This report is for Friday, February 23, 2024, the seventh day of the mission and the fourth day of the clinic. The word of the day is complete, and the related scripture comes from Acts 20:24, and says, “However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.” We cannot look at the completion of this mission as the end, but merely a milestone of progress on a long journey. This day is the day of completion of this mission, but in a sense, it is never completed because the folks of Honduras continue to need healthcare and continue to need to know about Jesus for their spiritual health. There is no sign that the Honduran government is close to solving the problem of health care in their country; even though there are public clinics available, they never have medications to give to the indigent who come there. The corruption and dishonesty in the Honduran government (and most like it south of the Rio Grande) prevent adequate health care as well as the one thing necessary for Hondurans to progress in the world: economic growth. I do not believe any major corporation will put a factory with good paying jobs there with the level of corruption and dishonesty which exists. I personally know the Honduran people to be intelligent, industrious, and resilient people, but they are usually discouraged by the lack of opportunities there, which explains why many want to come to the US. We can help these folks by encouraging our own government to require reasonable standards of honesty and transparency of the Honduran government before giving them loans or grants. High officials in the Honduran government commonly take the money the US donates for themselves, so it never gets to those who really need it. This was an exceptional mission in many respects. First, there was the fact that we were able to fund and oversee a healthcare mission at two different sites. The missioners on this trip were extremely focused, energetic, capable, and passionate, which enabled the two sites to perform with relatively few missioners compared to what we have had in previous times. That said, we hope to have a larger team next year and to do a five-day clinic instead of a four-day mission. The mission was so successful that the medical clinic at Fuerzas Unidas closed early on Friday due to the total depletion of medications from the pharmacy. This scarcity of medications was despite the fact that we bought additional medications several times during the week. Friday afternoon, the dental and optical clinics ended early so the equipment could be packed up and stored. Much of it is used on frequent missions by our Honduran dental partner, Dr. Elmer. The weekly clinic at Fuerzas Unidas will continue to operate and a new weekly or twice-weekly clinic will be started at the Solid Rock Church. This will be possible due to a generous grant by the Levine Family Foundation and hopefully, it will continue with the help of a coalition of churches and donors. Please consider a donation to this worthy cause. Checks should be mailed to: FUMC Frankfort, ATTN: Cleland White, 211 Washington Street, Frankfort, KY 40601. Thanks to everyone for their prayers, support, and donations. Blessings, Roger
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