Posted on Sunday, 20th July 2008 by chris wignall

Ten days with Medical Ministry International in the Dominican Republic was both enjoyable and informative. Having two days of discussions with Executive Director Willie Hunter and his wife Janice (who is the administrator of their permanent hospital in Santo Domingo) gave me a much stronger understanding of the goals and philosophy that drive the organization. [...]

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Posted on Thursday, 26th June 2008 by chris wignall

I am trying to catch loose ends before I leave for a project with Medical Ministry International in the Dominican Republic tomorrow morning. Point form here we go: -I am very excited about the time with MMI. They (Leanne Graham in particular) have been amazing in the process of making arrangements for this trip after [...]

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Posted on Wednesday, 28th May 2008 by chris wignall

Among the many areas in which we are trying to learn as much as we can as fast as we can is the nature of the relationship between Catalyst and the various organizations we support. The common term foundations seem to use is “Partner”, which we have also adopted. The intent is that we develop [...]

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Posted on Monday, 14th April 2008 by chris wignall

I got this message from Tim DeYoung, the Haiti director for MMI: (his blog is insightful about what’s really happening there) Chris, I just got a chance to read your blog. Had looked forward to meeting you and having you get to know a bit about what life is like here in Haiti. Based on [...]

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Posted on Thursday, 10th April 2008 by chris wignall

The situation in Haiti continues to be unstable as the government’s proclamations and pledges to support further indigenous agriculture are not satifying a populace who are needing food now. MMI’s Haiti director Tim DeYoung has decided against bringing our team in at this point because our security can’s be reasonable certain. So we’re not going. [...]

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Posted on Wednesday, 9th April 2008 by chris wignall

I came home from a meeting about 2pm yesterday to have my neighbour tell me their dog had fallen into the creek and been swept over Webster’s Falls. Miraculously, the dog has survived the fall (absolutely astonishing!), but was now stranded on an inaccessible ledge just below the falls with the current surging by. After [...]

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Posted on Friday, 4th April 2008 by chris wignall

This week I’ve been in a couple of discussions about how boards of directors are built and function. Stuart Taylor at IDE-Canada compared boards that are made up primarily of major donors (large scale investments lead to positions of influence), with those who are brought together for their professional credentials (“We need a lawyer, a [...]

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Posted on Tuesday, 1st April 2008 by chris wignall

This afternoon I stopped in at the pharmacy to get the anti-malarial and antibiotic meds I’ll need for my trip to Haiti with MMI in a couple weeks. There was some confusion about my new benefits coverage, so I had a conversation with the pharmacist. He asked where I was going and it turns out [...]

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Posted on Friday, 14th March 2008 by chris wignall

We were “late” to pick up my son from daycare this week. We’re usually there shortly after 4pm but it was a nice day so we all walked up to get him and didn’t arrive until just after 4:30. Officially they don’t close until 5:30 but Ian was the last child of the day and [...]

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