This mission is sponsored by Wesley United Methodist Church, Bloomington, IL, but many team members are affiliated with other churches and even other denominations. Some are not from Central Illinois but have joined the team from as far away as Michigan, Kentucky, and New York.
Above is a group photo of the 2009 Medical Mission team, when I participated last. Many of these same people are on this year's team, but many are new volunteers. There always seems to be "veterans" as well as "newbies" on each mission, and it's always a learning experience for all of us.
Construction MissionTeam #1 – Jan 15-23
Ron Schaad (Team leader), Bud Ritter, Doug Olsen, John Nafziger, Tom Nebgen, Josh Houtzel, Ted Mitchel, Ed Douglas, Margaret Naylor, Tom O’Donnell, and Jason Schaad
Construction MissionTeam #2 – Jan 22-30
Ron Schaad (Team leader), Bill Tolone, Cleve Curry, Jeff Parks, Joe Triplett, Adam Nichols, Stan Irvin, Rick Jahnke, Stan Geison, Gary Pritts, and Bruce Bohall.
Medical Mission Team – Jan.21-29
Providers: Tim White, lead MD; Kristie Gamble, Nurse/Anesthetist; Sharon Swartz, Physicians Ass't.; Becky Hewitt, MD; Barbara Fikes-Maki, APN/midwife
Pharmacy: Bob Hoy, lead PH; Kim Auth, PH; Paul Dinges, PH/clergy; Deb Green, RN; Donna Schaad EdD (team leader)
Nursing: Fran Tatum, Lead RN; Trena Buggs, RN
Gate Keeper: Mitch Cogswell, Lead (intake); Tom O’Donnell, GG; Kaye Kimpling, coordinator
Clothing Distribution: Jane Romack, Lead; Ashley Johnston, Spanish speaker
Photographs: Alan Tatum; Ed Douglas
Tomorrow and Friday I'll post a few more photos from the 2009 medical mission trip, and Saturday the first 2011 construction team boards a plane in Chicago bound for Managua, Nicaragua. I hope to have NEW photos to share at the end of that day. Thanks for joining us; thanks for your moral support and for your prayers for the success of this venture.
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