The group that sponsors this trip is BMDMI - Baptist Medical & Dental Mission International. It's a medical mission trip but also a ministry trip to spread the word of Christ. We will arrive in Managua early tomorrow afternoon and will spend our first night at the Mission House, waiting for the rest of the crew to arrive from all over the US.
Sunday we will head out in buses to the village of La Dalia where everyone will set up their work stations and begin seeing villagers the next morning. Each day around 1000 patients are seen - I can't imagine! I will working in the pharmacy (along with grand daughter Rayna and 3 others) to help fill prescriptions - Jaime is the lead pharmacist and we'll also have a couple of translators within the pharmacy!
It's amazing how many people are seen and helped in the short time we're there - below is an excerpt from last year's mission trip.
- 3,181 patients through the medical clinic
- 237 patients through the chiropractic clinic and, 42 team member treatments
- 15,728 prescriptions dispensed
- 2 Project Life commitments (serious medical needs requiring surgeries or other major procedures at a hospital)
- 270 dental patients and 676 tooth extractions
- 59 women through cervical cancer screening with 30 positives who received cryotherapy treatment (lives saved!)
- 381 head of cattle, 25 horses, 27 dogs and 21 pigs vaccinated
- 1,187 pairs of eyeglasses distributed
- $11,553 in family & baby packs and 7.5 tons of rice and beans distributed (3.75 tons of each)
- 1,500+ meals prepared in the field
- 688 Bibles given (the word of God in the hands of people)
- 398 professions of faith (eternities saved!)
I'll be "unplugged" during my 8 days but will journal daily and take pictures to share when I return!
2 comments:
Best of luck - will be so anxious to hear all about it!
Wow, amazing what can happen when people come together to help others! I can't wait to hear about your trip!
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