Madagascar Medical Mission Team

  • Our Farewell Day (Monday)

    Apologies from Erin and Kris for the delays in timely submission of this “daily” blog.  Once we left the hospital compound, Wi-Fi was spotty, and our days were long.  Joanna’s…

  • Sightseeing Day (Sunday)

    Please accept our apologies for the lateness in daily blog posting. Our days have been very busy, and internet is not always available! Attempting to use our phones to put…

  • Day 4 of Clinic (Saturday)

    We started our day with morning devotion with the hospital staff followed by a wonderful tour of the hospital led by Dr. Harison. We saw the 2 operating rooms, the…

  • Day 3 of Clinic (Friday)

    Our third day of clinic began with another 6:30 AM breakfast, loading the vans, and departing at 7:50 AM for Toavala.  It was a short drive of 45 minutes with…

  • Day 2 of Clinic (Thursday)

    Today, we had another early breakfast at 6:30 and loaded up for an 8:00 departure. We arrived at Vinaninkarena at about 9:00 and, like yesterday, we were greeted by a…

  • Day 1 of Clinic (Wednesday)

    We started our day with a 6:30 AM breakfast, loaded up the vans, and departed at 7:45 AM for the Madagascar Lutheran Church of Ibity, a 75 minute bumpy, beautiful…

  • On-the-ground preparations

    Today was supposed to be our first day of clinic, but as we mentioned, due to the government, we had to cancel. Though disappointed, it ended up being a blessing…

  • Travel Day 2

    We had breakfast at 7:30 in the morning and left for our destination around 8:30. Because of the terrible conditions of the road and the dust, we had to wear…

  • Travel Day 1

    Eight of us met at the Boston airport around 4 PM on Saturday. After spending a good amount of time in line and figuring out luggage (as we had so…

  • Pre-trip packing!

    This evening those of us in the Boston area were able to get together at OSLC to pack supplies. As it turned out, we had WAY more supplies than I…

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