Hello, family
and friends! I am very excited to share with
you my experiences over this upcoming year at Clinica Esperanza. For those of
you who would like to know more about how this all came about; I applied to Catholic Medical Mission Board
(CMMB) last spring and was accepted into their medical volunteer program this
summer. CMMB sends medical volunteers all over the world to work in impoverished areas.
I was assigned to Clinica Esperanza in Roatán, Honduras. After speaking with a past CMMB nurse volunteer in Roatán, I decided it would
be beneficial to take language courses in a spanish speaking country. I found a
language school in Guatemala, booked my flight, and spent three weeks of
intensive language classes. It was a
wonderful experience and I met so many great people within the short time I was
there, including my wonderful host family. I then flew straight to New
Jersey for a week of orientation with CMMB. I was able to meet and spend time with the other women and men who are also serving as medical volunteers now. They are truly amazing
people!
In the past, I would think off and on about being a nurse volunteer in a developing country, but I never
really thought I would be lead in that direction. However, life is unexpected and full of things we never thought
possible. As the bible says: "With men it is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” Matthew 19:26. I feel blessed to have experienced this past month and done things I honestly never thought I could do on my own. I look forward to whatever God has in store for this upcoming year and I will share with you my journey as a nurse. I ask that you please keep the people of Roatán, the staff, and the volunteers in your prayers.
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CMMB volunteers 2012-2013 |
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