Mario’s Story

For the first time after almost 8 years of pain and a gradual loss of mobility, Mario Yos is finally seeing a glimmer of hope for some relief.  As a young man of only 18, Mario first began noticing pain and swelling in the joints of his fingers, followed gradually by pain and gradual loss [...]

Dr. Chumil Joins Mission Guatemala

Mission Guatemala is pleased to welcome Dr. Luis Edwin Chumil to our clinic staff as our main clinic doctor! Dr. Chumil had been working one day a week filling in for our regular clinic doctor.  However, in October, the full time clinic doctor needed to leave his position with us and Dr. Chumil was willing [...]

Dentist Office Is Open!

It was a very exciting day as the Mission Guatemala dental office officially opened and saw its first patients!  The dentist,  Dr. Janet, was very busy as she treated men, women, and children on her first day.  Many people had heard about the dental office opening days in advance and had scheduled an appointment to [...]

Meet Dr. Janet the New Mission Guatemala Dentist

Mission Guatemala is one step closer to having its new dental offices open!  We now have a new dentist!  Dr. Janet has joined out staff to provide badly needed dental services at our mission site in San Andrés Semetabaj. Ayda Yaneth Gonzalez, or Dr. Janet, is a native of Columbia but has been living in [...]

Boxes of Medicines Arrive at Mission Guatemala

Boxes of medicines from Indiana United Methodist Churches have arrived in Guatemala.  There was much excitement at the clinic as the boxes were unloaded and carried into the building. Currently, the Mission Guatemala clinic staff is trying to sort the contents by type of medicine and then organize the medicines  by the expiration date.  This [...]

Dental Equipment Has Arrived!

The new dental equipment for the Mission Guatemala clinic has arrived!  In December, Dr. Thomas Scholl of Newburgh, Indiana retired and donated his entire office to Mission Guatemala.  We are so excited about what this will mean to so many people in the region. Fortunately, there was a hardworking team from Castleton United Methodist Church [...]

Healing in a Box – by Todd Outcalt

Members of Calvary United Methodist Church in Brownsburg gathered on Thursday, March 10 for a packing party. Their efforts focused on a small “mountain of medicine” that had been contributed by congregations across the state of Indiana and beyond. These over-the-counter medical supplies, as well as school supplies and towels, were accompanied by written prayers [...]

Dentist Office One Step Closer to Reality

A dentist office is one step closer to reality for the people of San Andrés and the surrounding area.  With the help of several volunteers, the dentist office donated to us by retiring Newburgh, Indiana dentist, Tom Scholl, is one step closer to arriving in San Andrés Semetabaj. Under the leadership of Robin Lannert, the [...]

New Dental Clinic on the Way!

We are very excited!  A new dental clinic is on the way to our clinic in San Andrés Semetabaj! Thanks to the generosity of Dr. Thomas Scholl of Newburgh, Indiana, the people of San Andrés and the surrounding area will soon be receiving dental care.  After practicing dentistry for many many years, Dr. Scholl decided [...]

Mission Guatemala Provides Diabetes Testing

Recently, Mission Guatemala provided diabetes testing at the clinic in San Andrés Semetabaj.  The testing was done by a student, Marvin, who is studying to be a professional nurse. Diabetes is a growing problem in Guatemala due to diet and lifestyle.  It also appears to be a disease that is strongly inherited throughout the indigenous [...]

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