Morrison is on the ground, serving as a Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) engineer at the field hospital. Water is currently trucked in by the local government, then filtered, treated and chlorinated with Water Mission treatment equipment. A water tower has been built to flow water directly into the surgical operating room, outdoor showers, and tap stands at the hospital. In the operating room, hospital doctors are using two sinks with safe water to prepare for surgery and clean after surgery. Equally important, the sanitation from the sinks is piped to a large pit, providing a healthy environment for all hospital operations.
Water is flowing into shower tents at Samaritan's Purse field hospital in Chone, Ecuador
The hospital is an answer to prayer for many, as patients with severe injuries continue to be received by Samaritan’s Purse staff.
“Two nights ago, they helicoptered in a 17-year-old boy who had been injured severely in the earthquake. His condition was very bad. He had lost a lot of blood, and the blood he was initially given was at the wrong pH, so he was close to dying when he arrived at the hospital. The Samaritan’s Purse doctors worked frantically on him until about 1am, but they didn’t have a match for his blood type. So at about 2am, the electrician, another doctor, and a local Ecuadorian all donated their blood to save this kid’s life. The next day, he was doing much better. His brother finally arrived, and even though the injured boy was much better, he wanted to donate his blood. The nurse shared with him how Jesus shed his blood to save our lives.” - Senior Process Engineer Bert MorrisonJoin us in prayer for the staff, patients and workers at the Chone field hospital as well as all recovery efforts currently underway in Ecuador. To support our efforts in Ecuador's earthquake alongside Samaritan’s Purse, please give here, specifying the Disaster Response fund.
April 22
With the devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Ecuador Saturday evening, Water Mission is working in partnership with Samaritan’s Purse to provide safe water along the northern coast of the country.
Samaritan’s Purse airlifted an emergency field hospital from North Carolina on Wednesday along with thirty medical staff, shelter experts, and Water Mission Engineer Bert Morrison. Morrison is serving as a Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) engineer to help meet the local need for safe water.
To support our efforts in Ecuador's earthquake alongside Samaritan’s Purse, please donate here, specifying the Disaster Response fund.
Please join us in praying for the country of Ecuador and all of the recovery efforts.
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