We first met 5-year-old Juana Silvia back in the spring of last year, when Mission Guatemala first began to work in Nueva Esperanza. Juana was a quiet, thoughtful, and affectionate child, but she suffered with eyes that were misaligned, her left eye veering off to the outside
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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