On Wednesday Feb. 8, we hosted our first event, a medical clinic, in the community of La Fe. As we were preparing, I was a little nervous and did not know what to expect. We had not told anyone in the community that we were coming with a doctor and we were not sure where we would even hold the clinic. We didn't tell anyone about it ahead of time, because we did not want a line of way more people than we would be able to treat in one day.
It turns out this was a very good idea. In just about 20 minutes after we got to La Fe, there were 40 or so people asking to be seen. One of the community leaders, Odilia, offered the use of her house for the clinic and also helped us to keep order and make sure we saw some of the sicker people first.
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| Mike helping to pass out numbers to patients. |
The setup we had was perfect. We had a place outside where Ashley worked intake and our teammate Erin was able to see patients as was Dr. Greg, who was here with Pastor Mike from Trinity Presbyterian Church in Harrisburg, PA (one of our supporting churches). I got to translate for Dr. Greg and help hand out the medicine that Dr. Greg and Erin prescribed to the patients.
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| Ashley working intake. |
In about six hours, we were able to see over 50 patients! Most of them received vitamins as well as a medicine that helps prevent parasites. We also were able to do a few ultrasounds on some pregnant moms-to-be, because Dr Greg was able to bring a mobile ultrasound machine with him. We even got to tell one of them that they will be having a boy in about a month! Most importantly, each patient received a small Gospel tract and was prayed for both in English and Spanish.
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| Mike translating for Dr. Greg. |
All in all, the event was a huge success! We think it was a great way to introduce ourselves to the community and show that we are here to serve. We hope that through our prayers and actions we were able to point to Jesus Christ as the Great Physician! We are so thankful to Pastor Mike and Dr Greg of Trinity Church for giving up their week to come help our team in Honduras and for helping Ashley and me begin the Lord's work in La Fe.
This is truly exciting, Mike and Ashley. May God continue to work in and through you in La Fe. Celebrating the beautiful fruit of a long and hard journey to get to where you are today!!! Praise God from whom all blessings flow!!! Love, The Achterkirchs
ReplyDeletePeace Mike and Ashley---the both of you are doing such amazing work! It's good to have found your blog as I've been manifesting a relocation to Honduras and asking God what type of work would make me happy there.
ReplyDeleteI concluded that my work would be in helping/healing others, and horticulture as I recently became ordained in January this year.
My doctor is from Honduras and has a well-known "healing village" in La Cieba called, The USHA Institute that is definitely worth looking into! If I can be of any assistance to you, feel free to contact me!