Urgent Notice:
We must provide to El Salvador the following documentation for all healthcare workers 3 months prior to the start of the trip.
1. Passport copy
2. Curriculum Vitae
4. Medical School Diploma and Board Certificates
5. License - with expriation date listed and current through trip dates.

 

When: June 19 - 27, 2010

 

Where:  San Salvador, El Salvador

 

Who: Family Trip! Primary Medicine & Dentistry, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Nurses & Logistics (non-medical helpers), 2 Pastors (to take an active part in the Spiritual aspect of the team and work with the National Partners/Spiritual Counseling)

 

Status: Accepting Applications

 

Special Travel Announcement: All participants must travel to/from El Salvador as a group. No deviations in travel will be allowed without prior approval from GHO Director.

 

Project fee: $1,300 + international airfare (subject to change)

 

Team Leader: Dwain Illman, MD

 

To read Dr. Illman's bio Click Here.

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Trip Details:

 

As this will be a family trip, children 11 years or older are welcome to accompany you.  Their responsibilites will be as "helpers" in the pharmacy, dental clinic and supporting the local church people who will have daily programs for children.

 

We will be hosted by one of our most exciting and competent national churches (Ministerio Cimiento Estable/The Firm Foundation Ministry) under the leadership of Pastor Rene Mejia. The host lay couple from this church are Oscar and Lupita Garcia, a wonderful bilingual couple.  This national church partner has been hosting our GHO teams since 1998 and truly does an outstanding job as hosts.

 

We plan to have the clinic site in Nuevo Cuscatlan, which is about 15 minutes oustide of San Salvador, where our hosts have bought some land to build a church and reach out to this needy area of the city.  They consider our coming a wonderful answer to their prayers that will help them launch this ministry from Nuevo Cuscatlan.  The team will stay in a hotel in San Salvador.  The last Saturday will be a fun day at the beach and doing some souvenir shopping.

 

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What Can You Expect From This Mission Trip?

 

• To have your life changed by being taken out of your comfort zone and put into a situation where the Lord can speak to your heart and mind in a special way.

 

• To experience a cross-cultural doctor-patient relationship.

 

• To appreciate the practice of medicine and dentistry with limited resources.

 

• To gain opportunities to treat the whole person by speaking to the patient’s spiritual needs as you share your faith.

 

• To be exposed to similar needs all over the world and to develop a global heart for seeing this world won to Christ.

 

• To support the work of Pastors Rene’ Mehia and Mauricio Barrientos as we minister together to people in the name of Christ.

 

• To make some dear friendships with the other team members that you will remember for a lifetime.

 

Vaccination Information: Wondering what immunizations you’ll need for the mission trip? Please refer to the Centers for Disease Control website.

 

To apply for this trip Click Here.

 

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