It’s 91 degrees in Nicaragua today
February 21, 2008
This trip has been in planning phases for many months, and it’s hard to believe it’s upon us. We leave bright and early Saturday morning, less than two days from now. Read the rest of this entry »
By the Numbers: Medication
February 20, 2008
In trying to explain why we’re going to Nicaragua to my 3-year-old daughter, I wanted to put it in terms she could understand. She’s a pretty healthy kid and doesn’t have a whole lot of context for pharmaceuticals, but she knows when she feels sick, we give her children’s Motrin. Read the rest of this entry »
Preparing Part II — Stephanie Pilkington is a Saint
February 19, 2008
Last night the mission team gathered to pack the boxes and bags and bottles of medicines, vitamins, tooth brushes and other supplies we’re taking with us to Nicaragua for our medical clinics. This is quite a process! Read the rest of this entry »
Preparing for Travel
February 18, 2008
I knew, when I signed up for this trip to Nicaragua, that it would involve working with lots of different kinds of pharmaceuticals. Our teams always take things like ibuprofen, acetaminophen, antibiotic and antifungal ointments, antacids, allergy medications and prenatal vitamins in large quantities for distribution as part of the medical clinics we conduct. Read the rest of this entry »
On the road to Nicaragua
February 14, 2008
On February 23, a 14-member delegation from Country Club Christian Church will return to Nicaragua for the third time on a mission trip to conduct medical clinics and carry out construction projects with the people of Guadalupe, a small village in the Nicaraguan mountains.
Our team is diverse and experienced! Read the rest of this entry »
