EL SALVADOR
Reports from recent mission trips:
2010 - Santiago, Texacuangos
Following is a total count of surgeries performed:- Dr. Hoehn-50 consults and 20 surgeries
- Dr. Condit-60 consults and 23 surgeries
- Dr Bauman and Dr Jemelka-11 consults and 10 surgeries
- 7 physicians and 3 resident physicians and 2 medical students
- Everyone saw adults and kids
- Children: 1500
- Adults: 1200
- Geriatric (65 and older): 300
- Total: 3000 patients
- Natural Family Planning: 60
- Ultrasounds: 60 by Dr Oberle
- Dental: 200 patients by 1 dentist and 1 dental student and 1 dental Hygienist
We owe thanks to many:
- To Gabriel, Peter, Dr Carcamo, Dr. Hurtado, their families and members of the RC, because without their support and help, we could not have been instruments for Christ.
- To Rodrigo and Anna for their great hospitality
- To our medical mission team from the United States. We prayed, worked and laughed together.... and took care of each other in illness
- To Father James who kept us focused on Christ and the present moment
- To God and his grace that provided all that we needed to be truly successful
This was a team of new faces...faces who brought life and great enthusiasm to our team and mission. I did not hear any complaints this week (well, some of the men did complain of very cold water). I saw great examples of patience and flexibility. I also saw men and women grow in holiness. The real success of this mission will be measured not by what we did these past 8 days (which was considerable) but by the lives that we will touch in the weeks before we return to El Salvador again. May God continue to bless all of us and our families, and may we be open to His true love and plans.
El Salvador: Sonsonate
Number of missionaries on this team - 33
Number of patients served - 2,100
Surgeries performed - 14
Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever. ~I Chronicles 16:34
He loves us and because of God's blessings the Scripture makes it clear that our joy is found in Him. For this, we are thankful and are encouraged to sing our thanksgiving to Him. On this trip he kept us safe in our travels and gave strength in our work and joy in our sharing. May you find peace in Christ and I hope that the coming year brings many blessings to you all.