Tanzania
19 May 2012 - 01 Jun 2012
TEAM MEMBERS ARE NEEDED/ Est. Cost $3,450

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Team Leader: Dr. Beth Gordineer

The team will probably travel from Atlanta via KLM (via Amsterdam) to Kilimanjaro Airport. After arriving late in the evening, we will stay in a guest house in the village USA River. Our clinics will be conducted in a small village (Makumira) between the airport and Arusha. Our hosts are Rev. Kleopa Akyoo, pastor of Kilala Lutheran Church, and Dr. Julius Mollel, a staff doctor at Nkoaranga Lutheran Hospital. Our work emphasis will be on primary care and we plan to visit one of the national parks close to Arusha before heading for home.

**PLANS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.**

A passport is required for entry and must not expire within 6 months of the trip date. A visa is also required. The team member will need to submit a visa application to the Tanzania Embassy several months prior to the trip. The estimated cost is $100. The VIMM office will provide instructions for submitting the visa application.

If you submitted an application after January 1, 2009, you do NOT need to submit another one. Just email us with the trip in which you are interested and any changes that need to be made to your application. Email Maryann at maryann@vimm.org. To apply for a trip you must turn off your "Pop Up Blocker" or list the VIMM web address as an allowed site under Internet Tools.

Peru
16 Jun 2012 - 24 Jun 2012
FULL / Est. Cost $2,500

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Team Leader: Dr. Daphne Karel / Larry Secrest

Chiclayo is located in northwest Peru 13 kilometers inland from the Pacific coast and 770 kilometers from the nation's capital, Lima. This will be VIMM's first trip to this area. The outreach will be directed by Leonardo Zavaleta. The team will be working with the members of a local church from Chichayo at each clinic site.

The team will arrive in Lima late Saturday night and will board a bus for the 12 hour trip to Chiclayo. Team members may wish to carry a sleeping aid and a pillow in order to get some rest during this long trip. The team will arrive Sunday around noon in time for lunch. There will be a brief orientation and worship service and pill packing before the team has it's first clinic in Chiclayo on Monday. Tuesday morning around 5:00 AM the team will travel to Incahuasi-- 5 hours into the mountains. The clinic in Incahuasi will continue through Wednesday. Wednesday night the team will return to Chiclayo to continue the clinics in Chiclayo and local villages. The team will see approximately 1,500 patients. They will depart for Lima Saturday morning, June 23. The plane will depart at 12:20AM Sunday, June 24.

Team leaders are Dr. Daphne Karel and Larry Secrest. Dr. Karel is a family practice physician in Greenwood, South Carolina. Larry Secrest is the Executive Director with VIMM and served 4 years in Lima, Peru as a missionary.

**Note: all medical personnel must submit a copy of their passport, medical license, cv or resume, and diplomas to the VIMM office. This will enable us to have Peruvian medical recognition and licenses. Non medical personnel must submit a copy of their passport.

**PLANS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.**

If you submitted an application after January 1, 2009, you do NOT need to submit another one. Just email us with the trip in which you are interested and any changes that need to be made to your application. Email to Maryann at maryann@vimm.org. To apply for a trip you must turn off your "Pop Up Blocker" or list the VIMM web address as an allowed site under Internet Tools.

Honduras
08 Jul 2012 - 15 Jul 2012
FULL / Est. Cost $1,785

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Team Leader: Joe Lax / Dr. Chandler Todd

We are planning a medical mission trip to the villages surrounding La Esperanza in the province of Intubica. We will visit mountain villages and minister to the villagers there. La Esperanza is in the southwestern mountains, close to the El Salvadorian border. Because of the elevation the weather is pleasant although you can expect afternoon showers, almost, on a daily basis. The team will visit a different village each day, providing primary care to the Lenca Indians who are decedents of the Mayan people. The team will stay at a Baptist Retreat Center in La Esperanza. It is clean and adequate and has drinkable running water, hot showers and electricity along with indoor plumbing. The Center will provide us three meals a day. This will include a sandwich lunch each day. The team will probably see between 300 and 500 patients each day. The days are long but you will be glad that you made the trip and you will probably receive more from the trip than those to whom you are ministering.

In the evening we will gather for a time of sharing and devotions. This is a good trip for first-timers, since basic comforts will be provided. However, we do expect everyone to contribute to the effort with prayer, hard work, flexibility and a positive attitude. We will provide additional trip information as we get closer to the departure date. We would encourage all that are going, to please comply with the dates that VIMM has established for returning your application and the dates for payments. Also, this trip has traditionally had a waiting list, therefore, you are encouraged to get your application in early.

We look forward to meeting all of you and to a very successful work for the Lord! Retired Brigadier General Joe Lax of Greenwood, South Carolina, has served on 18 VIMM trips to Honduras and two to North Africa since 1998. Dr. Todd works in as a family practice in Greenwood, South Carolina and this will be his fourth trip to Honduras as the Medical Director. If needed, you can contact the team leader or medical director at the address below.
lax53@embarqmail.com
chandlertodd90@yahoo.com

A passport is required for entry into Honduras and must not expire within 6 months of the trip date.

**PLANS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE**

If you submitted an application after January 1, 2009, you do NOT need to submit another one. Just email us with the trip in which you are interested and any changes that need to be made to your application. Email Maryann at maryann@vimm.org. To apply for a trip you must turn off your "Pop Up Blocker" or list the VIMM web address as an allowed site under Internet Tools.

Peru
09 Jul 2012 - 18 Jul 2012
FULL / Est. Cost $2,600

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Team Leader: Dr. Dave Sealy / Larry Secrest

The team will fly into Lima on the evening of July 9th, Monday, arriving around 11:30PM. The team will then board a two story bus and travel overnight to the town of Huaraz in the High Andes. This is an eight hour drive. Team members may want to take a sleep aid to get some rest for this long bus ride. The first day in Huaraz will be spent getting adjusted to the high altitude and seeing the sights of Huaraz (Swiss Alps of Peru).

The clinics will begin the following day on Wednesday. We anticipate using two or three clinic sites and having 5 days of clinics. This trip will also have an evangelistic component supplied by Leonardo Zavaleta. He will be bringing a small group of members from a local church to work as counselors for those treated at the clinic site. The purpose of the outreach is two fold: we will display mercy through the use of medicine and work with the local pastors to see various mission works established and/or strengthened in the Quechua speaking villages of Vicos, Toma and Yungay.

Note: Yungay will be remembered as the town that was wiped away by a landslide. At the time of the earthquake in 1970 a huge piece of ice broke off the top of the Huascaran and caused a massive landslide which killed thousands of people and completely destroyed the beautiful adobe town. The new Yungay was constructed with international aid at a safer location just above the original site.

The team will be travelling and staying at an altitude of at least 10,500 ft. Some team members may experience altitude sickness although this is generally mild. Older team members should be cautious due to heart problems associated with the high altitude. We anticipate seeing approximately 300 persons per day with many disorders. Minor surgeries, injections for arthritis of all joints and routine acute medical care will be rendered. One new church has been founded through this work and a second is in the process of starting. We have a clean facility in which to work and a very comfortable inn in which to stay. The location is spectacularly beautiful and the climate very temperate (45-70 degree).

The team will leave for Lima on Tuesday the 17th and will have time to purchasing souvenirs and sightseeing. The return flight will depart on Wednesday July 18th around 1:00PM and should arrive in Atlanta around 7:35PM.

This will be Dr. Dave Sealy's seventh trip to Peru as the team leader. He has participated in thirteen VIMM trips since 1996. Dr. Sealy is the Director of Sports Medicine Fellowship at Self Regional Healthcare Family Practice Residency in Greenwood, South Carolina; Clinical Professor at MUSC, AHEC; and Head Team Physician at Lander University. Larry Secrest is the Executive Director with VIMM and served 4 years in Lima, Peru as a missionary. This will be his thirteen VIMM trip to Peru.

**Note: all medical personnel must submit a copy of their passport, medical license, cv or resume, and diplomas to the VIMM office. This will enable us to have Peruvian medical recognition and licenses. Non medical personnel must submit a copy of their passport.

**PLANS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.**

If you submitted an application after January 1, 2009, you do NOT need to submit another one. Just email us with the trip in which you are interested and any changes that need to be made to your application. Email to Maryann at maryann@vimm.org. To apply for a trip you must turn off your "Pop Up Blocker" or list the VIMM web address as an allowed site under Internet Tools.

Nicaragua
28 Jul 2012 - 04 Aug 2012
FULL / Est. Cost $1,650

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Team Leader: Dr. Fred Marcinak

We will fly to Managua and spend the night. Lodging will be in hotels. Mosquito nets and sleeping bags will NOT be required. Medical/dental clinics will be Monday through Thursday. Patients will be treated by the doctors/dentists and medicine, vitamins, and eyeglasses will be distributed. The team will return to Managua on Friday and have one half to 1 day of sightseeing before returning home on Saturday.

The team leader, Dr. Fred Marcinak, has been a general dentist in Walhalla, South Carolina, for thirty years. He is married and has an adult son and a daughter. He began working with VIMM in 1998, and he especially enjoys working in Central American countries. He has served on 26 VIMM trips to Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Mexico, Nicaragua, Romania, and Venezuela. In addition to dental extractions, simple preventive and educational programs, he has helped establish dental clinics operated by in-country dentists in the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua and El Salvador. His future plans are to establish more clinics and expand the preventive programs.

COPIES OF MEDICAL SCHOOL DIPLOMAS & LICENSES AND RESUMES WILL BE REQUIRED AROUND MAY 1 TO OBTAIN PERMISSION FROM THE NICARAGUAN MINISTRY OF HEALTH TO HOLD MEDICAL CLINICS.

**PLANS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.**

If you submitted an application after January 1, 2009, you do NOT need to submit another one. Just email us with the trip in which you are interested and any changes that need to be made to your application. Email to Maryann at maryann@vimm.org. To apply for a trip you must turn off your "Pop Up Blocker" or list the VIMM web address as an allowed site under Internet Tools.

Haiti
05 Aug 2012 - 12 Aug 2012
FULL / Est. Cost $1,550

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Team Leader: Dr. Jim Gore / Dr. Kristen Gore

Lodging will be in Port Au Prince in dormitories on the national Church of God campground. Meals will be provided by our hosts. It is recommended that some extra snacks be brought as there isn't much food available during clinic hours. Showers will be cool but no hot water. Temperatures will be around 88F as the high and around 68F as the low. There will be no air conditioning and it will be hot. Medical clinics for adults and children will be held in Port Au Prince and surrounding villages Monday through Friday. There will be some time for sightseeing on Saturday, Aug. 11. Doctors and other medical professionals will see patients, nurses will assist with triage and work in the pharmacy, and non-medical members will offer eyeglasses, assist with the pharmacy, and other work as needed. A pharmacist & dentist is especially needed.

We would prefer a team of around 15. Daily devotions will be done by the team and prayer teams will be available in the clinics to pray for patients. Prayerfully consider joining this team that will work hard to help the Haitian people who have suffered so much especially within the past few years. Please be prepared for difficult conditions and be willing to be flexible as the need arises. This will be a life changing experience for each team member.

**PLANS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.**

If you submitted an application after January 1, 2009, you do NOT need to submit another one. Just email us with the trip in which you are interested and any changes that need to be made to your application. Email to Maryann at maryann@vimm.org. To apply for a trip you must turn off your "Pop Up Blocker" or list the VIMM web address as an allowed site under Internet Tools.

Peru
18 Aug 2012 - 26 Aug 2012
TEAM MEMBERS ARE NEEDED / Est. Cost $2,500

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Team Leader: Dr. Nancy Alexis

VIMM is sponsoring a primary care medical mission trip into the highlands of Peru scheduled for August 18-25, 2012. We will fly into Lima and travel by private bus over the mountains into the department of Huancavelica. The exact itinerary or list of villages we will serve this year has yet to be determined, but we anticipate four clinic days in a very beautiful and scenic part of the country. We plan to provide medical and dental care, minor office procedures, health educations, nutritional supplements and parasite treatment, and reading glasses. Our hosts will be native Peruvians who will provide an evangelistic outreach and supplement our own team translators with Spanish and Quechua interpreters.

We would like to have a team of 10-15 persons. We are looking for doctors, PAs and NPs, dentists, dental hygienist or dental assistant, nurses, CMAs, and have space for a few nonmedical persons. Some knowledge of Spanish is helpful, but is not required. However we would appreciate having two or three team members fluent enough to supplement our local interpreters.

More information will be published as it becomes available regarding details of this trip.

**Note: all medical personnel must submit a copy of their passport, medical license, cv or resume, and diplomas to the VIMM office. This will enable us to have Peruvian medical recognition and licenses. Non medical personnel must submit a copy of their passport.

**PLANS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.**

If you submitted an application after January 1, 2009, you do NOT need to submit another one. Just email us with the trip in which you are interested and any changes that need to be made to your application. Email to Maryann at maryann@vimm.org. To apply for a trip you must turn off your "Pop Up Blocker" or list the VIMM web address as an allowed site under Internet Tools.

Honduras
28 Sep 2012 - 06 Oct 2012
TEAM MEMBERS ARE NEEDED / Est. Cost $1,750

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Team Leader: Dr. Gary Goforth / Al Steele

After landing in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, on Friday, the team will travel to Marcala, Honduras in trucks and/or vans (6 hour journey). Marcala is located in southwestern Honduras in the La Paz department. The team will stay in a hotel and have breakfast and supper meals as a group. Lunch will consist of snacks brought from home such as peanut butter crackers and trail mix. The team will conduct primary care clinics with a focus on health promotion in villages located within 1-2 hours from Marcala each day. Team physicians will triage and treat patients requiring minor surgery, IV fluids, treatment of severe infections, and other life-threatening conditions. There will be a fun day at Lake Yahoa and perhaps a visit to the Copan Ruins prior to our return to the United States on Saturday.

**PLANS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.**

If you submitted an application after January 1, 2009, you do NOT need to submit another one. Just email us with the trip in which you are interested and any changes that need to be made to your application. Email Maryann at maryann@vimm.org. To apply for a trip you must turn off your "Pop Up Blocker" or list the VIMM web address as an allowed site under Internet Tools.

Dominican Republic
05 Jan 2013 - 12 Jan 2013
TEAM MEMBERS ARE NEEDED / Est. Cost $1,800

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Team Leader: Dr. Keith Hannay

The team will arrive in Santo Domingo on Saturday where we will spend a night. On Sunday we will travel west (3-4 hrs.) to San Juan de la Maguana, where we will stay in a guesthouse with dormitory style lodging, which accommodates Christian volunteer teams. The guesthouse is accustomed to caring for Americans and will provide linens, towels, and a laundry service. Meals will also be served at the guesthouse. We will pack medicines on Sunday afternoon and night. An established medical clinic is also located there on the guesthouse premises. Each day the team will travel to various villages in a poor area and hold medical clinics. We will return to Santo Domingo on Friday for sightseeing and then fly home on Saturday.

****PLANS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE****

If you submitted an application after January 1, 2009, you do NOT need to submit another one. Just email us with the trip in which you are interested and any changes that need to be made to your application. Email to Maryann at maryann@vimm.org. To apply for a trip you must turn off your "Pop Up Blocker" or list the VIMM web address as an allowed site under Internet Tools.