| Day 1: Clinic in San Antonio, Honduras
Bumping along over the rutted, dusty dirt road in our rented van from San Antonio to San Pedro Sula (SPS), our U.S. team was hot and tired, but utterly exhilarated as we reflected on all God had done on the first day of our medical brigade. It was an hour and a half drive to San Pedro Sula from San Antonio. The countryside that had been socked in with early morning fog now revealed majestic dark green hills littered with cows, horses and fields of corn, shining under the late afternoon sun. Henry Gomez, Director of HOPE worldwide Honduras, our driver, avoided an accident when a Honduran cowboy on horseback, herded his precious cows down the road right in front of our van.
“ All the mothers asked, 'Please, do you have some vitamins for my children?' ”
HOPE worldwide Honduras has been serving the little town of San Antonio in many ways. Our team spent the day treating children, who for the most part, never been seen by a pediatrician. Almost all suffer from chronic stomach aches and intestinal illnesses due to parasites; respiratory distress, due to cooking over open fires; lice and malnutrition. All the mothers asked, “Please, do you have some vitamins for my children?” In one day, Dr. Doug and Dr. Elliot: - treated 80 children
- filled 116 prescriptions
- 50 people were fitted with reading glasses
- 25 dental patients received care
- Hundreds of meals were served
It was a glorious day! The San Pedro Sula Church, lead by Hector Cruz and his wife Dulce, works side-by-side with HOPE worldwide to support a clinic and school in San Antonio, as well as the HOPE worldwide Chamelecon Clinic. Chamelecon employs a general practitioner, Dr. Wilmer Euceda, a nurse, Mirna Alvarez and a dentist, Dr. Olivia and an assistant. Difficult economic times have hit Honduras as well. Lack of funds recently forced them to cut their hours by half. They now only see patients from 9a.m.-12p.m. daily. The SPS Church is extremely sacrificial, collecting two weekly contributions, one in support of the church, and the other in support of HOPE worldwide as they “continue to remember the poor.” This is most remarkable considering the fact that 85% of the members earn $250 a month or less and according to Dulce, “Many Christians have just recently lost their jobs as well.” » Day 2: Chamelecon Clinic
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