| Christ United Methodist Church August 2008 Mission Trip |
Dr. Tom Arnold, AHMEN's medical director for the International
Medical
Seminar for 2008 and 2009. Working with a local Honduran doc planning the
seminar for Aug 09 in Ciriboya. |
Library Distribution team for "08. The same group
will go back this year
with some folks from the Jasper Rotary Club. |
Mary Guffey, AHMEN's head of the Eye Program, interviews
kids for checking
their vision. She and husband Guf will be returning '09 to train some local
folks to "work themselves out of a job" |
Rev. Dale Capron, Pastor of Christ United Methodist Church
in Jasper, is
the "organizer" for the Limon Nurture Project and headed up this part of the
team in '08. He has big plans for the kids in '09 |
Brent and Deb hard at work interviewing kids for the
Limon Nurture Center.
Both will be returning in '09. |
Judy and Sara working with the kids at the Limon Nurture
Center. The
plans for '09 involve more hands on with the kids and more interaction with
the local Cruzada's church. |
Each Child will be profiled and their needs addressed individually
- that
is the long term goal of Anna Capron. Here is Deb and Tom working on one
of
the kids. |
Physician Assist. Bruce McFadden was a key note speaker for
the
International Medical Seminar in "08 and will be returning in '09. |
Each of ten libraries got 200+ books.
In 2009 we hope to add another 5 - 7 libraries in both Garifuna and Indio
communities. In addition, we will participate in a seminar with the local
librarians, teachers, and doctors. Discussions will include sustainability
and how to interest kids in reading. |
Benny, Jesus, and the librarian at Limon. |
Mario working with the local folks on building project for
new libraries |
Winnie with kids headed for the library |
CD Tripp with kids at their new library in Limon |
Linda, Winnie, and the house mom for Limon Orphanage
supported by Limon
Aid. These kids put on a Garifuna grand opening with dancing and drums
for
the Limon Library. |
Winnie at Limon, she worked most of the week on painting, repairs,
and new
book shelves for the Limon Library |
Benny Rowe, Pastor David Kelley, and Principal of
the Punta Piedra School,
site of one of the libraries put in last summer. |
Ciriboya Hospital: Site of the International Medical Seminar:
Aug '09 |
