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Nicaragua/Wisconsin Partnership
Medical Team Report - #15

September 10-18, 2008

USA team members:

Support Staff: Ardis Jaquish, Marcy Keup, Bonita Modjeski, Nancy Sparks, Cindy Terry. Also Pastor & Missionary Mike Knox.

Medical Staff: Brenda Woods, MD and RNs Kathy Dettle, Kimberly Moss, Hannah Peterson, Leah Schmitz, Suzie Ulmer

Todd Keup accompanied the team to Nicaragua but worked with missionary Jim Eckhardt on computer tasks for the pastor education website.

Nicaragua team members:
Nicaraguan medical students & translators; Dr. Arauz; Nicaraguan Wesleyan church pastors; Missionary Julie Eckhardt

The medical teams function as social outreach ministries to help bring people to Christ in Nicaragua and to help grow physically and spiritually healthy churches. The USA team members work alongside Nicaraguan team members in ministering to people from the churches and the surrounding communities. By conducting public health clinics at Wesleyan church sites, the medical teams provide the churches with opportunities for community outreach.

Five days of clinics were held at four different church sites in Managua, Masaya, Matagalpa, and Masatepe. Hundreds of people were treated each day with consults that included medication and health education. Nicaraguan church members assisted at each clinic by helping to organize and operate the clinics, entertaining children with balloons, and preparing a noon meal for clinic workers. At least one person prayed to receive Christ as a result of the medical team’s ministry.

The team left funds with the pastor of the Torre Fuerte church in Masaya to buy 40 more plastic chairs for church services. Twice a week, Pastor Maycol has been holding services in which every chair is full and other people are left standing.

Wisconsin folk can assist teams by donating eyeglasses, small toys, adult and children's toothbrushes, and funds for Bibles, Bible Story Cards, and medicine.

February 11-19, 2009: Construction team and medical team
September 9-17, 2009: Medical team

Team size may be limited so sending in applications early and fees by due date is helpful.

In 2010, an August medical team is being considered.