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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... More

Another Successful Mission Trip!

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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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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New Literacy Improvement Project

 

In past years we have used a Vacation Bible School program to occupy the children who attend the medical and dental clinics with their parents.

 

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 Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. She designed a workbook to teach the children beginning vocabulary words. Dr. Cho now has information about the baseline literacy level of children in Morocopay  and Puerto Grande. The development of a comprehensive literacy improvement program is a key element of KHISH activities in the future.

Kurtz Humanitarian Initiative for Southwest Honduras

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

January 3rd - 10th, 2009

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 inHonduras. 

            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 Honduras... Read more

 

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

 

 

PROJECT VISION CATARACT SURGERIES SCHEDULED

 

We are partnering with See International and Centro Cristiano de Servicios Humanitario de Honduras (The Christian Center for Humanitarian Services of Honduras) to provide cataract surgeries for the people of Southwest Honduras. See International has perfected MSICS (manual small incision cataract surgery) for third world countries.  Together we will bring the miracle of sight to some the most needy in the South.

 

We are pleased to announce our schedule for the first set of surgeries this coming January at Hospital San Lorenzo:


•  Phase I  Oct-Dec 2010

Cataract Screening of 500 Potential Cataract Patients


•  Phase II January 3-7 2011 Cataract Surgery For 40 Patients-8/day


•   Phase III January 8-22 2011
           Follow-up    
 

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REPORT: 2010 HONDURAS MISSION TRIP

 

Friends:

Hello again after another rewarding mission to Honduras.  We appreciate your support.  Here is what we accomplished this past year in Honduras with your help. Our plans for the future include you.

PREPARATION FOR THE TRIP

As usual, we spent a lot of time during 2009 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 Honduras.  More ...