Compassion Med International (CMI) is a non-profit, Christian organization whose purpose is to provide short-term medical relief around the world. We believe this statement by St. Paul:


For we are God's masterpiece, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which HE prepared in advance for us to do.

                                Ephesians 2:10

     
                                                       

Our March 2011 Honduras trip was very intense for the whole team. We saw and treated over 1600+ people at multiple sites and delivered much needed supplies, clothes and toys to the Iglesia Misioneria de Christo and the main hospital. We also did some home visits for treatment and the delivery of food packets which were very needed. A special thanks to Dr. Jared Weiss, M.D. of UNC oncology for his valuable efforts. The picture above is our Honduran coordinator Pastor Moises of Iglesia Misionera de Cristo in Tegucigalpa. He is holding Gabriel, a poor child with hydrocephalus that the church has been supporting.
We have made medical relief trips to Honduras, Romania, Transnistria, New Orleans and the West Bank. Our volunteers often have medical backgrounds, but non-medical people are welcome as well. For many volunteers, these trips can be a life changing experience. CompassionMed wants to thanks its very generous supporters which include Grace Church of Chapel Hill, NC and Triangle Presbyterian Church of Durham, NC. Also, we want to thank the University of North Carolina and their support of this Nurse Practioner service learning program.

To show you how powerful these trips can be, here are a couple video links.

2011 Honduras Flickr photos link-- click slideshow

Click here for UNC Pharmacy slideshow of Honduras 2009
Click here for Honduras slideshow by Emiko Davison
West Bank Cleft Surgery Video Link- a UNC/SmileTrain project
Transnistria 2006 Medical Clinic Video Link

Below are a few pics from the 2011 trip.