Wednesday, 17 January 2007
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Maranatha Missionary Report #1
Report #1
Hi Missionary Friends,
This is a mission report from one of our volunteers who recently worked with us in the mountains of Honduras. Hope you enjoy the report.
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One afternoon at our Clinic Outpost in the mountains of Santa Barbara, Honduras, a young man came carrying a boy about the age of 5 years old. Apparently, he had fallen and knocked out all of his front teeth; at least that's what we thought at first glance. After closer examination, we learned that the teeth had been actually been forced up into the gum; and some had broken off in the gum. The inside of his lips had been cut by the teeth during the fall as well.
This poor family didn't have the money to take him to the hospital in town (nearly 5 miles away). They had heard that we are missionaries;missionaries who don't charge the poor for medical services. Well, they came to the right place. we were in the middle of a training session, and it was an excellent opportunity to show our volunteers how to care for this young boy.
Upon examination, I saw that the teeth which had been broken and pressed into the gums needed to be removed, and the gums needed suturing.
I asked the boy what his name was; He answered, "mi nombre es Henry". Well Henry, we're going to fix you right up.
Little Henry was such a brave boy. He didn't cry or fight us at all. Even though I numbed his gums real well, I knew he was feeling some pain. After what seemed like hours, i finally removed the last bit of broken tooth from inside his gums. Now it was time to suture. This was going to be the tricky part,...so I thought.
Actually, suturing little Hrnry was much easier than working on adults. I still remember him looking at me with those big brown eyes as if to say, "I trust you". How could you not do all you could to help such a one in need.
The surgery was a success, thank the Lord; Little Henry lost all of his front teeth, but the good news is,...he will get a new set coming in very soon. We never did see Henry again, but we were informed that his mouth healed perfectly, and his new set was coming in straight.
Of course, our volunteers spent most of the day talking about the event. The most exciting part of it all, is knowing that you're helping someone else.
People around the world are so busy working to please and satisfy themselves; They think they're happy. Little do they know that true happiness is giving of yourself, to help others.
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Until next time ............. Maranatha
Missionary Doc
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