We have met the most incredible people when we visited three clinics,yesterday. The women who run these clinics have a heart so big and they have such a strong believe in what they are doing. Just talking to them you can see the love they have for the poor. One of the clinics was St Paul's, it started as a mission of St Paul's Church in Damascus, Maryland after Hurricane Mitch. Joanny the Center's director is a Honduran lady who went there from Maryland to help her family when the Hurricane wiped out a lot of Tegucigalpa. The devastation was so huge that she stayed and has been helping the poor since then. We will be collaborating with a brigade that is coming from Maryland in the middle of February to travel to some villages and provide medical care. I can not wait to help with that mission.This clinic takes place in the community center and is having trouble with a leaky roof that between other things damaged their Odontology chair and equipment. They see about 20 patients a day and charge them $2 which cover examination and medications.
The other clinics we visited were the Divine Providence and Notre Dame Clinic. The Divine Providence is a village to the north of Tegucigalpa. It was started by the Archidiocese. The people seem to have pride in their homes. I saw them sweeping their yards, taking out the trash. Their children were outside playing! The clinic's personnel were very interested in all we could offer. Marilena, our boss, has been visiting these clinics in the past trying to get the catholic clinics to unite so they are able to acquire medications etc at better prices and also be able to collaborate with each other.
The third clinic we visited, Notre Dame, is located in the Notre Dame Church building. As the director,Dr. Coscas said, they started in one room and now the priest is scared they may take over all the building. She is another special woman. We were in awe of the strength of their faith and of their love to the poor. They seem to be tireless in their labor of love and in their enthusiasm for their work.
God Bless these people they live their faith in action.
What a blessing it is to see Christ so clearly in the poor. I will pray for the success of the mission and for all involved the Clinics of St Paul, Joanny, her family, the people at the clinic at the community center, the Divine Providence clinic, the Notre Dame clinic, the children, Marilena, Dr Coscas all the poor and you. May God's Will be done
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