Pastor Posadas' House Has A Roof!
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Honduras Mission: A Year In
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June 1, 2010
The Posadas family house in
Puerto Grande has been a KHISH project since we first went to Honduras five
years ago. Last January we purchased the blocks and watched as local
workmen built the walls. A few weeks ago we sent Marvin Hernandes the
needed funds to put the roof on the house. This has been completed as shown in
the attached pictures. In January 2011 we will install wiring and paint the
inside of the house. Join us in this rewarding project...
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Another Successful Mission
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January 9-17, 2010
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Honduras Mission: A Year In
Review
January 21, 2010 Dr. Susan David
In January 2009 the mission team returned after
another successful effort in Puerto Grande and Moropocay. The construction
team, led by Sam Lowe, built a shelter for Pastora Raquel’s outdoor oven so that
she would be able to prepare her tortillas in inclement weather (she had
previously had to go without food on many days in the rainy season because she
could not use her oven). We also did indoor painting in the church and arranged
for the floor to be tiled by local workmen after our departure.
The medical and dental teams
continued their usual clinics, and expanded the use of the medical records
system. (Dr. Moreno has been using these charts as well during his interim
visits.) Dr. Moreno told us that he has begun to see the results of increased
frequency of clinics: The diabetic and hypertensive villagers are in better
control.The vacation bible
school workers were exhausted but happy, having entertained throngs of children
for four days in the hot sun.
We ended our week with a wedding in
Puerto Grande, and the traditional farewell dinner and team meeting to plan for
2009-2010. We decided to give our ecumenical group a real name: The Kurtz
Humanitarian Initiative for Southwest Honduras, or KHISH, named for our founder,
Dick Kurtz of Trinity Presbyterian church in Berwyn, Pennsylvania.
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The mission to Honduras started with a few
people and has expanded to many people from many different denominations and
churches working together to improve the lives of people in Southwest
Honduras...
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KHISH On Facebook
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REPORT: 2010 MISSION
TRIP
Honduras Mission: A Year In
Review
Dental Symposium
Honduras Map
News
Dental
Symposium
On Friday January 15th Drs.
Len Jensen and Alex Moreno conducted a dental symposium attended by 16 visiting
dentists, including a representative from the Tegucigalpa Dental School. Alex
Moreno has accepted a position in the health administration of the new
government in Honduras headed by newly elected President Lobo. Alex presented
his vision of a program to improve the dental health of the Honduran people.
Alex will be part of a new government in Honduras which is stable, fair and
devoted to the people of Honduras.
Leonard Jensen presented a detailed analysis of dental implant surgery.
Everyone appreciated the attention we are giving to dental health in Honduras.
The Alex Moreno program for dental health is called the “GIFT OF A SMILE
PROGRAM”. Dr. Leyda Callejas, a recent medical school graduate, translated
for the symposium.
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On Friday January 15th Drs. Len Jensen and Alex Moreno conducted a dental symposium attended by 16 visiting dentists, including a representative from the Tegucigalpa Dental School. Alex Moreno has accepted a position in the health administration of the new government in Honduras headed by newly elected President Lobo. Alex presented his vision of a program to improve the dental health of the Honduran people. Alex will be part of a new government in Honduras which is stable, fair and devoted to the people of Honduras.
Leonard Jensen presented a detailed analysis of dental implant surgery.
Everyone appreciated the attention we are giving to dental health in Honduras.
The Alex Moreno program for dental health is called the “GIFT OF A SMILE
PROGRAM”. Dr. Leyda Callejas, a recent medical school graduate, translated
for the symposium.
New Literacy Improvement Project
In past years we have used a
In 2010 this program was elevated to a new level
of improving reading skills. Dr. Seonhee Cho, Boo Elmore and a guide, Stephanie
Erezo played games and read stories to the children. Their responses to the
stories and games helped the children immensely in their reading capability. Dr.
Cho is a professor in the Education Department at
We are a small group dedicated to working with the people of Honduras to improve the lives of people in southwest Honduras, particularly the villages of Moropocay and Puerto Grande. The people of Southwest Honduras are friendly, and they work hard to improve their communities. They appreciate greatly our efforts to improve their health and living conditions. We would like to have you join us on one of our trips to Honduras or in our efforts in the United States to collect resources for our projects .
Previous Trip Report
PREPARATION FOR THE TRIP
As usual, we spent a lot of time during 2008 preparing for the
trip, fundraising, gathering supplies and making plans for how we can best
conduct medical and dental clinics and do construction projects in
We continue to work closely with Central American Relief Effort
(C.A.R.E - Steve Mentzer) and with Mission Relief Services,
(Jim Harrison) to improve the lives of the people in
Missionary Trips
The next mission trip is Jan 9-15, 2011. Please join us if you can, or help us prepare to collect supplies for the medical and dental clinics and for the construction projects we will be undertaking. Read more
