Honduras Mission Trip 2017 : Tuesday March 7th

When you make the decision to go on a mission trip - especially for the first time, you probably don't realize that you will become a jack of all trades. With the exception of those who are professionals in their areas of trade; Doctors, nurses, pharnacists etc, everyone else becomes a little of everything. We all are assigned specific areas to work in, but quite often end up helping out in other areas. Sometimes you are called upon to help out with a screaming baby, or even to fix a van door that has fallen off! Yep, that happened today. Fortunately, as we had just arrived at the church for dinner. Terry, one of our new missioners, who is experiencing the pharmacy department this week, got down on the ground and worked with Danilo, and a few others to get the door fixed. It took time and patience, but also a lot of laughter, and teamwork. As someone else pointed out tonight, at home, we might have gotten frustrated or upset, or wanted to call someone to fix it, but here, we work together and find a way. No matter what the issue, we always seem to be able to find a way to work together to do the things necessary to get the job done. Sometimes, its difficult to see the solution to the problem, but we always find a way. Team work is a significant and vital part to the success of a mission. Without it our work here would be impossible. I'm grateful and thankful for the team that I am part of. Sometimes, we dont always see eye to eye, or we get short and frustrated with each other or a situation, but at the end of the day, we are always still friends and part of the same team. I pray that our team continues to work together and continue to have a successful week. Tomorrow, optical moves to Danli to see patients in the city. Today we saw 55 patients and Monday 45 patients in Escuapa. Not too bad considering, we thought it was going to be super slow. 100 people in two days, able to see more clearly. I always miss the rest of our team, when we split to two different locations, but it's always great to re-group in the evening and here the stories from everyone's day. For the first time since I have been coming here, I got to walk across the swing bridge in Escuapa. It's an important bridge that connects to parts of the community. Over a very pretty river, and beautiful surroundings. It was a nice little mental break from the day, and on our way back we were escorted by about 6 school children walking on their way home. Despite the challenges of the day, it was a good day, and tomorrow will be better. That's all for now