Traveling Surgical Tech - Amazing Mission To Honduras
Travel CST Amy L. spent her time off serving underprivileged people in Honduras - and shared her story with us!
At American Traveler, we know that our nurses and healthcare professionals change people’s lives. By choosing careers in medicine, these individuals have opted to spend their professional lives caring for others, and we are thankful for that decision.
Some of our travelers take their service a step further, however, and even spend their leisure time serving others. One such individual is Amy L., a
Certified Surgical Tech currently on assignment in Columbia, SC. She is originally from Idaho.
Amy just returned from a medical missions trip to Honduras. She shared how the trip came about, saying,
I was approached by one of the doctors I had previously worked with in Utah. He invited me to join him and his physician assistant on a trip to Honduras at a facility called Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos, a 2,000 acre ranch an hour outside of Tegucigalpa, the largest city in Honduras. It houses 300-500 kids who are orphaned or otherwise uncared for. It's also home to a small hospital, Holy Family Surgery Center, that serves the outlying community. The unique aspect of this place was that we were able to interact with the kids living on the ranch everyday.
One particular case struck her more than the others: she and her team were able to restore function to a nine year old boy’s right hand. She was also moved by the selflessness and camaraderie of the other volunteers, sharing, “It was reassuring to see complete strangers from around the United States come together and work so hard for one purpose.
Everyone truly wanted to help these people in any way we could. These experiences restore your faith in humanity and change your perspective on life. I hope to make these trips a regular part of my scrubbing experience.”
Though she was there to serve others, Amy found herself touched by the experience. “It didn't matter that we didn't speak the same language; there was such love and joy felt,” she said.
“The week in Honduras was the most rewarding, humbling, touching experience I've had. These people have so little and the most common surgeries performed back home were life-changing to them.”
Amy gives her travel career credit for making this medical mission possible. “I've wanted to volunteer for a medical mission ever since I became a surgical tech 13 years ago,” she shared, “but it seemed like I always had trouble with getting time off and working it into my budget as a permanent employee. Traveling has given me that freedom to take control of my own schedule and the financial security to be able to do these types of trips now.”
Amy says that she originally decided to start traveling because “it was always something I had thought about doing and didn't want to regret not doing it. So I worked up the courage and finally gave it a go. That was four years ago, and I've been happily traveling since -- with the best recruiter!”
We are grateful for professionals like Amy who choose to use their gifts and passions to make the world a better place for others. We would also like to give special thanks to Amy, for her service and for sharing her story with us!
If you're interested in learning more about Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos, visit their site.
Last Modified On: May 24, 2018
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