Aug 7 Closing Up Shop
Friday, August 7th, 2009View Mission Trip Photos: We just opened a Flickr account in order to share our group photos online. Over the next couple of weeks, all mission team members will be able to upload and share photos from the trip. To view photos (from the first two days of the trip so far), go to www.flickr.com Search for the group “Panama Mission 2009″ and you can view the photos.
Goodbye from the Church: The Methodist Church in David thanked our mission team for its work in Panama. As a thank-you, the church’s youth group performed traditional Panamanian dance…and several of our group members joined in!
Donna got her groove on!
Bill couldn't just sit there
Dr. Dauphin, with one of the dancers
Team Photos: Our entire team is composed of 34 people from six churches! (Covenant UMC, Dothan First UMC, Enterprise First UMC, Perry Hill UMC in Montgomery, Shiloh Baptist Church in Heartland, and Mt. Carmel UMC in Echo) Amazingly, our whole group bonded very quickly. The trip included various projects, including medical clinic, dental clinic, Vacation Bible School, Photo Station, Eye Glasses Station, and Construction Crew. Below are a few photos of the groups that contributed to our work.
Those who helped in the medical team
Those who helped in the construction crew
Three pastors helped throughout the week: Sterling Boykin (Dothan First UMC), Mike Hoppe (Covenant UMC), Pastor Bonita (Methodist Church in David)
Itinerary: On Saturday, August 8, the team gets the chance to see the sights of Panama City. Some of the sights include, the canal (of course!), colonial Panama, old Panama, and shopping in the open market. We will fly from Panama City to Atlanta early on Sunday morning.
One of our team members, Joan Collins (see the blog “Meet the Missionaries: Part 1″), is helping us to to understand Panamanian life and culture. She lived in Panama City and was actually married in a church here!
We all look forward to seeing our loved-ones again! (I love you Reed! See you soon! Mike)
