Good afternoon all...
About three years ago, I was waiting at San Pedro Sula
airport for my return flight to the US when I noticed
a huge mission team. I think each of the individuals
was wearing a yellow t-shirt. As I often do when I
spot such large groups, I try to get close enough to
read their shirts to find out where they're from. This
particular group was from Christ the King Catholic
Church ( http://www.ctkhondurasmission.com ) in Little
Rock, Arkansas.
I approached one of the team members and asked them
what they were doing in Honduras. The person said that
they were on their annual medical/surgical mission
trip to Trujillo.
I asked the person how many people were in the team,
and I was told, "about 90".
That, ladies & gentlemen, is the largest mission team
to Honduras that I've ever encountered!
There is an annual medical/surgical team from Virginia
Hospital Center (Arlington, VA) that numbers nearly 80
people. I believe the team usually goes to Comayagua.
But Christ the King handily beats that one.
In June 16-24, 2007, Christ the King sent a 97-member
medical team to Trujillo. The group included a full
surgical team with four surgeons, three
anesthesiologists and nurses that performed surgery at
the Trujillo hospital. This was the Christ the King's
10th annual mission to the area.
I want to thank Christ the King for their incredible
work in Honduras, and particularly for their
consistency and long-term commitment.
Sandee Haslauer of Christ the King will be giving a
presentation at the Conference on Honduras 2007 (
http://www.projecthonduras.com/conference ) in Copan
Ruinas. The description of her presentation is: "A
system for pre-registration of families for medical
clinics; patient flow through the clinics; follow-up
for identified chronic patients (diabetes,
hypertension, epilepsy) etc. Developed through trial
and error during 10 years of mission work in the
Trujillo area."
As always, I also want to thank all of the groups who
send mission teams to Honduras. Links to the websites
of many of these organizations can be found throughout
the projecthonduras.com website, particularly at:
http://www.projecthonduras.com/missions
http://www.projecthonduras.com/map
Also check out my friend Dr. Paul Gerke's Medical
Mission Exchange site at http://www.mmex.org
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