It has been a little over a year since our mission group was last in Honduras. For various reasons, I never got the final post on the blog, so here it is. It is a reminder that this is the time of year we usually do the mission trip to Honduras, but due to Covid, we are not able to go this year. However, that does not mean we do not have a plan! In the next few days, I will update everyone on this blog about the plan for this year. The plan for this year is made possible with the outstanding fund raising of the Frosty 5K (thanks Debbie Brown!).
This is the 8th and final report of the Frankfort Honduras Mission Group for the January 2020 trip. The word for this update is FINISHED. The related scripture comes from 2Titus 4:7 and tells us, “I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” I think this is how our team of missioners feels about the mission; we worked hard, had a productive week, and finished tired but strong. This scripture is written by Paul, describing the way he believes he has lived his Christian life as it nears the end, and attempting to inspire others to do the same. We tried to use the same philosophy of “running the race to the end” on the mission trip. It is now a few weeks later. Everyone is back safely, and Helen is making good progress with her hip fracture. When you last read this blog, we had completed the Thursday clinic and were ready for the last day. Friday was another great and successful day at the clinic, although abbreviated due to the need to pack up and store our supplies. It is always a bittersweet time when we pack up; it is a great feeling to know we have completed another mission and served a community another year, but it is sad for it to be over. We will miss our friends at the church, the drivers, and the translators although we stay in touch with some of them by email and on Facebook. We always have a celebration dinner on Friday evening. The drivers, translators, Honduran dentists and physicians and their families are all invited. This year, the Translators gave us a surprise slide show with music of photos of this week’s mission plus photos from the missions of every year we have gone to Honduras. It is difficult to explain what a satisfying and meaningful experience the mission trip is to those who have never gone. If you feel called to do something like this, contact us and consider going on one of the trips. You do not have to be a “medical person” to go; we need lots of support staff who can be non-medical. As I write this, we are getting ready for a reunion of the missioners who went on the trip and any of their family who want to come. We will talk, look at pictures and start planning for next year. We may consider going to a more underserved location next year since the Ciudad Espana church now has a clinic at least once a week and our left-over medications will be used there. In the photos for this update, you will see photos from the Friday clinic, packing up and preparing to store the equipment, a few extra photos from throughout the week and two photos from out trip to Roatan . There are a few photos from other missioners. We appreciate the prayers, financial support, and any other help you were able to offer the mission! Below are a few statistics for the trip. Manãna; we will stay in touch! Thanks be to God! Roger
DENTAL PATIENTS: 264
MEDICAL PATIENTS: 883
PRESCRIPTIONS: 4349
VISION PATIENTS: 369
Photo link: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmUhkcwE
Well done you faithful servants! Thank You all.