Coates Baptist Church Medical Team

On Sept 26 Coates Baptist Church Medical Team arrived in Tegus with a lot of luggage full of medicines for the people of Honduras. We had several people who had never been to Honduras and there were several who had been before. We were excited to have this medical team. Mike and I have been praying God would send us a medical team since we came on board last year. God is good all the time. On the team was two doctors, four nurses, one social worker, one translator, one eye dr and one assistant to checked in the patients and did blood pressures. We arrived in Choluteca and had our chicken tacos and then went over briefly the week ahead and the aniticpation for the week. After the meeting the team immediately got out the suitcases and started sorting out the meds for the next few days. On the first day they went to a village called Colonia Willims. The ladies of the church had worked very hard to get the church ready for the medical teams. They had all the tables they could find and each one had a very lovely tablecloth placed on them. As I walked in that morning it literally took my breathe away how lovely and precious the sanctuary of the church was prepared for the medical team. The medical team busily got their materials and supplies set up and was ready to go at 8:00. There was a line already at the door of the church waiting for their chance to see a doctor. As the morning passed we promoted Orfilio our groundsman and body guard to checking in patients along with a lady of the church. The young man, Nathan, age 16 started at that point only doing blood pressures. Nathan was working diligently on checking in patients and blood pressures and we realized more and more people were coming so we use the word that is so popular down here flexibilty and got Nathan some back up. Thank you to the lovely lady of the church and Orfilio for stepping up to the plate. We were blessed this week with three doctors, Dr Marcos, Dr. Lori, Scott who assisted Dr. Lori and the pharmacy in translating and Dr. Antonio. The doctors prayed over each patient they saw during their examining time. They saw 700 patients at their first location. They gave out vitamins, parasite meds, creames for rashes and ibuprofeno. The pharmacy ladies, Amy, Sherry, Peggy and Laura stayed very busy filling the prescriptions the doctors passed along. Also while all this was going on Julie, who did the eye clinic was busy at work along with Gabby one of our translators. Numerous people were blessed with receiving eye glasses. Mike and I were coming into the village one day about a block out from the church and some of the people were looking and sharing their eye glasses with one another. They were trying them on and were so blessed and happy to have their new set of eyes. I believe the first morning a man came to the clinic asking for help. Dr. Marcos and Ms. Peggy, nurse, went to the home to find a husband and wife in shock of the death of their healthy 12 year old son. Dr. Marcos finally convinced them to take the husband to the hospital due to complications from the death of his son. He was having seizures. The wife, mother of the boy was in shock . Ms. Peggy spoke with her and slowly rubbed her arms trying to get her to speak to her. ABSOLUTELY NO RESPONSE. Ms. Peggy worked with her for quite a while and finally she got a very small response with tears running down her cheeks. Ms. Peggy with the help of Dr. Marcos told the mother God loved her and loved her son who had passed. God knew her pain because God had also lost his son on the cross. She asked the mother did she know Jesus Christ the man who died for our sins. The lady said yes and Ms. Peggy told her only Jesus can give us the peace we need especially in times like these. Ms. Peggy prayed with the lady before she left. The young boy's body was in the next room. Once the father got out of the hospital they were to bury the boy. On the last day of the clinic the lady showed up at the clinic and Ms. Peggy said she has such a peace about her and even her appearance was different. Amazing what taking time with someone and sharing the love of Jesus Christ can do for others. "I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! Ihave overcome the world." John 16:33. We have such a mighty and powerful God. Yes this team was here to treat patients for physcial illness but their spiritual health is so much more important. Eternal life is why we are here to share with all people. On the afternoon of the second day they had seen so many patients they were running low on some meds. We took Orfilio (who knows the ends and outs of the market place) and Dr. Marcos who also spoke spanish to try to find some more meds. The medical team had been so gracious to donate some medical supplies to the hospital. Our first stop was the hospital. We gave Neavis, supply administrator, the medical supplies and we asked could we possibly buy certain medications from the hospital. She got it approved by the hospital's administrator. While waiting for the red tape of signing off on the meds, Neavis asked Dr Marcos did he want a tour of the hosptial. Well of course he said yes. Mike shared for me to go with them and he and Orfilio waited on the meds. Off we went on the tour and they were both speaking to each other in spanish and I was trailing behind them. We made a sudden stop and above the door was a picture of Jesus Christ looking over the shoulder of a surgeon performing an operation. We went through the doors and we were fixing to tour the ward where surgeries were performed. We gowned up and took a tour of this area and Dr. Marcos was so appreciative of his opportunity to do this. And I was appreciative I did not faint. God is good all the time. We got the medicines from the hospital and off to the market to the local pharmacies. We made two stops and got enough medicines to last the rest of the week. That evening the team got around the table and rebagged the new medicines and got ready for the third day and last day at Colonia Williams. On the third day two daughters brought their 103 year old mother to be checked. What a blessing to meet such a lovely young lady who did not look 103 years old. While all this was going on Jimmy, social worker and Egla, the other translator had classes going on in one of the SS classrooms. We were trying something new and I feel it was affective in many ways. The young ladies of Honduras get pregnant at young ages, due to rape or leaving home with an older man because this is what they think they are suppose to do. Jimmy with Egla's help met with different age groups and shared what God intended for their lives. How our body's are a temple of the Holy Spirit and sacred in the eyes of God. During their five days of classes they had 6 salvations and some recommittments to Christ. Jimmy spend numerous hours preparing for this week with scripture and lots of prayers to be used as God saw fit. To God be the glory for the message these people received this week. Thank you Jimmy and Egla for sharing spiritual examswith these people which is most important exam of all. The hope they have in Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior.