General Info

Why Guatemala?
I first went to Guatemala last year (2012), having never been out of the country on a mission trip. I had the most incredibly life-changing time of my life. I have fallen in love with the country and people of Guatemala so I'm looking forward to going back again.

What am I doing?
Our team will be partnering with a local medical mission organization, going out to rural villages around Guatemala City to provide medical, dental, and vision care to the impoverished people in these communities. We will also minister to them spiritually, praying for and with them in counseling stations that will be set up along with the medical clinics.

How can you help?
Most importantly, prayer! Please be in prayer specifically for our team's travelling safety, for unity of spirit, and that we would be used in a mighty way as an instrument of God's love and peace to bless the people of Guatemala. If you are interested in helping support my trip through prayer, please sign-up to join my prayer team by clicking here.

Update: Praises! I have raised all the financial support needed to cover my travel, lodging and food expenses during the trip.
If you are still interested in helping support the trip financially, all additional donations will either go toward funding other members of the missionary team or will be used to bless the local ministry in Guatemala. You may make an online tax-deductible donation through the Mandamiento Nuevo Mission Support fund at the National Christian Foundation by clicking here

What are the details of the trip?
Local Ministry Partner in Guatemala: Medical Missions Ministries
Dates: August 3rd through 10th 2013
Team Size: 17
Church Affiliations: North Point Community Church, New Covenant Bible Church, Tapestry, Redstone, East Cobb Presbyterian, First Baptist Woodstock, Hightower Baptist, and others
Location: Guatemala City and surrounding departments

Saturday, July 7, 2012

Vaccination Party

Visited the travel health clinic to get necessary vaccinations, none of which are covered by medical insurance.  Funny conversation I had with BCBS customer service on Thursday went like this:
Me: So, rather than cover the immunizations for Hepatitis, Blue Cross would rather pay the treat costs of the disease if I contracted it?
Customer Service: That is correct.
Because I will be travelling, the preventive measure is not deemed medically necessary.  If I was going to be, working in the domestic medical field as a healthcare practitioner, it would be.  Go figure.

Now I understand business is business, but that seems a little silly to me.  According to American Liver Foundation treatment cost for Hep A run between $1800-2450 and Hep B, depending on severity can run up to $8000 for a chronic case, and if liver disease occurs, costs skyrocket to around $60K (National Business Group on Health).

All in all, my total out of pocket for Hep A & B immunization for all four courses will be $675.
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