Today we saw another large group of patients in the medical clinic. We saw 95 patients. We worked very closely with the clinic physician and nurse. Today was our last day with the physician. We all gave her a hug when she left. We also invited her to KC. Additionally 250 health Read More...
Una nina. Progress on the water tank. New amigas. Oxcart on the road through the village.
The check-in team at the clinic. Nurse Sue. Digging footings for the teacher's lunch spot. Working on a new latrine. Footing hole. Digging with the school in the background.
“This just doesn’t happen.” Words of wisdom to Bruce. Day two in the community. Day two is a tough one. Day one you are full of excitement and energy and ready to go. You grab the tools and get after it. There is a line of folks waiting their turn to help. Day two we Read More...
Greetings from Nicaragua!!! Today was our second day in the medical clinic. We saw between 80 and 90 patients. Today we became a well oiled machine. Things ran extremely well. I think our hearts have all been touched by the warmth, kindness, tenacity and joy of the Nicaraguan people. We have seen Read More...
Today was our first day in the community. We all woke up excited and ready to go. The plan was to have breakfast at 7:00, load the truck and be on the road by 8:00. Believe it or not, we were ready to go at 7:35…so we went. The community, Canas Blancas, Read More...
Day 2 (or the 1st full day) in Nicaragua. If I was going to write a manual on how to push a mission team to their limits within the first 24 hours, the first chapter would be about coffee in the morning. There was some coffee early, and then it disappeared. After it Read More...
Nancy shares these photos from the first day at CEPAD's Nehemiah Center in Managua before traveling to Canas Blancas in Carazo. Loading the truck. Ready to dig. More loading... Labeling medicine for home health kits. More labeling... Luis Still more labeling...there are lots of pills to organize.
Saturday, February 23... We arrived in Nicaragua right on time…with 95 percent of the luggage we left Kansas City with. We arrived in Managua short a couple of checked bags. We did however pick up a dozen folks from North Carolina in Atlanta. It’s good to see our friends, and it’s always Read More...
Two members of our mission team have already begun driving to Nicaragua. Yes, I said, driving. Here is what happened. Cindy Irey and Nancy Lear are scheduled to fly to Nicaragua on Thursday, arriving two days before the rest of the team, so that they can get all the vitamins cleared by Read More...
This girl is wearing a beautiful dress made by our friends in North Carolina. Several members of this year's mission trip team joined us from North Carolina.
Closing service in Jinocuao Yes, the team gathered around the latrine hole and blessed it on the way out of town! This photo arrived without caption...a part for Phase 2 of the latrine project? Cashews Tres ninos While our mules were digging the latrine, the locals were making good progress on the Read More...
here are the abc’s of this year’s nicaragua mission: rancho Alpes, west of Leon, where we unwound friday night and saturday morning with a feast (or two), zip lines and…(see K). a green Band-aid on carla’s toe marks the spot where she was stung by a ray (or bitten by a crab, Read More...
Dos amigas. One of the last patients at the clinic. Kevin Paul Lance and Ken The mules holding the stick that shows how deep the hole for the latrine needs to be. The same stick in the hole showing how far there is to go. The digging is into what is almost Read More...
