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This report is for Wednesday, February 22, 2023, Day five of the mission and Day two of the clinic.  The word for today is LOVE.  How could we go on a mission trip and not embrace love?  I Corinthians 13:13 tells us that, “These three things remain, faith, hope and love, but the greatest of these is love.”  We are told by Jesus in Matthew 22:37-40 that the entire “law and prophets” (the Old Testament) is summarized by loving God and loving our neighbor as ourselves.  The thirteenth chapter of I Corinthians also clearly says that all the works we do are worthless unless they are done with love as the motivation.  We, therefore, have to continuously check ourselves and make sure we are not just going through the motions but are motived by love, even when love is not easy.  Personally, I find the folks we minister to at the clinic here in the Tierra Blanca neighborhood easy to love.  In the past, however, we have ministered to gang leaders and others who were not so easy to love, but we attempted to demonstrate God’s love and message to them as equally as those who are easy to love.  Today has been very busy with almost 200 medical patients registered by early afternoon and the pharmacy was overwhelmed.  Dental and optical were as busy as they could be.  An excellent lunch of beef stew and rice was prepared for the team by the kitchen staff (see pics).  The children continue to be beautiful and amazing; I feel I can’t get enough photos of them.  The old folks are also remarkable for the endurance and determination that is required to live in such difficult circumstances; the lines on their faces tell the stories of their lives.  Patients are required to go through patient education before receiving their prescriptions, so they learn basic nutrition, sanitation, the importance of clean water, physical hygiene, and dental hygiene.  In today’s pictures, you will notice Dr. Patricia talking to a young man about his leg injury; he has had two fractures from two different injuries.  We obtained crutches for him, and he will return tomorrow with his records so that he can be referred to the hospital for orthopedic care as he continues to have severe pain with weight bearing.  Additional images will show Karla’s mom, a delightful lady who is also the grandmother of Alexandra; she is seen with them, by herself and in a dental chair.  We were delighted today by a visit from Denis, the lay pastor at the Catholic Church from the Fuerzas Unidas neighborhood where we previously worked and were we support a clinic.  We hope to visit that clinic at Fuerzas Unidas tomorrow.  The tank on top of the church ran out of water as we only bought enough on Monday to get by until the public water was due to be turned on.  In fact, it was turned on, but it began bubbling up in the street where a pipe was broken instead of filling the tank so another load from the water truck was ordered.  Never short of surprises, we were blessed today by a visit from the Honduras College of Dentistry who came to film a documentary about how to do a dental mission to show to other teams coming to Honduras.  Fernando, who did the video documentary which is linked in the Pre-Mission Announcement for this mission, came today to do a video documentary of this week’s clinic which I will post in the future.  There were 190 medical patients seen today, 57 dental patients seen, 97optical patients seen and 757 prescriptions filled.  Amazingly, the clinic is half over for the week; we anticipate two more productive days to complete the week.  Today is Ash Wednesday so the team here wishes you a blessed beginning to Lent.  Roger

Click here for a link to today’s images:  FRANKFORT HONDURAS MISSION PHOTOS 2023 DAY 5 | Flickr

This report is for Tuesday, February 21, 2023, day four of the 2023 Frankfort Honduras Mission.  The word for the day is serve.  The related scripture comes from Galatians 5:13 which says, “Serve one another humbly in love.”   I also like Psalm 100:2 which says, “Serve the Lord with gladness!”  Serving the Lord is indeed what we are here for this week.  It is a glorious day here with a nice temperature, but the direct sun is brutal. This was the first day the clinic was open and the start was slightly delayed by additional last minute setup tasks.  Despite the slightly late start, we had a very successful day and saw 199 medical patients, 56 Dental Patients, 80 optical patients, and filled 690 prescriptions.  As you will see in some of today’s images, we began the day with a circle of team members in the sanctuary (where dental is set up) to do introductions and begin with a prayer.   It is a pleasure to work with our Honduras team members from past years, particularly our patient educator, Alexandra; Dr. Betsy, Elmer’s wife and another dentist, translators Danilo, Kelvith, Bismark, and Nelson; and Dr. Sandra.  We have many new excellent team members including a new Honduran pharmacist, Valeska, and Victor, the optometrist who has been here for two years but who we had not met previously.  The people here are joyful despite their poverty and much laughter is heard throughout the crowd and team.  As you will note in today’s images, there is a tent devoted to “evangelism.”  This is to make sure we offer spiritual healing as well as physical healing to those who come to the clinic; this is, after all, first and foremost, a house of God and we are his ministers.  Images of the dental clinic, kitchen, patient education, medical clinic, patient education and optical clinic in operation are also included in today’s pictures, as well as street images and personalities around the clinic.  In previous locations, the host church has chosen to charge the patients a small fee (US equivalent of about 40-50 cents) which the church used for administrative costs.  This church has chosen not to do so.  The dentists go out into the waiting line in the street and triage the patients such that the most needy are seen first; we are doing both extractions and restorations (fillings) this week as well as cleanings and fluoride treatments.  One set of photos near the end shows Dr. Elmer and Pastor Wilmer around a man in a red and white striped shirt who asked for prayer due to his spiritual distress; the result was the man committing his life to Jesus and the reconciliation with God he provides.  You will see the tears of Joy in his eyes.  As always, your prayers are greatly appreciated, and we wish you great blessings!  Roger

Click here for today’s images:  FRANKFORT HONDURAS MISSION PHOTOS 2023 DAY 4 | Flickr

PS Did I say the weather here is great?

This report is for Monday, February 20, 20223, day three of the 2023 Frankfort Honduras Mission.  The word of the day is prepare.  The related scripture comes from Matthew 3:3, which says, “Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.”  I also like Jeremiah 46:3 which says, “Prepare your shields,  both large and small, and march out for battle.”  While we will not likely encounter enemy forces armed with spears or guns, as Paul notes in Ephesians “6:12, “..our struggle is not against flesh and blood,  but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.”  We therefore “ gird our loins” to prepare for the spiritual battle which we rightly recognize to be infinitely more important than our physical battles.  Our means to accomplish that this week is to help the folks of Tierra Blanca neighborhood with their felt (or physical) needs to show them God’s love and introduce them to the good news of God’s offer of reconciliation.  With this in mind, we began a day of preparing for this week’s clinic after another great Honduran breakfast.  Dr. Elmer, our head dentist, had already setup 95% of the dental clinic Sunday evening, so little remained to be done there.  Victor, our optometrist, set up the optical portion of the clinic with the help of his assistants and volunteers; the donated, cleaned and analyzed glasses were set out and the optical equipment made ready.  Amy and the pharmacy staff had the busiest day, unloading the medication, putting it on shelves, and preparing lists of available medications for the physicians.  Water was delivered to the rooftop tank at the church, chicken was cut up to make soup, and the medical offices were cleaned.  Since the church volunteers are always diligent to keep the floors swept and mopped, we have a consistently clean environment in which to work.  On the way back to the Humuya Inn, we stopped by Walmart (yes they have one here) to pick up supplies for the remainder of the week.  We continue to enjoy the bright smiles, especially of the children, the pleasant weather, and the delicious Honduran food.  Please continue your prayers and let me know if you have any questions about what we are doing.  Blessings, Roger    Please click here for a link to day’s photos: FRANKFORT HONDURAS MISSION PHOTOS 2023 DAY 3 | Flickr

This report is for day 2 of the 2023 Honduras Medical-Dental Mission, Sunday, February 19, 2023.  The word of the day is worship.  The related scripture is from Psalm 100:1, which says, “Worship the LORD with gladness and come before him with joyful praise.”  Today was a day of worship with the congregation at the Solid Rock Church in the Tierra Blanca neighborhood of Tegucigalpa, the area we will be serving.  Resting soundly after the long travel day yesterday, we were driven by Sebastian to the Solid Rock Church after a great breakfast at the inn.  Although we had seen photos and architectural drawings (by Jim Burris) of the church, this was the first time any of us had seen it in person.  For me, it was exactly as I had envisioned it from the photos and drawings.  After a tour of the church and greetings by several church members, the worship service started with loud and enthusiastic praise and singing!  The church service was excellent, particularly the sermon.  The pastor used the scripture of the Great Commission at the end of Matthew to challenge his congregation and the mission team to “go and spread the good news to all the world.”  He noted that many people are dying each minute who never have the opportunity to become Christian believers because they have never been exposed to it.  As we all know, particularly from II Corinthians 5:18, we are the ambassadors of God, with the responsibility to spread his message of reconciliation.  The health care mission this week, the pastor noted, is the perfect opportunity for this church to introduce the “Good News” to those who do not know of it.  It will be our duty to not only minister to the physical needs of the people who come to the clinic but also to minister to their spiritual needs, which are always greater.  Eating at a nearby Honduran restaurant after the service, we rejoiced in the mild Honduran weather and enjoyed the view of the nearby mountains.  The children here are such a joy, always polite, clean and well dressed, even if poor.  In contrast to when we first began coming to Honduras, there are now more men in the church services than early on.  I suspect the men are now more comfortable coming and do not associate coming to church with being less “macho.”  After lunch, the suitcases and boxes of equipment were sorted and moved to their location for the clinic in the church.  At the end of the day, we enjoyed more Honduran food and had a group meeting to discuss the logistics for Monday’s clinic setup.  Your prayers are again appreciated!  Blessings, Roger    PS: Did I say we are enjoying the weather here?  Click here for a link to today’s photos:  2023 Frankfort Honduras Mission Day 2 | Flickr

This is for day one of our 2023 Honduras mission.  The word of the day is journey.  The related scripture comes from Genesis 24:40 which says, “He replied, ‘The Lord, before whom I have walked faithfully, will send his angel with you and make your journey a success…”  Indeed, this was our experience today on the way here to Tegucigalpa.  Our trip was an unqualified success as there was no illness, no problems with TSA, no lost baggage, and no airline delays.  We arrived on time and were graciously greeted by Karla Larios, our Honduran point person; Sebastian, our transportation person; and Pastor Wilmer, the pastor of the Solid Rock Church where the team will be serving the neighborhood.  Being quite hungry after our travel through Houston and on to Honduras, we ate authentic Honduran food at the airport and then left for our hotel in Tegucigalpa.  The trip from the airport is now nearly an hour and a half due to the change in airports because of safety concerns at the old Toncontin Airport in downtown Tegucigalpa.  The new airport, Palmerola, is at the site of the previous US military installation north of Tegucigalpa.  Although extremely modern and safe, the distance to Tegucigalpa is formidable.  What a joy it was (and always is) to see our Honduran friends.  Karla was recently in the US, so we saw her a few months ago but we had not seen Sebastian for three years; he is a person everyone on our team has always admired greatly for his wisdom, humor, competence, Christian values, and calm demeanor.  We had not met Pastor Wilmer before, and it was a great honor to meet him.  He is a very spiritual man and has a great sense of humor; he is a joy to be around.  On the way to the Humuya Inn in Tegucigalpa, we stopped at a roadside market, inspected the produce, and enjoyed fresh corn cooked on a grill (see photos).  Arriving at the inn after very little sleep since 3:00 AM, we had more Honduran food for dinner and went to bed early, thankful for our successful day.  We look forward to going to church at Pastor Wilmer’s church tomorrow and beginning the clinic setup.  Your prayers are greatly appreciated!  Blessings to all, Roger Click here for a link to today’s images:  Day One Photos 2023 Mission | Flickr.

Hello from the Frankfort Honduras Mission Team!  It is time for another Honduras Mission.  The word for today is HOPE!  1 Thessalonians 2:19 says, “For what is our hope, our joy, or the crown in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes? Is it not you?”  Certainly, we hope to travel safely tomorrow and have a productive week ministering to the health needs of this community.  This year, four of us will be going to advise and assist the Hondurans who have done their own mission with our remote advice and financial support the past couple of years.  The mission will again be at the Solid Rock Church in the Tierra Blanca neighborhood of Tegucigalpa.  For an idea of what this neighborhood is like, click here for a video of the area done by one of our Honduran mission members  (34) Tierra Blanca Community – YouTube .  Going are myself (Roger Strunk), Brian Demers, Helen Hodges and Amy Rodgers.  Brian will be replacing Jim Burris as the trip leader and one of the purposes of this trip is to get him up to speed with the health care mission process; he has previous experience in construction missions and has extensive skills in management and organization.  In addition, we will be scouting locations for new hospitals for Jim Burris, attempting to set up a weekly clinic for this neighborhood and looking for a new mission location for 2024 if we are able to establish the weekly clinic for this neighborhood.  Your prayers are greatly appreciated.  I hope to post daily updates of our progress.

POST MISSION REPORT HONDURAS 2021

This is the promised report regarding the All Honduran Medical/Dental Mission of 2021 that was previewed in the last blog post.  As planned, the four-day mission occurred as planed on February 25-28.  The medical and dental clinic with pharmacy and patient education took place the first three days.  On Sunday, the last day, the Solid Rock Church and mission team distributed basic groceries and water buckets with filters to clean the dirty water of+6 the neighborhood to especially needy families as mentioned in the previous post.  During the first three days, the medical clinic saw 408 patients and the dentists did 327 procedures.  Hundreds of prescriptions were filled, and most patients received an education lecture about clean water, dental hygiene, and a healthy diet.  Not only were the families in the extremely poor neighborhood positively affected, the many partners in the mission team were also.  The workers started as the team of Hondurans who help us when we go to there on missions: the translators, drivers, educators, and many others.  Others were recruited as needed.  In the photos there are many familiar faces but there are also a lot of new faces of the people who were recruited to be a part of this all-Honduran team.  They are as positively affected, in many cases, as the patients seen at the clinic.  I asked Karla for any stories about the clinic, and she sent this:

One of the kitchen ladies who cooked during the brigade, the last day when I went ahead to pay her she said with crying eyes, “sister Karla, I didn’t expect this money because we did this for love” I gave her the money ($100) and a couple of minutes after, she approached to me and said ” Sister Karla, I was praying to be able to buy some glasses for my son and what you gave me was exactly what I needed”.

Many of these Hondurans, like many Americans, have not had work for the last year due to Covid so the work offered by the mission was a blessing for the mission workers as well as for the patients.  This mission does many things in addition to helping the workers and the patients seen.  It shows us that the local people can do missions for their own people, which is, ultimately, the goal of mission trips.  At this point, the Honduras still need help from us in funding, organization and providing additional professionals but this is a big step.  I believe this type of mission, funded, and partially organized in the US but carried out in a third world country is unusual but that the success of this mission needs to be spread around as it can be repeated when and where in person missions from the US or other first world countries are not possible.  This mission and similar ones would rely on training and relationships built during in-person missions.  We really appreciate the help of all of those who contributed to the mission through the Frosty 5K; your contributions were well used!  As of now, we plan a full, in-person mission to the Solid Rock Church in February of 2022.  Blessings, Roger

Please click below for photos and videos.  There eight videos included with the images which show intake, a devotion, pharmacy, medical clinic, patient education and dentistry in action.  https://www.flickr.com/photos/167537108@N03/albums/72157718639644442/with/51050336448/

This is the update for the 2021 mission trip for Honduras, promised in the recent post to the www.frankforthondurasmission.org blog.  Notice I said “for” Honduras, not “to” Honduras.  As I mentioned in the last post, the mission team is not able to go to Honduras due to Covid 19 concerns.  That does not mean, however, that a mission is not taking place.  We were fortunate to have had an outstanding result from the Frosty 5K fundraiser in early December.  Kudos to Debbie Brown for an outstanding job organizing that!  The mission got about $9000 thanks to many dedicated contributions; the Mission Clinic Frankfort and Water With Blessings both got close to $5000.  With the $9000 from the 5K plus funds we already had, a generous donation from Jack Brewer, and a contribution from The Least of the Brethren Fund, we have been able to plan a three-day mission to Tierra Blanca, an extremely poor neighborhood in Tegucigalpa.  The mission will take place at the Solid Rock Church (Iglesia de Roca Solidi) in this neighborhood.  A very dedicated and energetic Christian, Pastor Wilmer at the Solid Rock Church has made major improvements to his church since our team first talked last year of doing a mission there beginning last year.  Our plans for this year’s mission had been to go to the Solid Rock Church if we had been able to go in person so it only made sense for us to have the Hondurans we have worked with in the past do a mission of their own for this area at about the time we usually go.  Our Honduran mission partners are now extremely excited and enthusiastic about the pending mission to help their neighbors.  Karla Larios, who has been assisting us for years with the logistics of our missions, has helped us put together a budget, a list of supplies, and a team of missioners to make this work.  The mission will include a medical clinic with four doctors, a dental clinic with six dentists, a pharmacy with a Honduran pharmacist, patient education by a college trained nutritionist, help with clean water by Water With Blessings (https://waterwithblessings.org), many support staff, and, of course, the sharing of the Good News of Jesus.  This will all happen later this week, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, February 25, 26, and 27, 2021.  The total budget for the mission is a little over $12,000; the funds been transferred, and the plans are in place for this mission to happen.  I will update you in a week or so about how the mission went, and, hopefully, will also have some photos to show you.

Below are three photos.  The first shows the new water filtration system installed at the Solid Rock Church in Honduras at the direction of our mission partner, Bill Drury; Bill has also donated 100 family size water filters from his Pura Vida Agua organization to be distributed at the time of the mission.  These filters can be shared by 2-4 families.  Thanks, Bill!  The second image shows lower level of the church  where the medical clinic and pharmacy will likely be.  In this image you see Pastor Wilmer on the right, and Daulton Hines, the water system installer, on the left.   The church is built on a hillside and sits back further with each level it goes up as you can see in the schematic below (third image) by Jim Burris.  Blessings to all, Roger

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 8^th 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

Today is Thursday, January 17, 2020, day 7 of our mission trip this year and day 4 of the clinic.  The word of the day is PATIENCE.  The related scripture for today is from Galatians 5:22-23 and says, “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.”  The reason I picked this word and this scripture for today is simple; my patience was tested today.  Jim Burris and I went to the Fuerzas Unidas hillside neighborhood overlooking Tegucigalpa to see the clinic there sponsored by the First United Methodist Church in Frankfort, Kentucky, to see how the clinic was operating, assess the neighborhood for future mission trips, and deliver new clinic supplies and furniture.  It seemed to me that it took all day to get a two-hour job done.  I had to pray and bite my tongue and keep remembering what our priorities were.  I know that if I am in the spirit and let the spirit lead me, I will manifest these “fruits” mentioned above but, being human, it is so easy to start trying to be in control rather than letting God be in control.  It is easy to forget what our priorities are and end up saying and doing things that hurt someone and do more damage than the good we set out to do originally.  That is why patience is so important.  Patience is also important on mission trips and in other countries because things often move at a different pace; we must learn to adapt to this, not them to us.  It is a difficult lesson and, for me, one that requires constant reminders because the North American way is so ingrained.  One of the things we emphasize in our group is flexibility, but as the week goes on and we all get tired, we revert to our old ways and must be reminded.  We must remember that things happen in God’s time, not ours.  Jim and I found the Fuerzas Unidas neighborhood to be much, much safer than when we left there to take the mission team to a different site six years ago.  The clinic there is going well.  The doctor is there once a week and the nurse is there twice a week.  The poverty is minimally improved but the church itself thrives.  (https://www.facebook.com/Iglesia-Metodista-Unida-Aposento-Alto-254662901325023/?__tn__=kCH-R&eid=ARAy5nJtPYF7AfUZcKUpX6yh4PQfYrcW3ewDyG2eW2rRMJD1n3m5eQkTBJ7ChzWzxxarMqyzU8xH1Cvc&hc_ref=ARR250gd6LxBwyXS-j42L42xS8pJIR9NiTrRP9gSGxbiy_zeqCB-6UXP03oJbi576Ag&fref=nf&__xts__[0]=68.ARCkgaNQEYSsUhbikVCz5n5qy5bsYdG8b9pZL7CXxW14xh0LEY5lwqjYRp1FvQkoq3F8LAbOFDb46PDPdCdvlBFnBS_eMOs0NzdsSpSL5MPf29CSlIyQQOSUm2prfJ8-uquWOJ26PRFdhC-2ixGR79wYVGkuK8WqxhSoqp3gqp8vREO9YNZ6GiP0MW8jFqXCxJO-tCgWfBmonJES1CBgTrc1ZkTVRy8oaPHlrfaOoEmJnkhz0ZQjXEVEk3ziAKY_-SeAPrGoL1q2HW9GQ2NNl6gF7cZJ73DL3nOP0o0Xgna1QqptwxgYdFdjJatalLNtM-Z0WCJ4C0sANGF3oDYs3DQ).  This week has flown by and is almost over.  Despite rain and fog in the afternoon, our clinic at Ciudad Espana thrived today.  The lab checked at least 30 blood glucose levels, some of which were as high as 400.  Hypertension and diabetes are very common.  Unfortunately, American style fast food and snacks have infiltrated the culture here, and high sugar items are ubiquitous.  This is having disastrous consequences on the health of many Hondurans.  Our patient educator attempts to correct this, but it is difficult.  She also teaches about clean water, oral hygiene, and sanitation.  Hondurans have access to come health care but frequently there are no medications in public clinics as the funding is inadequate or a government official has embezzled the money for it.  Last night, our dental team gave an excellent seminar for several local dentists.  Photos of this are included.  I will note that Helen continues to improve and is now feeling well enough to help with the mission finances.  At our meeting last evening, Charlie and TJ crowned her with a make-shift aluminum foil crown as the “Queen of the Mission.”  We were also blessed last evening to hear from a Honduran missionary who goes down to the Guapinol area in southern Honduras on the Pacific Ocean.  This is an extremely poor area where folks rely on fishing which is not always good.  These people have very poor nutrition and almost no economy.  There is a Facebook site (https://www.facebook.com/elevahn/?fref=profile_friend_list&hc_location=profile_browser) for this mission, and we plan to look into this as a possible future site for our mission.  Tomorrow, we will be closing the clinic early to break down and store most of the equipment.  There will be a dinner at the inn tomorrow night to celebrate the mission and all the drivers, translators, and all associated with the mission are invited.  Please click here for today’s images.

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Blessings to all and thanks for your prayers!  Roger