Faith In Practice

We're so thankful for our partners at Faith In Practice! ❤️

Faith In Practice is our “boots on the ground” partner in Antigua, Guatemala.

Although we go there and perform as many surgeries as we can, Faith In Practice makes sure each person receives the care they need after we leave. By providing physical therapy, patient continuum care, and post-operation care, they ensure that each person obtains a full recovery. 🙌

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We would like to welcome the 825 Sawyer Medical Clinic, led by Dr. Devin Sawyer and Cindy Sawyer. The team specializes in General Medicine, OB/GYN, Pediatrics, and Mobility and Women’s Health/VIA Cryo Clinic.

They're dedicated to serving our Guatemalan community with compassion and expertise.

We pray for a successful week ahead as they embark on their mission of healing and caring for our brothers and sisters in Guatemala.

To continue supporting this team, visit: https://donate.faithinpractice.org/team/523970

We are thrilled to share that Faith In Practice successfully hosted a Women's Health Training Clinic! 🌟

Our dedicated program trainers worked tirelessly to educate and empower 24 students, and we're proud to announce that all trainees are certified to perform VIAA. This essential screening procedure is crucial in the early detection and prevention of cervical cancer.

A huge thank you to our incredible team and all the participants for their commitment to advancing women's health! 💪

Meet Jovita, a 61-year-old resident of Parramos, Chimaltenango. For nearly two years, Jovita suffered from excruciating pain in her right hip, which ultimately led to her relying on a wheelchair due to joint degeneration. Despite the hardships, she never lost faith and continued to pray for a new hip for over a year.

The Rosemont Baptist Church conducted a faith-based mission trip to Guatemala the week before the Heinrich/Pond team arrived. During this trip, the missions minister learned about Jovita's condition and shared her story with Dr. Ruark.

Despite having a fully booked schedule, Dr. Heinrich was moved by Jovita's story and decided to add her to his surgery schedule. Thanks to the Heinrich/Pond team, Jovita underwent a successful total hip replacement surgery, which will allow her to walk pain-free once again.

The church’s mission trip became a vessel for God's plan to answer Jovita’s prayers for a new hip, revealing His ability to work through people to fulfill His promises.

Faith In Practice is proud to announce the renewal of our long-standing partnership with Hospital Hilario Galindo in Retalhuleu for 5 more years! Since 2007, this partnership has allowed us to reach more patients across the country with life-changing surgeries.

Thank you Hospital Hilario Galindo for your dedication and support. Let’s keep making a difference together!

Faith In Practice is thrilled to welcome the 823 Anderson Team, led by Dr. Terrance Anderson and Jennifer Anderson, to Las Obras Sociales del Hermano Pedro in Antigua, Guatemala! Their expertise in General Surgeries, Pediatric General Surgeries, and Orthopedic Surgeries will bring much-needed relief to those in our care. This week, we pray that their hands be guided by God as they heal and bring comfort to our beloved patients.

To keep supporting this team, visit: https://donate.faithinpractice.org/team/523969

Congratulations to the 822 Heinrich/Pond Surgery Team for completing 49 life-changing surgeries this week! 🌟

"Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ." -1 Corinthians 12:12

Just as this verse beautifully illustrates, each member of our team brings unique skills and gifts, and together they have achieve extraordinary outcomes. Thank you 822 Heinrich/Pond Team for using your God-given gifts for this mission!

We are thrilled to announce the renewal of our partnership with Obras Sociales del Santo Hermano Pedro for another 5 years! 🎉 Over the past 30 years, this incredible collaboration has allowed us to bring healing and hope to thousands of patients. Together, we will continue our mission to provide exceptional care and transform lives.

Meet Angela, who recently underwent a successful surgery with the T. Davis team. For over 29 years, Angela suffered from severe pain and bladder issues. Despite previous surgeries, she found no relief. Desperate for a solution, she turned to the T. Davis team, hoping to finally overcome her condition. This time, her surgery was a success.

Post-surgery, Angela became the friendliest patient in the hospital, always greeting everyone she saw. She believed her stay had a deeper purpose: to share her faith with other patients. Angela's gratitude towards the T. Davis team was immense, as they not only removed her pain but also restored her ability to spread kindness and hope.

Welcome to Antigua Guatemala, 822 Heinrich/Pond Team! We are excited to have you here, changing lives and making a difference. Led by Dr. Matthew Heinrich, Dr. Jay Pond, and Laura Heinrich, this incredible team specializes in Ortopedic Surgeries. Let's keep them in our prayers as they work hard to improve the health and wellbeing of those in need. We can't wait to see the impact they will make this week.

To continue supporting this team, visit: https://donate.faithinpractice.org/team/523966

Street life by Leslie Struxness Street life Photograph by Leslie Struxness

It's a beautiful day to change lives! The 834 Johnson Mobility Clinic, led by the remarkable Phil and Linda Johnson, has arrived in Antigua, Guatemala. They are here to conduct medical assessments, distribute wheelchairs and other mobility aids, provide physical therapy consultations, and bring hope to those in need. We are profoundly grateful for each member of this team and are praying for successful week!

To continue supporting this team visit: https://donate.faithinpractice.org/team/558905

Felicity and her husband Richard Rosenthal are committed and multi-talented members of the Faith In Practice volunteer community. Over the past 21 years, they have participated in over 70 trips, serving in roles as diverse as village and surgical teams, eye glass program sponsors, and women’s health team coordinators and educators.

Felicity has always been inspired to be of service. Her career was as a Certified Nurse Midwife working in Public Health in the Denver area. Many of her clients were from Central America, and she is fluent in Spanish. She first learned of Faith In Practice from her sister, who was a team leader. She was inspired by the work and the people she met within Faith In Practice, and this continues to be true today.

Creating lasting change in the lives of individuals is important to her. She feels that she has best been able to accomplish this through her work leading teams, identifying surgical candidates so that they can access otherwise unobtainable high-quality surgeries, and enhancing the skills of many of Guatemala’s Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs).

Felicity and Richard feel that modeling humanitarian service work has been an important part of parenting their three sons. Felicity’s connection to her spirituality is expressed through her commitment to using her skills to improve the greater world community. She calls it simply “showing up.”

Our team of 12 American and 12 Guatemalan staff and volunteers have three more days of clinics to complete. With the support of all of you—our friends, family, and donor-partners—we have the privilege of bringing this life-changing medical care to Guatemala. As we touch the lives of these patients, their resilience, kindness, and love inspire us in return. Our shared humanity is strong.

Sarah Beekley -833 Thompson Precision Medical Clinic

We would like to welcome the 833 Thompson Precision Medical Clinic, led by Felicity Thompson and Richard Rosenthal. The team specializes in General medicine clinic, OB/GYN clinic and Women’s Health/VIA Thermo Clinic. They're dedicated to serving our Guatemalan community with compassion and expertise.

We pray for a successful week ahead as they embark on their mission of healing and caring for our brothers and sisters in Guatemala.

To continue supporting this team, visit: https://donate.faithinpractice.org/team/558904

Jesus offers entrance to his kingdom. It is a miraculous invitation, a pearl beyond price, a treasure beyond our wildest imaginations. In God’s kingdom, we will be treated as beloved children. We will live in eternity with him.

To read this month's devotional, visit: https://www.faithinpractice.org/blog/the-treasure-map-by-allie-rhoades/

Join us in sending prayers to the 821 Farrow Surgery Team currently in Retalhuleu, Guatemala. Led by Dr. Bucky Farrow, this incredible team specializes in general surgery, urology, and mobility.

Their dedication and commitment to providing medical care is an inspiration to us all. We stand with them in spirit and hope for a successful mission.

To continue supporting this team, visit: https://donate.faithinpractice.org/team/523965

Meet Javier

Javier's journey to the care of the 810 Wani Team began with a scar on his hand, a testament to his turbulent past. Left as a baby in front of a church for reasons only his birth mother understands, his story is one of resilience and hope. Despite the abandonment, his adopted mother was right there to comfort him.

Dr. Rodger Brown and his team tirelessly worked to remove the scar tissue and graft skin from Javier's stomach, offering him the chance to fully extend his fingers and embrace a new beginning.
Javier's hand was carefully wrapped after the surgery to safeguard the delicate graft. Despite the discomfort, his infectious laughter echoed through the hospital corridors.

With God-given skilled hands and compassionate hearts, the Wani Team helped Javier rewrite his narrative, transforming scars into symbols of resilience and hope.

Your generous donations will help us continue to bring hope and healing to our patients in Guatemala. Every contribution, big or small, brings us closer to our goal.

Give the gift of health today: https://www.faithinpractice.org/give/

The 820 Bair Precision Clinic, led by Faith In Practice CEO Michelle Bair, has officially launched. This dedicated team is here to provide essential women's health services, including OB/GYN Care and VIA Thermo Clinic screenings.

Let's come together in prayer and support for their mission this week as they bring compassionate care to women in Guatemala. 🙏💖

To continue supporting this team, visit: https://donate.faithinpractice.org/team/564732

Frankie Carr was part of the Anesthesia Team Craft 819 this past week in Guatemala. Faith In Practice

This past week the Craft Team 819 has traveled to Retalhuleu, Guatemala for a mobility and surgical mission. Our team saw exactly 200 patients in total, 73 in surgery with 104 procedures and 127 in the mobility clinic. The surgeries performed included general surgeries such as hernia repairs and gynecology surgeries such as hysterectomies. Our mobility clinic saw patients that had a difficult time moving around independently and got them fit for wheelchairs, walkers, canes, and crutches in order to provide them with the ability to move more freely.

As we finished off the week I chose to interview one of the surgeons. When I was asking him questions he gave me very insightful answers, and one thing he said has stuck with me. He explained that we are not here to be these people’s heroes, we need to not think we are saving these patients and rather we need to allow ourselves to be just as impacted by our patients as they are by us, this is how we will find joy in what we are doing. After thinking about this for a while I have come to realize that yes, we too are impacted by this mission trip. I will forever be changed after this experience. I am so grateful that I have been able to see a new perspective on life, I have seen a new world and learned so much.

I thank all of those who sponsored this mission with their donations and support. Without you not only would we have not impacted the 200 patients and their families, but we also would not have been impacted ourselves. Thank you so much. Your love and support has left all of us forever changed.

-Hadassah Duff, 819 Craft Team Blogger

To read the team's blog, visit: https://www.faithinpractice.org/blog/819-craft-surgery/

The 819 Craft team has arrived in Guatemala! Led by Megan Craft and Clarissa Cisneros, this dedicated group will be performing general and gynecology surgeries, along with hosting a mobility clinic. We pray for the Lord to guide their gifted hands and bring healing to our patients in need.

To support this team, visit: https://donate.faithinpractice.org/team/523963

The T. Davis team’s week began with travel delays and uncertainties about how the week would unfold in Antigua. However, by the end of the week, we were in awe of the trust and faith that our patients placed in God and our team. We met over 60 patients who traveled hours, entrusting their lives or the lives of their loved ones to strangers, hoping to return to their communities healed of the ailments that brought them to us.

Our team performed around 120 surgeries, including general, gynecological, and plastic procedures, each with its own complexities but all aimed at improving the lives of our patients. Even during uncertainties, our team was made strong by our commitment to the people of Guatemala. We will forever be in awe of how unwavering trust transcended fears and anxieties during each one of the patient’s journeys.

This mission would not have been possible without the local staff, our friends and families, donors, and the support of those who stood by us in prayer. Each sacrifice has made a lasting impact in Guatemala, creating waves of change that will be felt for years to come.

-Meghan Griggs, 817 T. Davis Team Blogger

🌟 Did you know that the direct cost per patient at Faith In Practice is only $181? 🌟

Faith In Practice’s goal is to raise $181,000 to cover the costs of the next 1,000 patients we serve. ❤️ Please help us provide the healthcare our Guatemalan brothers and sisters so desperately need. 🇬🇹

Help us reach our goal by August 31st! 🗓️

Give the gift of health today: https://www.faithinpractice.org/181-campaign/ 💖

Today we got to celebated our continued partnership with Nursing Heart Inc ACE. Faith In Practice is dedicated to making a positive impact on healthcare in Guatemala, and together with Nursing Heart, we're extending our reach even further. Here's to many more years of collaboration, compassion, and transformative care. Stay tuned for updates on our joint initiatives!

To learn more, visit: https://nursingheart.org/

The 817 T. Davis Surgery team has arrived in Antigua Guatemala! Led by Dr. Tom Davis and Kelli Davis, this dedicated team is geared up to perform general, gynecology, urology and plastic surgeries at Obras Sociales de Hermano Pedro.

As they prepare to make a significant impact in our community, we pray for the hands of these volunteers. Their expertise and compassion will undoubtedly bring relief and hope to those in need in Guatemala.

To continue supporting this team, visit: https://donate.faithinpractice.org/team/523951