I realized many of you may not know the incredible story
behind what God has accomplished at Clínica Esperanza. Peggy Stranges, an experienced nurse from Ohio,
moved to Roatán in 2001 not really knowing what God had in store. It was not
too long after she arrived on the Island when people found out she was a nurse
and began lining up outside her door to seek medical advice. Peggy began seeing
patients in her kitchen which later on moved into her basement. In 2007, what
started out as a small clinic in Peggy’s home had moved into a new 4,000+
square foot, two-story building named Clínica Esperanza. The new clinic building was made possible by many
generous donations of money, construction materials, labor, and land.
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Clínica
Esperanza continues to provide healthcare to the underserved population on the
Island of Roatán through donated supplies, medications, and money to purchase
supplies and reduce priced medications through the World Health Organization.
The cost of a visit is 70 lempiras ($3.50) which includes a 30 day supply of
medications and no one is turned away if unable to pay. Typically, we treat
around 60-100 patients per day, depending on how many volunteers we have for
the week. The Clinic is employed by Honduran staff and there are approximately
200 volunteers a year who come to work at the clinic. The clinic has two
wonderful full-time physicians, Dr. Rafael Solis (Pediatrician) and Dr. Raymond
Cherryington (Family Medicine). They also have a part-time OBGYN, full-time
dentist, dental assistant, receptionist, administrator, environmental service
lady, and guards 24/7. There is one employee, Karla, whose been working with Peggy
since 2000, when she first started seeing patients in her home and is now in
the process of completing her nursing degree. I really can’t say enough good things
about the employees at Clínica
Esperanza. They have all been so kind and welcoming to me, despite my broken
Spanish skills, which I’m working on.
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Honduran nursing students and Me 
storage room with medications & supplies
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Volunteer pharmacy student working by candlelight
Dr. Raymond Cherington (Family Practice)
Dr. Rafael Solis (Pediatrician)
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