Michell Withacre, a Midwife from Atascadero, California who has her own homebirthing business, decided to visit us in the northern part of Peten in a village of Machaquila. Her goal is to provide local midwifes with tools and tips to deliver babies and reduce the infant mortality rate in Guatemala.
During her visit, she taught health education classes at the local health department, and also trained our local doctors and health care workers, police, and firefighters in neonatal CPR, which was an excellent use of her time.
Together with Mitchel, we would like to develop a Maternity Waiting Home so that women can stay with with us during the last month of pregnancy until their babies are born at the local hospital. Working with the local health department and the local government hospital will help the local population to improve women's health in our villages in Peten
GHH was privilaged to host a large group 40 plus from Meadows Spring SDA church the month of April 2023, arriving to Manos Ayudadoras in MACHAQUILA, Poptun Peten this group well organized by Donna Musellman and Pia Soule, trained new leader Dra. Lisandra a dentist from Orlando Fl. with their passion and dedication and love for our people they a great work in the northern part of Peten.
A group of Physical Therapists atend a lot of patients on campus and in the nursing home as well, VBS group with young people brought every day Bible stories and present Jesus at the local school of Machaquila, a nurse practioner was able to atend several patients at that time. Also a group a strong boys and girls commanded by Kirk, a general contractor and a fireman was able to do several construction work, built an apartment for staff, did a concrete side walk at the Life Style center and thanks to Kirk who coordinate a CPR class for police, doctors, nurses and local firemen, every body was participating in such a great activity for the community. This group was such a blessing and support to our Proyect in Guatemala thank you so much and praise the Lord for allowing the Lord to celebrate their fifty anniversary missionary trips that Larry and Pia celebrate together in Guatemala. God bless each of you that participate in this trip.
This weekend of November 2023, we had the opportunity and privilege to have the adventurous group from Poptun area camp at Helping Hands Camp where it was a blessing for many.
In the month of March 2023 for having the opportunity to receive in our ministry, students and teachers from Loma Linda University in California, Walla Walla University in Washington, and Universidad de la Plata in Argentina.
The service provided in the areas of General Medicine, Dental Care, Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy, both in the Helping Hands Sanatorium and in some Communities, was a great blessing.
Each patient was blessed to receive the services and medications completely free of charge.
In the month of June 2023 we had the visit of a group from the Central Adventist Church of Boise Idaho United States.
During their visit they provided shoes and socks to the children of the Machaquila Adventist Church, as well as helped paint some areas of the Sanatorium and more.....
In the month of July 2023 we had the visit of Staff and Students from the University of Loma Linda in California, who had a special training for the midwives of our community, where they were benefited with new techniques for childbirth care in their communities.
Just this last week we had the visit of Dr. Johanna Attoh, professor of Economics and Finance at the Walla Walla University, who presented seminars on personal finance and small business. We can’t wait for her to come back with students next school year. CHE - Center for Humanitarian Engagement
In the month of July 2023 we had the visit of the organization 1000 Missionary Movement NA, staff and Students of the University of Loma Linda, with the support of the organization Blessings International Medicines for Missions, who generously provided medicines to cover this day, where many were benefited with their medicines for their treatments
A nice one-week health day was held where General Medicine, Cardiology, Pediatrics, Dentistry, Physiotherapy and pain medicine services were provided, each day around 200 patients were treated.
This Saturday, July 22, we had the visit of the brothers of the Adventist Church of San Francisco where it culminated with two beautiful baptisms officiated by our local pastor.
