And in the Road

Trotting along side of you. Of all things, a small herd of horses!

Along the Side of the Road

There is no telling what you might find.

Kid Time

Karleen and Sandra with a young fellow. On this particular day they were blowing up balloons and making them into animals. I know Karleen was almost glad they ran out of the balloons the next day. Her poor fingers were twisted raw from making knots in the balloons (bumbas).

The Assessment Room

Dr Chris with Jeannie and a Honduran family. Right in the middle of the church floor were two assessment rooms and this was one of them. HIPPA. HIPPA. HIPPA. Oh! That does not pertain to us in Honduras does it? Ha ha ha ... which is why we were able to see so many people too. No charting. Check em out, medicate, give em a hug, and send them on their way. Simple medicine.

Beach Front Living

This is beach front living in Honduras. Can you even imagine it? This is another home we visted on Sunday.

He looks like mi Abuelo

And that is including the hat. At least the vague memory I have of my grandfather who died when I was a young girl. I was grateful for him allowing me to snap his picture.

Home Visits

After a full day of traveling, we rested. The next day, Sunday, 3/26, we made house visits. Here is Dr. Chris along with his daughter, Cassie, Karleen, and Dr. Rene half hiding behind Cassie. This is a typical Honduran home.

Our Honduras Team

From bottom left and up is Becky, a RN with 30+ years in the ER, Sandra, Dr. Rene's wife with Dr. Rene standing directly behind her. Renea, our trip leader (yeah!!! Renea!!!), and then Karleen, a long time dear friend of mine who I hadn't seen in 10 years until this trip, and then last, but not least in the left row, ME!

From bottom right is Cassie, Dr. Chris's daughter, a senior in high school. Behind her are Jeannie and Fabian, a wonderful couple who I met on our first trip to La Mesa, Colombia. Shekinah, a 16 year old medical missionary in training, my dear friend, Ann, an excellent oncology nurse, and last, but no where near the least, Dr. Chris.

This team worked together fantastically. Unbelievable the work we accomplished. With two providers and 4 nurses with lots of help from all we saw 775 people in 4 days. WOW!!! Perhaps it was because we didn't have all the cumbersome paperwork?

Meet our Missionary Host, Susan!

She is quite the woman and can handle most anything. The Lord gives her the strength. Her and her husband, Scott, went to Honduras a year ago and have been serving the Lord ever since in Honduras. Susan is quite the hostess with the mostess and serves some wonderful fare. Boy can she cook! I'd have to say she's on my level of skill What Susan is displaying here are homemade, from freshly grated coconut, all the way to the crust, coconut pies. TO DIE FOR!!!

We're standing in her kitchen. Note her gorgeous wall hanging behind her. Everything has a story and so does that wall hanging.

Yes, I'm going to leave you hanging -- along with the wall hanging.

First and Foremost

You must meet my buddy, Amalia. Her and I worked side-by-side dispensing the medications in the pharmacy. And what a great job we did too, if I might add. And that table is where we did our work. Looks chaotic? It was. It looked no different when we started in the morning. Ha ha ha ... but Amalia and I knew what we were doing. We had a system to our madness.

Now I KNOW I've jumped way ahead of myself here. I am in La Ceiba, Honduras on a medical missionary trip. Look at my hair. I'm sweating and it's hot, but we prevailed. And afterwards, the cold showers felt wonderful.