LifePark Medical Team September 2024

In early September we hosted a medical mission team from The Church at LifePark in Mount Pleasant, SC.  This has been one of our partner churches for the past ten years.  We love them and always enjoy getting to hosting them.

 

They arrived on a Saturday afternoon.  We took this group photo before heading out for supper.

 

On our way to church on Sunday morning.

 

 

 

the ladies

 

the guys 

The medical clinic was Monday- Wednesday.  Below are some miscellaneous photos from those days.

 

 

people registering to get into the clinic

 

 

David "babysitting" while a mother had a tooth pulled.

 

helping someone pick out new glasses

 

the sweetest little pharmacy assistant

 

 

 

 

praying over a patient

 

 

 

cleaning the dental tools

 

pharmacists

 

dentists

 

 

The boys and I spent two afternoons at the clinic helping out.  They both got to translate in different areas of the clinic.  They loved it!  Here is Cruz translating for one of the nurses.

 

Ben translating in the eye clinic.

 

 

Cruz especially enjoyed working with the dentists.

 

 

 

This was such a fun group of ladies to spend the week with!

 

Thursday lunch at Pollo Campero on their free day.

 

Antigua overlook

 

 

As with all of our teams, we were sad to see them go.  It was a fantastic week from start to finish.  

 

It has been many years since we have hosted a medical team.  This trip reignited that love.  We definitely look forward to doing more in the future. 

Easthaven Baptist Mission Team January/ February 2024

At the end of January and early February we hosted a mission team from Easthaven Baptist Church in Brookhaven, MS.  Here is a look at how we spent our time together.

 

the team ready to fly to Guatemala

 

They arrived late on Saturday afternoon.   We got them settled into the hotel, and then enjoyed a delicious pizza supper at the hotel restaurant.

 

On Sunday morning we were invited to a service in San Rafael.  They were having a baby dedication and wanted David to do it.

 

Sunday service in San Rafael

 

baby dedication

 

Bro. Phil preached the morning message.

 

After the service we gave out basic medicine bags and offered reading glasses to anyone needing them.

 

reading the Bible with his new reading glasses

 

On Sunday evening we were invited to be at the Baptist church in San Andres Itzapa for a special birthday service.

 

There was a church-wide meal following the service.  It was delicious!

 

eating with the church family on Sunday evening in San Andres Itzapa

 

On Monday the team made morning home visits with Pastor Apolinario. 

 

In the afternoon they offered basic medical checkups at the church. 

 

They spent the next two days in Santo Domingo Xenacoj.  Here they are learning to make tortillas with some ladies before making home visits.

 

 

 

praying at a home visit

 

 

The first afternoon they helped host a kid's Bible club that our Guatemalan friends lead weekly.

 

Bible study time at the kid's club in Santo Domingo Xenacoj

 

craft time at the kid's club in Santo Domingo Xenacoj

 

 

more home visits the next day

 

Santo Domingo Xenacoj

We partnered with Argenis and Magda (on the right) who are working with the kids and youth in that area.

 

 

They feed the youth on Wednesday nights.  The team got to help prepare the meal for them.

 

David preaching at the Wednesday night youth service in Santo Domingo Xenacoj.

 

 

On their last day with us we started by taking them to the cross that overlooks Antigua.

 

us with the team

 

We then took them to tour the coffee farm La Azotea.

 

 

 

 

We visited the market and ended our time together with supper at Pappy's BBQ.  It was a wonderful week serving together!  We are thankful for this church and this team.  They love missions, and we are grateful for the way they love us.