Light in a messenger’s eyes brings joy to the heart,
and good news gives health to the bones.
Proverbs 15:30 (NIV)
This past Sunday afternoon, I was a guest volunteer at a neighboring Church School. We provided the first Covid vaccine doses to a predominantly Latinx community. This school location was another “location chapter” in my new vocation of vaccinator.
It felt like the times in Honduras being part of a “brigada médica”, the last being in 2014. It was busy and as before the lines were long with very patient people. They were younger than at the other locations and very appreciative on receiving the vaccine. Their arms were muscular.
What I heard again were questions and stories of what and how this vaccine would change their lives. For many, it was a key to safer employment. For senior high school students, it was a door to their future education. This school became again a place of hope.
For me, it was a place to learn again the lessons of the past and celebrate the renewal of a friendship of “hermanos y hermanas”. Churches, schools and medical care are still deeply related to each other.
Gracia a dios.
Marvin
References
Hage, M. L. (2021). Promised Healing.
http://healingagents.blogspot.com/2021/03/promised-healing.html
Hage, M. (2014). Hearing Stories.
http://healingagents.blogspot.com/2014/04/hearing-stories.html
Imber, J. B. (2008). Trusting Doctors: The Decline of Moral Authority in American Medicine (1 ed.). Princeton University Press.
Duckett K. Behind the Mask: New Challenges to Gaining Patient Trust.
Home Healthcare Now. 38(6):327-330, 2020 Nov/Dec.
