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Greetings family, friends, loved ones and supporters of Friends of Barnabas! Day 1 of our actual medical mission was a complete success! We traveled about an hour and a half north of Peņa Blanca to the community, San Antonio de Zacapa. Upon arrival we were surprised there were so few people gathered in the school yard, however, that soon changed. The villagers all showed up in their Sunday best and patiently waited to receive any and all of our services that they desired.

Four clinics were set up: Deworming/Vitamin A/Fluoride; a field style dentist office; a general health clinic with five stations with a full service pharmacy; and an eye clinic. In what seemed to be a short time later, the combined total consultations would be 377:
223 patients received personal medical consultations; 21 patients consulted with a dentist and were relieved of 31 dead or decaying teeth; 26 patients were fitted with 33 pairs of glasses restoring their gift of sight; 107 patients, mostly children, received deworming, fluoride, and vitamin A treatments
Not bad for our first day on the job!

Out of the 377 consultations, one young man showed up quite ill. Cristian, a 10-year-old boy, was seen in Beverley and Eugenia's station. Eugenia is one of three Honduran medical students from San Pedro Sula that we are fortunate to have assisting the Warwick mountain medical mission team. She diagnosed him with a heart murmur and what appeared to be a chronic lung infection. His skin was pale and cold to the touch, he was incoherent, and at times even seemed to drift in and out of consciousness. He was placed on our portable nebulizer. There was a grave concern for his health and a number of team members monitored him with personal one-on-one care. After Dr. Moncada consulted with his mother, aunt, nurses and staff, it was decided that young Cristian needed to be transported to the hospital. Keeping true to the motto of Friends of Barnabas, Cristian and his family were brought back with the team to the Barnabas House. Here Cristian, mom, and dad were all bathed, freshly clothed and shoed, before Elmer escorted them north to the hospital in San Pedro Sula. Please add Cristian and his family to your prayers over the following few days that they may receive a clear diagnosis and prompt attention to his illness.

Dios Te Bendiga y Buenas Noches!!!
Team Warwick
Beverly Franklin
Cynthia Funk
MG Funk
Dallas Groseclose
Elizabeth Hamilton
Charles Hunt
Carlos Liceaga
Cynthia Moore
Carol Phelps
Justin Phelps
Martha Rhodes
James Taylor
Virginia Taylor
Michael Turck
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