Think about it. What would it be like if you could only see a doctor or a dentist one day a year? And what if seeing that doctor or dentist required you and your family to walk three days round trip through the jungle carrying all the food for the trip? Then, after that walk, you arrive at the clinic to find several hundred people already camped out waiting in line ahead of you? And when you finally see the doctor or dentist, they don’t even speak your language? Now, imagine being intensely grateful for this care because you know your child will live to his next birthday – and because you can remember when that may not have been the case. Hard to imagine? Welcome to health care in the remote region of Honduras called La Mosquitia.
Devon Stearns
This has been the busiest two months on record for us here in Rus Rus. Busy, but oh so good. We have throughly been enjoying our time here with all of the teams who have graced our doorstep. We’ve been encouraged and uplifted so much.
The first week of January we started the new year with our annual VBS here in Rus Rus and some surrounding communities.
Devon Stearns
One of our major projects this year is turning an old forgotten building into a COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER. It began with seeing a need, which sparked into a vision. We began to toss around the idea of a central, neutral place where we could host pastoral events, marriage conferences, health care education.
Devon Stearns
Each year seems to be summarized by a definable ministry theme, phase, or focus - usually not of our own design. This has been true ever since the start of MAG’s work in Honduras over 20 years ago. And yet, there has always been the consistent thread of showing genuine compassion in the name of Jesus.
Devon Stearns
March has arrived, and with it dry season has shown its dusty face about a month early. The grass has turned brown and wildfires have began. I am praying that the rain will come early this year.
Our annual brigade was the biggest yet. During the course of a week we saw over 860 patients. As usual we had people come from all over this area to receive medical and dental care. This year we had some new things to offer those who came to see us.
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