The week of June 6 through 10 our school had a week off for the semester break, but instead of hanging out on the farm, myself, the other teachers, and the other vols that could, head into Trujillo to help out the medical brigade from Christ the King parish in Little Rock Arkansas. This amazing group of 100 plus people have been coming to Trujillo for over 15 years. This year they came with 15 doctors, and countless nurses, pharmacists, and site helpers.
We had the pleasure of staying with them for the week in the lovely air conditioned Christopher Columbus hotel, and heading out to our respective sites in local villages to translate for the doctors all week. I worked with Dr. Ed from South Carolina in the local village of Marranones. He has been working with the brigade for 3 years, and has worked with a clinic in Haiti for over 1o years. We saw people from all over with everything form high blood pressure and diabetes, to well baby checks, to patients with epilepsy. It was a true pleasure to translate for so many amazing people, work with Dr. Ed, and work with the entire team, led by our fearless leader nurse Ann, at the Marranones site.
One of my favorite moments of the week though was not at our clinic, but during our visit to the farm with the whole group. A very kind couple who have come on 12 of 15 trips with the group, named Don and Jan, asked me if I knew a girl named Jenny. They are her sponsor and wanted to meet her. Jenny happened to pass by and I introduced them. When I told her these were her sponsors she immediately gave them both a huge hug. I then took a picture of the three of them. In that moment I felt both very at home at the farm and also so grateful for all the work this amazing group of people does every year for the people of Honduras.
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