Blondel is a Haitian citizen who lives in the Dominican Republic. In November 2021 he we was electrocuted while working on a construction site. He was rushed to the local hospital for care, but waited for hours only to have his wounds washed and covered. 

Several weeks later, a health promoter from One World Surgery showed up in his community and invited him to an OWS Medical Mission outreach clinic. At first, he he didn’t want to go, but with encouragement from our health promoter offering to accompany him, he ultimately agreed. Today, he says, “it was the best decision I made.”  

At the medical mission, he was "embraced by doctors with lots of care even though my wounds smelled terrible." For the following 5 months, Blondel was visited by the local OWS team who continued to clean his wounds and change the dressings. They accompanied him to follow up appointments and provided the medications he needed to heal.   

He is now back to work and is so grateful to One World Surgery, not only for their financial support, but also the emotional support, the companionship and the hope provided.