Busy, Busy, Busy Day

Whew! Day one is over and my goodness it was a busy one! Amber and Lori hit the ground running this morning and spent the day at the hospital doing a number of things. We helped care for a 10 day old baby with GBS pneumonia. The family walked 6 hours carrying a sick baby in order to get medical attention. This kiddo is SICK! He has had a couple of episodes of very low sats and requiring some manuel ventilation (bagging) to bring his sats up. Nurses....you would be freaking out. I want to transport him to our NICU. I would if I could. He is getting all that we can provide. IV antibiotics, IV fluid and now has a makeshift "rebreather" in order to maintain sats. Pray for him. He has all that is available so its gonna have to work. We also helped with suturing for a machete wound to the shin and a laceration from a motorcycle accident. We also did some wound care today! something Lori hasnt done since nursing school, and Amber hasnt done for years. Lots of learning. Its been great. Our "jack of all trades" Richard was busy preparing for his big steel project. Church tomorrow and prep for the week. The plan is for some Ob/Gyn clinics in the mountains and out on the islands. More updates to come and hopefully we can figure out how to add pictures!!!! Keep watching. God bless you all. We ask for continued prayer for our safety and that He will use us in a glorious way.

Leaving on a Jet Plane

The team were dropped off for their flight day today. Due to low cloud at San Fran their first flight was canceled. So instead of flying through New York, they will be flying via Houston. And so the adventure begins!!

Packing

Last week the team packed all the wonderful donations ready for the trip. They are so grateful to everyone for the wonderful thoughtful gifts.

3 weeks to go

Well there are 3 weeks to go until the team leave for this year's mission trip..
Here are a list of needs. We have not had much come in so far, so if you can donate we would really appreciate it!

1. Gauze and rolled gauze for wound care
2. Scrubs
3. Tape for nurse use
4. IV extensions (up to 4”)
5. A variety of over-the-counter meds especially children’s.
(if you are not sure what to get, we have a some medical people who can get meds at cost if you so choose to donate funds to the mission trip...Thanks!)
6. Prenatal vitamins.
7. Infant (especially preemie) and children’s clothing to age 8 years
8. Toothbrushes and toothpaste


The team will also be involved in a project to repair road grates at the hospital.

If you have other items you think will be of value please check with the team. Space is more limited this year due to the small number of team members

Plans sometimes change

Well it has been a while since the last update we know...

The story so far is that we currently have a confirmed team of 3 for this years trip.

Richard and Amber Shields and Lori Bell.

In other news John and Penny are in the US for the next three weeks. John will be visiting Jacksonville this coming weekend. He will share about the work in Honduras after the second service this coming Sunday March 28 (Palm Sunday).

The current team and past team members are looking forward to also spending time with John while he is in Jacksonville.

It is also hoped that maybe a few more people will feel the Lord calling them to go on this year's trip.

The team take this opportunity to wish everyone a very blessed and Christ filled Easter..

Planning and Preparation for 2010

Yes it is that time already. The possible team members will be meeting on January 24th at 11.45am to gather information for the 2010 Honduras Mission Trip.

So far some members from previous years are planning on returning to Honduras, while others cannot make it this year due to other commitments. A few fresh faces are also thinking and praying about making the trip.

John and Penny will be in the US in July and plan to visit Jacksonville too.

So keep an eye on this page and the facebook group for more information as it comes to light.

Presentation Video

Here is this year's presentation video, just press play below. Enjoy!

Honduras Mission Presentation 2009 from Richard Evans on Vimeo.