Honduras Mission Trip

The first mission trip that I was able to go on after graduating was a trip to La Ceiba, Honduras. First of all, if you supported me either financially or through prayer, thank you!! I couldn't have done it without you! The trip was led by Betty and Mike Kaszer, missionaries who spent three years living in La Ceiba working with Holy Trinity Episcopal Church and School. They have continued to bring down groups on mission trips ever since. The group that I was able to go with consisted of 10 people including the Kaszers and my grandma, Sandy Griffin. We spent months preparing for what to expect, and how we could best help.

After flying through Houston, and a four hour drive from San Pedro Sula, we arrived at La Quinta hotel in La Ceiba, where we stayed for the duration of the trip.

Over the next five days, we traveled to three different locations to provide medical services. On our team, we had a doctor and two nurses, administrative help, a prayer team, and a children's ministry team. My role was to help with the children's ministry; many children waited with their parents from early in the morning until they got treated, so were there to play with them and entertain them in the meantime.

The first two days, we were at the medical clinic in La Ceiba. A large portion of the people in La Ceiba are living in poverty, and the medical care we were providing was free of charge. While at the clinic, we played with balloons and soccer balls, handed out stickers, face painted, and even got our own faces painted. The third day, we went to the village on the edge of a pineapple plantation. The people here were even more impoverished than many of those we saw at the clinic. While the men were working in the fields, the women brought themselves and their children to receive medical treatment. In addition to the activities that we did at the clinic, we also shared with the children at Montevideo the parable of the lost sheep and did a craft that related to the story. The fourth and fifth days, we went to another, more remote village called La Linea. The people living in La Linea have no running water and little electricity. With the children in La Linea, we shared the story of Daniel in the lion's den one day and the lost sheep the next.

Over the five days that we served in Honduras, we saw over 500 patients. Many of them came for treatment of parasites, headaches, or simply needed vitamins. The team suffered some setbacks, as about half of us (myself included) got sick while we were there, but we were able to power through it. The trip was a great experience in being able to help others and immerse myself in a foreign culture.

Thanks for taking the time to come on this journey with me! Subscribe to receive updates on new posts!

(Photos by Ben Bartling)

Much love,

Hannah