FPC Newsletter March 2008

Nicaragua 2008 – Medical Mission Trip

June 20-27, 2008

Join us on the shores of the Caribbean from June 20-June 27.  You won’t have to worry about a sunburn, because we’ll be working inside – serving those who most need medical care.  Yes, it’s our 4th medical mission trip, and we would love to have you sign up to go with us.  The medical team has be formed, and now we are looking for caring compassionate folks who are interested in being “gophers” for the doctors and nurses.  Can you smile and greet people, can you keep a list of who has been treated and what medications have been suggested, can you demonstrate your faith?

2002 was the year of our first medical mission trip.  Here is a remembrance from Marsha Summers:

 “My job was to help with giving numbers and keeping the line moving toward triage.  Kind of like an airline attendant, helping find seats, giving cups of water to the hot and thirsty, admiring pretty babies, teasing little boys.  Near the end of one very hot and humid day, when many in line had been waiting in the sun for over 5 hours, I had a good time getting children to hold their hands out to catch a little ice-water.  "Scrub those hands! Now your face. Here it comes, down your neck" – all with hand signals, since no one at that point spoke English, and my Spanish is only competent for singing.  There were lots of squeals and laughter from children, smiles from mothers and fathers.”

For more commentaries go to - http://216.230.0.205/NICARAGUA/nic.reports.html

Are you interested?  Contact Cynthia Shelhorse (clshelhorse@henrico.k12.va.us) or Mert Fowlkes (Fmfowlkes@aol.com) for more information.