St' Marks Episcopal Honduras Medical Mission

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St. Marks Episcopal Honduras Medical Mission

• To share Gods healing message of love and
  forgiveness through the ministry of medicine
• Presented by
• Frances Mallow, Ph.D.
• W. Brad McGonagle, Ph.D.

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Corinto
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St. Marks Episcopal Honduras Medical Mission

• Started in 1992 in Bay City, Texas by James
  Humphries, DDS.
• 15 people on first team to go to Honduras
• Initial budget of less than 5,000
• Today
• Largest team to go was last year, 52 people from
  all over the United States
• Budget over 100,000
• Over 12,500 lives touched through the Ministry of
  Medicine

The Humphrie Family
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St. Marks Episcopal Honduras Medical Mission

• 10 years of medical ministry to the people of
  Honduras with 9 years exclusively in the village
  of Corinto
• Over 12,500 men, women and children treated
• Over 30,000 prescriptions filled
• Over 3,000 teeth filled, extracted or cleaned.
• Over 4,300 dogs, cats, horses and mules
  vaccinated against rabies and tetanus (no
  gorillas)
• Over 300 pairs of glasses distributed
• Over 50,000 hours volunteered by team members

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St. Marks Episcopal Honduras Medical Mission

• Contributors to 2002 Mission
• Diocese of Texas missions   23,232
• Episcopal Med. Mission Found.      5,000
• Bay City Lions Club 500
• Galveston Morning Kiwanis
  500
• St. Mark's Episcopal Church Bay City
  (fundraising)                                  
  5,000
• Personal Donations                         
  3,073
• Trull Foundation, Palacios, Tx 5,000
• Rotary International 3,500 

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St. Marks Episcopal Honduras Medical Mission

• The Preparation
• Quarterly planning meetings held to evaluate
  previous mission and establish goals for next
  mission
• Registration begins immediately
• Meds and Supplies are packed and sipped via
  container in April/May.

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St. Marks Episcopal Honduras Medical Mission

• The Financing
• Fun-raisers
• Fajita Dinner
• Sausage Suppers
• Grants
• Diocese of Texas
• Donations
• Money
• Medical Supplies
• Give-always/School Supplies

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St. Marks Episcopal Honduras Medical Mission

• The Leadership
• Sam Maglitto
• The Godfather
• Retired school principal
• Registration, Travel, Fundraisers
• Taffy Atkinson
• Mamasita
• Elementary school teacher
• Trip director, Grant writer, World Board
  Representative

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St. Marks Episcopal Honduras Medical Mission

• The Trip to Honduras
• Advance Team/Mission Team
• 8-10 people
• Arrive 3 days in advance
• In-country preparation for mission
• Advance team duties
• Meet with Diocese representative
• Acquire additional medicines
• Purchase food supplies
• Acquire container at port
• Mission team duties
• Have fun upon arrival

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St. Marks Episcopal Honduras Medical Mission

• Episcopal Diocese of Honduras
• Coordinates practitioner paperwork,
  transportation, food supplies, general
  administration
• Fees paid to the Diocese go towards providing the
  aforementioned services
• Very friendly and resourceful in support of our
  mission

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St. Marks Episcopal Honduras Medical Mission

• The Trip to Corinto
• Approximately 100 kilometers from San Pedro Sula.
• 4 hour bus ride through Porte Cortez into the
  mountains.
• Lunch break at resort in Porte Cortez

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St. Marks Episcopal Honduras Medical Mission

• The Village of Corinto
• Located on the Honduras/Guatemalan border
• Estimated population is unknown.
• No formal infrastructure, government, town
  leadership
• Limited fresh water
• Episcopal Church, Pentecostal Church and Catholic
  Church largest organized presence in village.

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St. Marks Episcopal Honduras Medical Mission

• The Clinic
• Approximately 250 patients per day run under
  Managed Care type-system.
• Number/Token system used for admission
• Patients are registered, vitals taken then
  triaged
• Vitamins, toothbrushes and general hygiene
  lessons are provided during wait to see
  physicians, dentists, optometrists
• Severe cases are referred to the community
  hospital in Porte Cortez or Mercy Ship for eye
  surgery.

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St. Marks Episcopal Honduras Medical Mission

• The Pharmacy
• Scripts are filled according to managed care
  sheet provided each family.
• Computer link from clinic to pharmacy expedites
  process
• Family history and past prescriptions are
  maintained in the database
• Families are given monthly supplies of available
  meds
• Most meds are purchased by the medical mission
  with some vitamins and over-the-counter meds
  donated
• Staffed by 3-5 people with one Pharmacist.

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St. Marks Episcopal Honduras Medical Mission

• The Dental Station
• Two dental stations staffed by dentist, assistant
  and interpreter
• Emphasis is on extractions due to time
  constraints but fillings have become more
  prevalent in recent years.
• Instruments are sterilized according to proper
  procedures
• Medical mission purchases dental equipment and
  meds

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St. Marks Episcopal Honduras Medical Mission

• The Eye Clinic
• Refractions are performed with the use of a
  Retinoscopy to determine lenses prescription.
• Glasses are then dispensed based on the
  prescription.
• Glasses are donated by the Lions Club and Rotary
• Patients are also screened for cataracts and
  other eye diseases for surgery on the Mercy Ship
  Caribbean.

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St. Marks Episcopal Honduras Medical Mission

• The Vet Team
• Consists of 3 Veterinarians divided into 2 teams
  with 2 support people.
• One team remains in Corinto while other team
  provides vet clinic in surrounding villages.
• Primary emphasis is on rabies, tetanus
  vaccinations, worming/parasite control, tick and
  flee control
• Some minor surgeries are performed.
• Meds are donated by Pfizer and Fort Dodge
  Pharmaceuticals.
• Last year a team worked in El Cacao, Guatemala

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St. Marks Episcopal Honduras Medical Mission

• The People of the Mission
• Average team consists of
• 3-4 physicians
• 1-2 dentists
• 3-4 Vegetarians
• 1-2 optometrists/ophthalmologists
• 1-2 pharmacists
• 8-10 nurses
• 2-4 computer operators
• 5-7 interpreters
• 12-15 non-clinicians including
• 3-4 high school aged team members
• Engineers, school teachers, administrators

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St. Marks Episcopal Honduras Medical Mission

• 5 Star Accommodations
• 48 bed dormitory constructed in 2001
• Funded by grant from Dioceses of Texas
• Full showers and restrooms
• Large storage
• Veranda for preparing evening meals by the team.
  Picnic atmosphere.
• The Hotel Taffy

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St. Marks Episcopal Honduras Medical Mission

• Healing Ministry and Service
• Work performed in Corinto goes beyond just the
  clinical applications.
• Three fresh water wells were funded by churches
  of the various team members.
• Oversight of the wells has been the
  responsibility of the team while in the village.

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St. Marks Episcopal Honduras Medical Mission

• Gods Healing Message
• Foot washing Ceremony night before leaving for
  village
• Morning passage readings
• Sunday worship with local congregation
• Prayer visits to houses
• Worship services in English and Spanish

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St. Marks Episcopal Honduras Medical Mission

• Lessons Learned/Goals for Next Year
• Health Education initiatives
• Outreach to other villages such as Garcia/Mobile
  clinic
• Kitchen renovation
• School uniforms and supplies
• Fresh drinking water to rest of village
• Medicine and vitamins for local health monitor

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St. Marks Episcopal Honduras Medical Mission

• Contact Information
• Taffy Atkinson
• 2101 Austin St.
• Bay City Texas, 77414
• [phone]
• Tatkinsn_at_wcnet.net