Ministries

What does a typical day of a missioner in Honduras look like:

5 am Wake-up

6 am Morning prayer

6:30am Mass

9-12 Ministry

12pm Rosary

1-4:30 pm Ministry

5pm Holy Hour/ Evening prayer 

6pm Dinner/
evening ministries

8:45 pm Night prayer

Every week there is a little change to our schedule depending on the need of the community. However, one thing that does not change is our discipline with prayer. We pray just as hard as we work...and find time for fun too :)

So what do we do with our time off…well we sleep…JK no time for that. We usually are planning for the next retreat or mission to the surrounding mountains.

What is my ministry?

San Benito Jose Clinic in Comayagua, Honduras.

The Clinic

                   Here is a website for the clinic http://www.sbjhonduras.com. 

I spend most of my mornings here working with our pre-natal program. My typical morning is listening to the heartbeats of unborn babies with a stethoscope. We do not have a doppler so literally I am listening the old fashion way. Educating mothers on what to expect/ signs of emergency. Most of the women that come in are 15 and 16 with no education. However, it is amazing to see how much of being pregnant comes natural to women. 

       Also, a morning visit usually includes asking about infection because most women here have strong UTIs or other infections that will harm the baby. Then educate them more about vitamin, food, and water and then get ready for the next patient. I work with another nurse and we can see from 6-20 patients in the morning. It can be crazy but it all gets down with a little help from above.

       Along with working with our pre-natal patients I help with the medical brigades that come about 4 times a year. Doctors come from all over the United States to help with gall bladder removals to plastic reconstructive surgery. Most teams come with enough help so my main role is in Pre-op; putting in IV's and translating. I love it because my job is to talk to the patients and keep them busy while they wait(color or play cards). Right before they go in I give them an IV and finish their paperwork. It is really fun to be able to work with Doctors from the states and tell them about what I am doing here in Honduras. Also, I get to see these patients afterwards and see how much the surgery has helped them. Most people here will wait years for a brigade to have surgery because there is no other way they could have one. The are truly grateful for the medical help and I have never seen such great patients. 

Physical Therapy

So update: we have expanded our program even more! We now have a space in Casa Guadalupe where we see about 10 patients a week. We have 16 patients in our list but do to limited people we have many on a waiting list and work with them when we have an opening.

The great thing is Wendy and Dulce are in School to become professional therapy assistants. They should be done in 3 years so please keep them in your prayers.

So with Wendy and Dulce in school therapy is what keeps me busy in the afternoon. Not only do we have therapy with our students but with the help of benefactors we are working to help the young adults get jobs and the younger students get an education. It is a privilege to work with these students and see their progress and experience there joy and trials with them. Hopefully I will have a blog update on some of the student soon...

Evangelization/ Mission

We are continually helping with retreats, formation weeks, and mountain missions. A mountain mission is when a group is sent to the villages in the mountains to provide spiritual formation, share in the Word of God, and try to help with any necessary needs. It is similar to the summer program Vocation Bible School.

Pan de Vida

This is the Eucharistic retreat that we put on with the help of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal. Usually there dis about 120-200 teens that come :) I am in charge of this retreat this year!