When: May 14 - 22, 2011

 

Where: Buenos Aires, Nicaragua

 

Who: Primary Medicine & Dentistry, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Nurses & Logistics (non-medical helpers), 1 - 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 Nicaragua as a group. No deviations in travel will be allowed without prior approval from GHO Director.

 

Project Fee: $1,250 plus international airfare (subject to change)

 

Team Leader: Jeff Presley, MD

 

To read Jeff Presley's Biography Click here.

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Trip Details: Buenos Aires, Nicaragua is located 6 miles from the city of Rivas.  Rivas is the capital city of the Department of Rivas.  The city of Rivas, whose population is 40,000, serves as a hub for market goods and transportation for the departments' 145,000 inhabitants.  The department of Rivas is heavily dependent on tourism; the island of Ometepe and San Jan del Sur being tourist destinations.

 

Buenos Aires is a small town with a population of 2000 and at an altitude of 82 feet.  It is located south of Managua and lies between the Pacific Ocean and Lake Nicaragua.

 

Our clinic will be located in Buenos Aires but our hotel will be in Rivas.  This thriving location presents a great opportunity to support local pastors by bringing medical care to this area.  Please join us!

 

History:  Nicaragua is the Central American country with the greatest challenges in terms of spiritual, economic and health concerns.  From 1936 to 1979, Nicaragua lived under the dictator known as Somoza.  In 1979 there arose the Sandinista Revolution, which overthrew Somoza's dictatorship.  Unfortunately, this evolved into yet another dictatorship, and brought about the civil war that so deteriorated and destroyed the land and people of Nicaragua for the next ten years.  Democracy did not arrive in Nicaragua until 1990, when the first free elections were held.  Nicaragua has enjoyed peace and democracy for the past 16 years, but still suffers the effects of years of war in that they are desperately poor and in need of medical assistance.

 

 

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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