Honduras MD

Honduras can be a beautiful place …

Or not so beautiful …

But it’s not beauty, but people … that’s why we’re there, so that some will have a chance for a better future with less hunger and suffering.

Our effort has been dedicated over the last several years to helping some very poor people in Honduras. They aren’t all sad, or depressed. In general, they are are reasonably happy people, who manage to cope with conditions most of us Americans would shudder at. But their lives can be short, and painful. For many there’s little chance of moving beyond the subsistence farming and hand to mouth existence that leaves them hungry and vulnerable when meager crops fail or a parent or provider isn’t there any more.

Sometimes I’m asked, “Why care?” My personal answer is “I just do. I always have.” The way we try to care best is to use medical training to directly help people with basic medical care for chronic conditions that would otherwise disable, cripple, or kill them. When a provider falters, there’s often no one left to help the ones left behind. When people can afford to pay even a small amount to reimburse the cost of medicine or medical supplies, we ask for payment so that those who really can’t pay at all can have medicine too. And we act as liaison for medical resources that we can tap into either here in Honduras or in the US.

We are also trying to provide a very basic commodity such as powdered milk to as many children as we can; it has been a reality that we’ve not been able to provide enough for those that absolutely need it. A longer term solution is to provide better opportunity for educating the young. Schools are often available, but parental support diminishes quickly in the face of even minor costs such as transportation, a school uniform, or minor “promotion” fees. With help for these expenses, some children can complete high school, attend trade school, or in a few cases even a university.

So, look at the project links, and consider donating some amount to help as explained on the donation page. In addition to money, we sometimes need supplies that are hard to come by in Honduras. Please use the contact link to let us know of your interest, and to request a list of the things (generally medical supplies, including such things as aspirin, etc.) that we need most at the time.

And take a few minutes, if you have time, to look at some of the links about Honduras as a country. It has some beautiful spots. And take a look at the links to others in the area that are helping too.