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  • 16Jun
    by Drew in Missions.

    Gloria Harrington was kind enough to write the following report on her recent medical missions trip to Belize.  Her husband, Jim, usually accompanies her on this annual excursion but was unable to go this year.  We are grateful for the work these two are doing around the world for Christ!

    I hope you had a good week and have not melted in this heat !   We had a great trip to Belize; it was hot, and we worked very hard.

    This is the first time we have been there this time of the year which is the start of the rainy season.  We usually go in late March/early April, which is still the dry season, and we rarely see any rain at all.  This time it rained and stormed several nights and some during the day.  The mango trees are also loaded, which I had never seen before;  I don’t think I even knew there were mango trees there, but people were eating them all the time, and we also ate them several times, plus juice with lots of fruits, including mango in it, which was absolutely wonderful ! Continue reading »

  • 08Apr
    by Drew in Missions.

    Gloria Harrington sent an email this morning to let us know that she, Jim, and Mary Beth Greenway made it back safely from Belize, where they spent almost two weeks assisting in a medical mission campaign. I thought you would be interested in her report:

    We arrived home late this evening from another great trip to Belize. We were able to perform surgical procedures for 52 people, plus evaluate countless others who wanted to see the doctor. Some are already waiting for the next time we will go there for their surgery. Continue reading »

  • 02Apr
    by Drew in Missions.

    So much for the mild weather. It only lasted one day. On Tuesday after a late start due to getting everything organized we did 8 surgeries. On Wednesday we had a power outage from 8:00 Am to 12:30. We were only able to do minor cases during this time. After the power returned we found that the air condtioner in the OR could not keep the room cool enough to work in. We bought a new unit and the maintenance men came at 5:00 PM to install it. We waited until about 7:00 and it became apparent that it would be several more hours before the installation would be complete, so we called it a day with only 5 surgeries. Today the new air conditioner is working great and we are moving along a good pace. Bible studies are being conducted in the waiting rooms, hallways, pre-op room and on the veranda. Everyone who has surgery has a Bible lesson before hand, usually in pre-op.
    Everyone is doing good and the only problem seems to be the heat.

    May God continue to bless this work and those who have an interest in it,

    Jim and Gloria

  • 31Mar
    by Drew in Missions.

    belizeJim and Gloria Harrington and Mary Beth Greenway left Monday on a medical mission trip to Belize, a small country in Central America. Their objectives are to provide surgical services and Bible studies for the people in Punta Gorda town and the surrounding villages. They plan to return Tuesday, April 7.

    Update: We just received word from our folks in Belize and it appears that everything is going as planned. Gloria writes,

    Greetings from beautiful Belize. The group made the trip down here without any difficulty-only one lost bag. We spent yesterday afternoon and evening getting the pre-op, post-op and operating room set up and started surgeries this morning. Everyone is doing fine. We are receiving teaching support form a Lipscomb University student who is down here for several weeks. He is very eager to help and is doing a good job. The weather is not as hot as usual-probably 10-15 degrees below normal. That is all for now.

    Love Jim and Gloria

    Continue to keep the team in your prayers.

  • 03Mar
    by Drew in Missions.

    Yesterday morning, Barton and Allison Kizer welcomed their first child, Cole Alexander, into the world.  He weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces and was 20 1/2 inches long.  Allison and Cole are doing well.

    Barton, as many of you know, was our youth minister for five years before moving to Dallas to begin the first stage of his plans to do mission work in Cusco, Peru.  You can follow Barton and Allison’s progress at The Cusco Chronicles.

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