Pandemic & Hurricanes

When you hear 2020 I’m sure your mind automatically reflects on a year of uncertainties and challenges. The same goes for here in Honduras. In March 2020 Honduras closed its borders to travel due to the spread of the COVID-19 virus. It happened quickly and many didn’t have time to prepare for a complete shutdown. At the time of the shutdown we had volunteers here who needed to...
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Expansion Project Update

And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue this work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns. Philippians 1:6 We have been dreaming and praying for the ability to expand our medical services in Rio Viejo for many years. We are blown away by what God has been able to do with us up to this point, but He has given...
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Through the Storm – Hurricane ETA

Thank you all for your prayers and concerns as hurricane Eta made landfall in Honduras last week. It was a wild experience, but God is good! The hospital was spared any major damage, as well as the new land that is currently being fenced for the expansion project and family houses.  Lots of new leaks in the roofs, but with buckets and towels we averted substantial damage.  Our ...
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2020 Teams and Volunteers

This group season was unlike any other we've experienced in the history of hosting teams. Despite the pandemic, months of closed borders, and uncertain times, we had a few amazing groups and volunteers who made this year extra special. Because of their hard work, we were able to push forward in the expansion project and complete the goals we set in the beginning of the year. W...
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Teacher’s Conference

Every year the teachers in our area graciously open their doors and allow us to take over for a day to teach healthy habits and host a fun program filled with music and dancing for an estimated 1200 students. In 2016 we began hosting a conference as a way to show our appreciation for their support in what we do. This year we hosted our third Teachers Conference with the help o...
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Jungle Research

This summer, one of our wonderful interns returned with a fellow classmate from the New York Medical College to conduct research in our area. Lizzy Sillcocks, a Lee University alumna, former J-Team member, and six month intern from New York arrived with her classmate Jeanne Shi from Vancouver, British Columbia, and alumna of Duke University, to research together after their fir...
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River Valley Medical Team

  It was such a blessing to have River Valley Church from Minnesota here with us for a week!  Some team members have visited the Jungle Hospital before, but for those that hadn’t, leaders Max and Angie Lundeen made sure everyone was well prepared for what the week would look like.  I don’t know that anyone was actually truly prepared for the downpour that occu...
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Introducing our 2019 J-Team

Each summer we have the privilege of hosting aspiring young adults for a missions internship program that allows them the opportunity to experience medical missions, and the behind the scenes of hosting short-term missions teams. Our J-Team for summer of 2019 was a small but mighty team of three! These three musketeers tackled every challenge from washing dishes, learning basic...
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IHEARTCHURCH Medical Team

What a great week it was hosting Pastor Brandon Hawley and his team from I Heart Church in Mt. Hope, West Virginia! With there being no electricity when they arrived Saturday evening, they realized from the start that a week like no other was at hand.  How did they handle it? Like champions. After breakfast Sunday morning, everyone gathered upstairs at the dorm for a grea...
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HPC Friends

These past two weeks have been full of fun and laughter. We had the great pleasure of hosting three friends from Healing Place Church in Baton Rouge, LA. Dr. Trey, who has come here multiple times a year for the past eight years, was here for two weeks. Then for one short week, we got to host Jami and Allyson, who have also visited multiple times. Dr. Trey religiously com...
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