Belen our “Little Songbird” is learning to “fly”!
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Sisters, Belen and Marbella, came to the Nutrition Hospital in early July of 2021 – brought in by a kind neighbor whose heart broke at seeing the two little girls, born blind, suffering from lack of care as their young mother struggled to provide food for herself and her 3 little girls.
During their time with us the sweet sisters have grown, thrived and learned many hymns and choruses, blessing us all with their joyful talent for song.
After 3 years and one month with us, their family was connected with a school for the blind by Nurse Paola. Both little girls were delighted to go on this new adventure. On the first day of their new chapter in their short lives they have been thriving as they begin to learn how to use their walking canes and begin the basics of Braille.
We are grateful for Nurse Paola who found this wonderful resource to connect Belen and Marbella’s mother to. We will continue to support the family during vacation periods, and look forward to watching the talented sisters grow and learn the essential skills for their special needs.
Children's Day Celebration
/There is Mother’s Day and Father’s Day … and then there is Children’s Day, which comes every year on the 10th of September when children in Honduras are celebrated! This week on Tuesday volunteers Alisa & Gilbert Perez had a colorful piñata strung up in the yard between the Children’s Home and the Nutrition Hospital ward to the great joy and delight of the sweet children on campus. Three-year-old Milagro (miracle) was so happy for her treat that she came over to say thank you!
Join us at the annual ASI convention
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Pan American Health Service’s Team will host a Booth at the Annual Adventist-laymen’s Services & Industries in Orlando FL, from July 31st to August 3rd, 2024.
So if you are around the area stop by Booth 433 and chat with us.
#GivingTuesday: Together we Give
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Homelessness is widespread right now in Honduras. A complete lockdown for most of the year resulted in loss of jobs for parents and hunger for their children, and 2 major Hurricanes in November left many families struggling to survive the aftermath without a home or personal necessities. A year when trusting in the generosity of neighbors and the kindness of strangers has become one of the last hopes many have. ♥️
Many will be spending the upcoming holidays in a shelter after loosing their homes to floods or landslides caused by both hurricanes.
Today is Giving Tuesday - a special day to GIVE - and making a difference is very easy!
Please help us help families in need by giving at www.panamhealth.org ❣️ Thank you for your generosity!
#givingtuesday #givingtuesday2020 #honduras #sharingandcaring #malnutrition #hurricaneiota #hurricaneeta #provideshelter
Hurricane Eta foreshadowing a new catastrophe for Honduras
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Up to 35 inches of rain may fall through Friday in Nicaragua and Honduras
Hurricane Eta is forecast to produce catastrophic flooding in parts of Central America.
Flooding from Hurricane Mitch in 1998 killed thousands in Central America.
Eta's forecast has some things in common with Mitch.
Hurricane Eta's potentially catastrophic strike in Central America is stirring memories of another deadly storm 22 years ago: Hurricane Mitch, which claimed thousands of lives in Honduras and Nicaragua.
After its Nicaragua landfall, Eta is forecast to move very slowly through Central America much of the rest of this week.
This slow movement over mountainous terrain could trigger catastrophic inland flash flooding and mudslides. Up to 35 inches of rain may fall through Friday in Nicaragua and Honduras, according to the NHC.
While each hurricane and its impacts are unique, this forecast has some unsettling similarities to one of the deadliest Atlantic hurricanes on record.
In late October 1998, Hurricane Mitch exploded into a Category 5 hurricane in just four days in the western Caribbean Sea north of Honduras, holding onto that intensity when it was as close as 60 miles north of the Honduran coast.
Then Mitch slowed down.
Mitch's intensity plunged from Category 5 to Category 1 before its Honduras landfall. But it took two days for Mitch's center to drift south and make that landfall, pummeling the coast and offshore islands with destructive winds, surge, waves and torrential rain.
Eta has the potential to slow down near or just after its landfall and could lash the coast of northeastern Nicaragua Tuesday longer than usual for a landfalling hurricane.
There's no guarantee Eta will end up being nearly as deadly as Mitch, but some resemblances are certainly disconcerting.
Source: www.Weather.com
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#Honduras
#hurricane
#Centralamerica
Helping in times Of Crisis
/Stephen working and getting some basic grains to the most needy during these trying times.
A day worker makes a couple dollars a day, they were unable to buy food to last them durning the quarantine time.
Visit our web site to help feed more families Prayers for all in need.
The other Crisis of the Pandemic in Honduras
/As the planet is isolating and social distancing, in Honduras the population has been ordered strictly to stay home since having only 65 ventilators in the country it is not prepared for what is next.
The problem is that now the poorest families - who live on day to day subsistence - are hungry people and desperation is mounting.
Part of the solution PAHS is working towards is to help gather basic grains to put food packages together to deliver to the families most in need.
Prayers, donations, ideas and networking connections are welcomed as we face this crisis together!
Nicole: a 7-year-old child on her way to recovery
/Nicole, 7 years old, weighed 28 pounds when she was admitted for nutritional rehab last week. A team of volunteer nurses met Nicole and her family in the mountains days before Christmas. Her smile says it all ... 😊
Thank you for sharing your year-end gifts to help children like Nicole!
https://4agc.com/donation_pages/44f9ef75-3af2-4617-9ef1-be482de89d2e
Thank you!
/Special thanks to Dr. Jeff Hwang and students of the dental team from Loma Linda University, who came to care for dental needs of hundreds. Dr. Kevin Afkami of Dallas, several nurses from Oregon, and 3 Public Health doctoral students completed the group – helping hands reaching out to share God’s love.👊🙏😁
Celebrating Children’s Day
/The month of September provides many opportunities for fun to our children. Besides the excitement building up to the Independence Day parades mid-month, September 10 is a day set aside to celebrate children.Piñatas, sweets, games, gifts and many visitors were all part of the Child’s Day celebrations on our campus this year for the children of the Casita Feliz as well as the Homes. It is a special time set aside to recognize the love and joy that these special gifts of God bring to our World!
'Twas the Night before Christmas...
/'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse......well, not true here because there is a lot of movement in the Casita Feliz with the Tamale dinner!
Christmas Greeting Cards for Our Friends!
/A tradition for over 40 years the PAHS Children – young & old – look forward to hand-coloring Christmas cards to send to our supporters each year end. Many start asking in October, “When will we have the Christmas card to color?” This year they have worked in Holiday cheer preparing greeting cards for you, whom they call “Los Amigos” – Our Friends. As you receive these tokens of affection, may you feel the love, joy & gratitude that come with each hand-colored, signed card.To ensure you get to enjoy our 2014 Holiday Card please subscribe here to be added to our mailing list.
Sulme ready to start Nutritional Rehabilitation
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Last week little Sulme was admitted to our nutritional rehab center, this 3 year old baby was brought in by her parents from a remote village up in the mountains, Sulme eats with great energy a good sign that she is in her way to recovery, please keep her in your prayers.
Tech School Independence Day Parade
/Our Tech school gave a display of patriotism and joy celebrating Honduras 193 years of independence with a beautiful parade, floats were decorated with the different technical trades from the school, from sewing, auto mechanic, wood carving and wood working, and one specialy design for the tech school's services of turism and souvenirs, which had the support of some of our volunteers.
Independence day parade
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Our Kids Celebrated the Honduras' Independence Day with a beautiful parade, full of color,lights and fireworks.
A great week with the Sperro Mission Team!
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The Sperro Group had a busy week, they helped with the construction of the new Clinic/Admin building, helped painting the new Rehab Center and the girls' Dorm, and spent some quality time with the children and teens from our homes, their time shared in our campus was a great experience not only for them but to our children, Thank You to each member of the Sperro Mission Team!
The Sperro Group Arrived
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Sperro Mission Team
We welcomed new friends from Toronto, Canada this weekend. TheSperro Group, led by Greg O'Rio, is here to help with the construction projects on campus. They've also brought many much-needed items for our children. Thank you friends!
Computers Donated to the Tech School
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Our vocational school received a donation of computers through Project Honduran Child which were acquired by Jerry & Ruth Wolgemuth from Computer Ministries of Pennsylvania. These will be used for teaching computer science skills to students in vocational training at the Dr. Stephen Youngberg Technical Vocational School, an outreach of Pan American Health Service, Inc. in Peña Blanca, Honduras.
Little Nelby enter our nutritional Rehab Center
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We welcome Nelby, a 5 year old little girl from the community of La virtud, she suffer from malnutrition, parasites and anemia, please pray for her recovery so she can go back to her loving family.
