Medical Missions Trip - Dominican Repbulic

Wow, this has been such an amazing trip where God has shown himself in every step of the way. On the first day a group of us went on a hike where one of the teen guys proclaimed himself to be atheist. After many talks and prayers from the whole group it was on the fifth or so day that the teen accepted Jesus as his savior while still others rededicated there lives to Christ. And then every night we would here of the patients we saw that had become Christians as well.

As some of you know I had the privilege of going to Dominican Republic on a medical missions trip with one of my best friends and her fiancé. It was a great time to get to meet a bunch of awesome people as well as to get to serve people who are in need of health care and may not always get it because of cost.

The way this trip was set up was there was one big group but we split into two. One group included the surgeons, nurses and whoever else they thought they might need for the surgeries and just to help out at a local hospital. The hospital was very small and our group had to bring almost all the supplies and equipment in order to even be able to do the surgeries.

And then there was the medical/clinic group, which I was part of, that went to a new school/church everyday. Our drives ranged from a little over an hour to ten minutes. We would have to set up and tear down every day. We had several doctors and a nurse practitioner that would see the patients and they would prescribe the medications and the pharmacy would then be able to fill. From the doctors the patients would be taught how to take care of themselves better and have their medications explained to them. It was in that same teaching that they heard the good news about Jesus. There was a total of 142 that gave their lives to Christ in those two weeks. The patients were also given the opportunity to see an eye doctor where some received glasses and a dentist who did cleanings and some bigger procedures.


It was a great week and I hope to be able to go on another trip in the future once I graduate for college. If you have any questions about the trip or possibly wanting to go on a medical missions trip feel free to ask!

A Little Bit About Me

I have been thinking about starting a blog for a little while now, and I guess today is the day. Just a little about me, I was born into a Mennonite family and raised in Ohio, moving around a lot when I was younger but now have lived in a small town in the middle of no where for the last 14 years. I live with my mom, dad, sister, my dog named Napoleon and like 5 cats. I just finished my 3rd year of college and have one more year left before I graduated with a BSN in nursing.

During my free time I enjoy baking, reading, crafting, playing games, and just spending time with friends and family. I also enjoy traveling. When I was a baby I went to Ecuador and Canada, so I guess you could stay it started early. But more recently I have gone to Haiti in 2011 on a missions trip with my church youth group.  Our Spanish class my senior year of high school went to Spain in 2012. Last summer I was able to go to Colombia on a medical missions trip and visited both Peru and Brazil. This just happened to be during the time of the Fifa World Cup and I came back a soccer fan. Tomorrow I just happen to be leaving for another medical missions trip with two of my friends. I am so excited to see what the Lord has in store. And promise to tell all about it when I get back.

After the trip to Haiti in 2011, I have felt God's calling to do something related to missions. I don't know that if in the future it will mean living over seas or just going on short term trips every once in a while. But in the mean time I will prepare myself for what ever God has planned for me.

Thanks for taking the time to read.