Saturday
At the airport before dawn.
Typical but incredible sunset from the mission house.
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Sunday
Gerry and Kim
Tres Amigos
Shop owner and family.
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Monday
Jacob and Vicar Paul in Children's Ministry.
The children first hear the message of Jesus and then get their hair washed with lice shampoo and combed out.
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Children of Mateo
The children wear their best clothes to come to the mission site.
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She really is enjoying this.
Most of the children's hair is very thick and almost all of the girls have very long hair, making the combing very challenging.
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Kim in medical.
Mothers bring their children for their only chance for medical care. Then perscriptions are given to do what we can to help them.
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Karen in Optical.
The refractor machine is used to calculate the correction needed, then the patient sees the doctor and moves on to get any perscribed glasses and medications.
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Child after hair washing.
Note the bracelet on her right arm. Each child receives one of these handmade bracelets to remind them of the story of salvation that they are told.
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Tuesday
Bev with a patient.
Patients describe their problems, then we examine them and give heatlh advice and medications.
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Gerry in Pharmacy
After seeing the nurses and doctors, the patients bring their perscriptions to the pharmacy station to get their medications free of charge.
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Chris, Ulmira, Pat, Paul, and Kathy in Dentistry.
Ulmira is fullfilling her dream of practicing dentistry again. She is from Columbia South America and a member of Holy Cross Collinsville.
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Family in Evangelisim
Few men, except the very old, come to the mission sites. Many families are made of the children, their mother, and her mother.
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Wednesday
Terry of WGO giving us a tour of the new mission house site.
Bougainvillea flowers
City street in Tegucigalpa.
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Thursday
Kim taking notes and prayer requests.
Kathy telling the Jesus story.
Chris, Meg, Larry, and Danny from Taylorsville NC
Friday
Kim, Christine, and Ben on lunch break.
During the lunch break, we get to relax with the children, who love to show off for us.
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Los Limones mission site.
Mission sites are typically in schools or churches. In recent years, the local government has put much effort into public works. Note the new concrete.
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Kevin in Evangelism.
Everyone ends their visit with us by spending a few minutes in Evangelism. There we share the Good News of the Gospel with them.
Closing prayers
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Tegucigalpa from the Mission House balcony.
You never get used to this awesome view. The lights of the city twinkle like stars as the sounds and smells of the city drift upward.
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Group picture just before we left to return home.
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