The Advance Team arrived today. Our travel was uneventful, which is the way you want travel to go.The day started early with the team arriving at the airport at 5:15am. As a result, several team members slept during the flight.
Once we arrived in Belize, several team members realized their mistake of wearing a heavy shirt under their Belize t-shirt. We were welcomed with the heat and humidity of Belize. Quite a change from the chilly Cincinnati weather.
After grabbing a quick sandwich, the team loaded up in the vans and drove to the hospital for a quick look around. The surgical team was excited to learn that the operating wing has been remodeled. And there is other construction work going on in the hospital compound. Our departure from the hospital was delayed a little as one of the keys to the one of the vans was broken off in the lock. Now I won't name any names, but let's just say one guy has been getting a lot of grief for his herculean grip! ;-)
From the hospital, we drove to Tony's to unload the medical supplies and many of the team members. However, this year the group is so large that we are spread out in three different hotels. In fact, this year we have 72 team members that include 11 doctors, 16 nurses and 3 pharmacists. We have 28 people on the village medical clinic team, 24 on the surgical team, and 14 on the construction team. As you can imagine, we are expecting great things from these large teams.
Well, it is 9:10pm here in Belize. Everyone else has wandered off to bed -- between the long travel day and the heat and humidity, everyone was pretty tired. The day starts at 6:30am tomorrow so I better wander off as well.
I have added some pictures from the day. As I get pictures from other team members I will add them to the albums. So take a look at the picture albums for regular additions. Buenas noches!
Mom and Dad, (the amazing Rod and Glenna MacGregor), what an uplift to my evening to see you two, small of stature in the back row peeking over the giants of service to God you are traveling with during your mission. I pray the love, strength and promises of Jesus Christ envelop you and your teams mission in Belize. I love you and am grateful for your service to family, community, and the world. Proud to be your son,
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Dear Horizon Belize Mission Team 2012,
ReplyDeleteWhat a blessing you will be to our Belizean brothers and sisters in sharing your God given talents with them. I pray this trip delivers revelations of how blessed we are to serve God, to serve others, and to be under His authority and protection.
I pray you find beauty in this country and its people who proudly work long and so hard to accommodate your time there in service to their neighbors.
Remember those at home are also sacrificing to enable this experience. And I encourage you to reflect on how this time may serve to grow you to love others more, and more deeply.
Be safe; care for yourself and one another,
Nancy Griffin