We cannot believe it is our final night in Honduras, how time flies when you are having fun, working hard and being inspired! Yesterday we completed our final brigade in a small village where we were again able to treat close to 450 patients in the medical clinic and approximately 50 in the dental clinic. The highlight of the day was definitely near the end of the brigade when we were able to hand out supplies for colouring and drawing as well as soccer balls. The group spent the last hour playing with the children, who waved our bus goodbye with huge smiles on their faces.
Today we were able to visit a small village they call the ¨tourist capital¨ where we shopped at local markets and stores. After that we visited Flor Azul, a boy´s orphanage which also serves as agricultural school for close to 100 young hondurans. The GMB MTA boys in particular had fun playing soccer and wrestling with the kids, it was hard to pull them away. We left them with toothbrushes, clothing, some soccer balls etc. and Canadian flags and pins which they waved around for the time we were there.
After dinner this evening the GMB staff presented us with certificates of appreciation and expressed their love for our group. The entire experience has been so special. We are off now to have a final meeting and debrief of the week and will write again when we arrive in Newark for our overnight stay. Thank you for your best wishes and love!
p.s. we will be reading the fantastic poem that was left to the group in just a few minutes.
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Thanks so much for taking the time to send these messages to us, you make us feel like we are all part of this fantastic humanitarian mission. We are not there with you in body but our minds and hearts are there and I can invision those children kicking around those soccer balls and waving the flags. Love to you all,Be proud of the special people you are and what joy you have brought to others.
ReplyDeletehugs and more hugs!
A los estudiantes de Mt A,
ReplyDeleteFELICITACIONES a TODOS. Me hubiera gustado MUCHO hacer este viaje con ustedes por que trabajar con amigos y ayudar a la gente pobre es una experiencia muy especiale. Estamos muy orgullosos de lo que han hecho en Honduras. Sin duda, la gente de Honduras son muy agradecidos de sus esfuerzos. De lo que has escribido en este blog, este proyecto es un GRAN EXITO.
Abrazos a todos y GRAN ABRAZO a mi querida Dominique.
Esperamos su regressa y mas informaciones de sus experiencias!
Felicitaciones!!!
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ReplyDeleteWow a HUGE thank you as well for this blog as I for one have checked it so many times in a day to keep up with this amazing journey! MTA is truly blessed to have all of you as ambassadors and I know for one YOU HAVE DONE THEM PROUD!! Have a wonderful last evening in Honduras & a safe trip home; my heart is full of pride in what all of you have done! Hugs 7 Kisses:)
ReplyDeleteThank you for taking the time to write a note on your last night...we have watched the site with great anticipation and pressed the refresh button for updates 100 times a day...lol
ReplyDeleteIt is hard not to have a tear as we read the description of your day. While what you have given to Honduras is huge, what you have gained will be equal in size. I can only imagine what you are feeling tonight as you pack your belongings and recognize the experience is drawing to a close.
Safe journey home, and know how proud we are of you and your work this week. Love to you,
Gord and Carla
To one and all, thanks for the updates. It was great to see the new ones when they were posted. You are all truely AMAZING and I wish you a safe and on time trip home.Best wishes to all (xoxo to Celia) Diane
ReplyDeletecongrats on a week of hard work and rewards. we can barely wait to see the pictures and hear the stories have a safe and enjoyable trip home. Miss ya Nelle. You have all made us proud to be associated with such a fine group of people. a job well done the duguay's
ReplyDeleteSo glad to hear I was not the only one a little addicted to the refresh button (maybe a lot addicted). Wishing you all a safe trip home. We are so proud of each and everyone one of you and all of your hard work. You have touched the lives of many and will have memoried to last your lifetimes. thanks again so much for taking time away from your important mission to allow us to share in those memories. Love to All
ReplyDeleteWhat a way to finish off a great experience...we would love to see any footage taken of the brigade playing with the kids. It's amazing that such a small things as play can bring such joy. It is almost impossible to imagine touching so many lives in such a short time. You are all definitely heros and deserve all the praise that you are getting. Let us know when/where you are arriving, I'm sure I'm not the only proud parent who can't wait to hug their son. Love you all, safe trip.
ReplyDelete"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."
ReplyDelete--Margaret Mead, anthropologist
You have changed the world for so many this past week and we know you have only just begun!!! Congratulations on the tremendous success of your first GMB. We are all so proud of each and every one of you. Safe travels!! xox
Que maravillosa esperiencia la que tuvieron Uds. En realidad poder servir a los mas necesitados es un privilegio mas que una obligacion. Me imagino esos hermosos niños felices con lo poquito que pudieron entregarles pero plenos del amor de cada uno de Uds.... Ojala que este sea el comienzo de una serie de experiencias en sus vidas. Tienen mas que nunca un gran compromiso con los demas, esto en realidad va a ser de un mayor beneficio que los propios estudios universitarios.
ReplyDeleteBesos y Abrazos a cada uno de Uds, mi mayor deseo es que esos hermosos rostros que conocieron permanezcan en su corazon por siempre.
Miren (La mama de Ruthie)
Congratulations, a job well done; you all deserve alot of credit. We are very proud of your commitment to helping others. Hope your journey hope is safe and uneventful. Miss Yah, Nicole.
ReplyDeleteLove The "Robichauds"
As I read about your weak I felt I had to fight back tears.I feel such pride in all of you in what you have done this week.When so many students are taking spring break to sit back and relax you were all giving your time and self to help others in need. You are all very special people. I can hardly wait to hear the stories and see pictures. Have a safe trip home and enjoy your last night you deserve it.Samantha Evans says to say hi.Miss you lots.
ReplyDeleteMary Lou
Congratulations guys. What you have done for the past week has made an immeasurable difference in the lives of the people of the area of Honduras that you served; and the experience has undoubtably been something that will change your lives, and the way you look at things, forever. You all have made Mount Allison proud!
ReplyDeleteTo Laura and Jared, I'm proud to be able to say that I serve Campbell Hall on the same team as you; to the Campbellites, I'm proud to say that I live in the same house as you; and to the entire group, I'm proud to be able to say I go to the same school as you. Way to go!
All the best,
Mike Minard
Campbell's Assistant Don