This report is the final report for the 2023 Frankfort Honduras Mission; we will call it an epilogue. The word for this report is “seed.” The related scripture comes from Luke 8:11 and says, “This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.” The entire reason for our mission is to plant the seeds of the gospel by addressing the physical and spiritual needs of the impoverished Tierra Blanca community. As an immediate reward, I see the smiles on the faces of the folks whom we care for and minister to, particularly the children. Seeds are strange things; in reference to the gospel, we saw some of them germinate while we were there, as noted in the Tuesday update. I have no doubt that the Solid Rock Church, and surrounding churches, will reap spiritual benefits from the mission seeds planted for some time to come as the folks there correctly recognize that God cares for their physical and spiritual health and that will lead them to follow Jesus. Another seed we plant is the seed of health that enables the folks there to rise above their circumstances and become what their country needs them to become so that Honduras may be the prosperous country its people deserve. Without health, there is no way they (especially the youth) have a chance to do that. The road to progress in Honduras goes through corruption and inefficiency of a staggering degree that the youth only realize about college age. We hope that better health and a Christian spirit will enable them to better rise above their current circumstances to create the result their intelligence and hard work deserve. The mission team will soon be meeting with those who were unable to go to plan for next year. Your prayers are greatly appreciated. We have several options, and we certainly want to follow God’s vision. Also, we are in the process of fine tuning the clinic at Fuerzas Unidas and trying to establish a similar clinic at Solid Rock so those neighborhoods will have ongoing health care. There are some government clinics nearby, but those clinics never have medications to give patients. Additional donations will be helpful for this, so if you are interested in this, please let us know. The final numbers for this year’s clinic are:
Dental 217 Patients
Extractions 69
Fluoride 5
Fillings 46
Prosthetics 28
Cleanings 69
Optical 318 Patients
Medical 743 Patients
Rx 2470 Prescriptions Filled
I don’t think the success of the whole week should be summarized entirely by the numbers but there is something to be said for visualizing the objective accomplishments. While mission success is at least partially number dependent, without the intangible things, spiritual development, and relationships formed, the mission would not have been complete. Thanks so much for following us on our journey; please keep an eye out for other updates. Blessings to all! Roger and the Mission Team
Click here for the last set of images: FRANKFORT HONDURAS MISSION 2023 EPILOGUE | Flickr