Team Chatham is in Honduras this week! After all being up since the wee morning hours to travel to Honduras, we slept ALL the hours and woke up this morning refreshed and ready for some adventure! The team headed to Pulhapanzek falls where Steve, Christina, Linda, and Kim all leaped into the air and zipped … Read more

Friday, August 12, 2022 Today was supposed to be our final clinic day. We were headed to La Pimienta, San Jose, Comayagua. However, after being on the road for just a short while, the bus began having some mechanical issues, so we had to turn around and head back to the Friends of Barnabas compound. … Read more

Thursday, August 11, 2022 For our fourth day of clinic, we visited Agua Salada, our second new Friends of Barnabas community this week. It was the most interesting journey so far. The school where we set up is very high atop a mountain. We realized that our bus, carrying more than 20 passengers and heavy … Read more

Wednesday, August 10, 2022 It was an exciting day as we visited a brand-new location in the Community Development Program. This was the first visit by a Medical Mountain Team to Plan Grande, Santa Cruz de Yojoa, Cortes, a community made up of 120 families with 755 residents. It’s always incredible to see how the … Read more

Tuesday, August 9, 2022 “I arise today through the strength of heaven. . . I arise today through God’s strength to pilot me. God’s eye to look before me; God’s wisdom to guide me; God’s way to lie before me; God’s shield to protect me. . .Christ with me; Christ before me; Christ behind me; … Read more

Monday, August 8, 2022 Team En Sus Pasos began clinics today. The first visit of the week was to the Agua Blanquita, Santa Rita, Yoro community, home to approximately 720 residents and 90 families. As is usually the case, we set up the clinics in the community school – which has a kindergarten class of … Read more

Sunday, August 7, 2022 The En Sus Pasos (“In His Steps”) team arrived in Honduras Saturday afternoon. It took a little time for us to get 14 large duffel bags filled with essential medical supplies through Customs at the new Comayagua airport, but we were finally off and on our way to the Friends of … Read more

Friday, July 15, 2022 Is there any easy way to say goodbye? How should we tell others we must depart? Where do you go to see your new friends and family off? Today was our last mission day in Honduras. We got the opportunity to visit our final community and serve alongside our new friends. … Read more

Thursday, July 14, 2022 Our Honduran adventures thus far have been helpful, unexpected, and varied. There is no way to ever fully capture all the stories of community engagement, improvement to children’s wellbeing, or health education. Ernest Hemingway has been attributed to creating six-word stories, attempting to summarize experiences of life. Following his example, below … Read more

Monday, October 17, 2022 We joined the Honduran medical staff and translation team today, traveling about an hour and a half through the beautiful mountains and valleys to reach Aguas de la Reina. About 50 families live together in this community. Many of them greeted us upon arrival and listened respectfully to the instructions for … Read more

Wednesday, July 13, 2022 We started the day by taking our team photo, encapsulating all of our Reveille members and Friends of Barnabas staff. Afterwards, we traveled to the community of La Masica. La Masica is perched atop a mountain about an hour away. We climbed almost to the clouds, finally reaching the town of … Read more

Sunday, October 16, 2022 Some of our nine person Harrisonburg team started our day at 5:30 am. With a cup of coffee and a glance at the fog around the mountains, I felt the excitement that often accompanies anticipation. Three of our group have made various trips to Honduras with Friends of Barnabas. Six of … Read more