UPDATE FROM HONDURAS - MONDAY & TUESDAY

'08 Health Care Mission to Honduras

March 8-15, 2008

The main goal of the mission is to build relations with the people of Fuerzas Unidas colonia. Each person is special and we wish to understand their physical and spiritual needs to provide care for these needs.

Number of patients seen is not the goal. Still the numbers are amazing. Over 200 patients were seen on Monday and over 230 on Tuesday.

On Tuesday afternoon, we had a meeting with the leadership of the Chapel of Divine Mercy. Some of the team will be installing lights and ceiling fans at the Chapel of Divine Mercy on Wednesday.

Below is a view in the day care area where there are12 to 20 children each day.

Below is Terry Brown who takes care of wounds, provides physical therapy and also is the manager of the medical clinic. The girl's leg was hit by a rock and Terry is getting the wound ready to start healing.

Below are patients waiting at the pharmacy to get their prescriptions filled.

Below is Dr. Roger Strunk and his patient who at the age of 104 had never been to a doctor. I think this is the oldest patient that the medical clinic has ever seen.

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The registration desk is managed by the some of the women of the church. Here, the women are taking a lunch break before registering the first group of patients for the afternoon. Lunch breaks are staggered so that some part of the clinic is always working on patients.

Below first is one of the translators who is also a first year medical student. Because of her excellant English and light skin color, a child called her a "gringo".

Next photo is Harrett Craig and Dr. Ana Lamon waiting for the first patients Tuesday morning. Dr. Ana is a Honduran who was educated at a US medical school. Dr. Ana is the doctor at Fuerzas Unidas Church on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

The bottom photo is an illustration of building friendships.