This coming Sunday, my wife Meridith and I will be leaving on a medical/dental brigade (word the Rotary Club uses in place of mission)  with the Asheville Rotary Club. It is our first trip with the Rotary Club and our first mission trip to Honduras.  We are extremely excited to have this opportunity, and we are interested to share our experiences with our patients.

We will be arriving in San Pedro Sula (the second largest city in Honduras) on Sunday the 23, and we will spend Monday getting our supplies, setting up our clinics and organizing ourselves for a long week of work. We will provide dental and medical services both in San Pedro Sula, as well as to residents of the village of Copan. A small community located in the mountains of Honduras about three and half hours from San Pedro Sula. The village of Copan is quite remote and residents participating in these clinics will most likely have never seen or had opportunity to see a dentist or a doctor. Last year, the Rotary Brigade was able to provide services to well over 230 patients.

We will be blogging daily from Honduras and look forward to providing updates of our experiences and our progress. We are so fortunate to be going on this trip, and to be teamed with such a talented and fun group of people.

We look forward to talking with you from Honduras!
Dr. Powell

PS - and now worries our office will be opened and staffed! So, if you need care or have a question do not hesitate to call, email or just stop by!