I will be joining a Mountain Medical Team with Friends of Barnabas (FOB) to serve rural mountain communities with medical, dental and vision clinics. Since 2000, Friends of Barnabas has been sending medical teams to Honduras to provide preventative health education and healthcare services to rural communities.
I have the amazing opportunity to share this experience with my daughter, Hannah Hayes, an emergency room trauma nurse with a big heart and a passion for helping others. She inspires me everyday for her courage and determination. I became a nurse as a second career because I was driven to find a profession where I could help people in a tangible way. Please pray for me as this will be my first time on a new adventure.
The Mountain Medical Teams provide general medical, dental, and vision care to children and families who have limited or no access to healthcare. We will also provide vitamins, fluoride, and anti-parasite medications and referrals for follow up care for children in need. Teams also identify children with special needs that FOB staff will follow up with in the weeks following the team’s clinics. The FOB staff also provide on-going education and support to the communities that the team will visit, meaning that the medical clinics you are supporting are a part of sustainable, community-wide empowerment.
Each team has a goal of $11,500 to cover the cost of medications and medical supplies that we will need to care for the families of five communities. In addition to the team goal, each team member has a individual $2250 travel contribution amount to cover their flights, meals and accommodations.
In many cases, we provide medications that most of us have access to in our own homes. We provide Tylenol to those with aches and pains, and we provide cough syrup for little ones with colds. The list goes on and on… The healthcare we provide, paired with education, empower families and communities to address their own healthcare needs.
To learn more, please visit fobf.org