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A Special Message From Rodger Harrison, founder
of Paramedics For Children Long before the horrors of Hurricane Mitch in 1998. I discovered Honduras. How little did I know it would change my life!..I came to Honduras never realizing that God was going to reveal my life's work. In the early days God was not a big part of my life, and it was trial and error. I wanted to be one of the good guys and save, the world only to find that it was not the world that needed saving, it was me. As others joined, we became a family who soon came to realize that the running of an international charity is never about the donations, or the numbers as much as it is about God, the donors/volunteers, and the children that we serve. The Lord demands much more from us then money. He speaks not only of faith, but of deeds, and challenges us to engage and become a part of His great cause. We see every day how our donations change the lives of children, but sometimes overlook it's dramatic effect in the lives of our donors. Through your giving I have the honor to take your gifts into the mountains of Honduras to do health surveys, or to deliver school supplies to hundreds of children. Our donors/volunteers sometimes think that they are on a mission to change the life of a child only to find that it was the child through God's Grace who changed them. Suddenly the world is transformed before their eyes, and transformed people can transform the world. Never had I experienced such a proud people who were so very poor. The children of Honduras touched me the most. In their eyes, I saw something. Perhaps it was the hopefulness, expectation, or trust, or maybe even the future of Honduras itself, but whatever I saw in those little eyes, it changed my life. I knew right then and there, I was bound in my heart to help them. After all it takes so little, some beans, a little rice, a few notebooks, some crayons, a few pencils, and the next thing you know, you realize that each of us really can make a difference. |
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educational programs: Although Honduras offers public education for it's people, the state only furnishes the building, and teachers. Families must pay for the children's books, and supplies. In a country where the average daily wage is only $3.50 per day, you can understand why so few children get to attend school. Many families can only send one of their children at a time, and even that is at a great sacrifice. PFC has been there for these children since 1997. We have delivered over 143,000 note books and pencils to the poorest children in the Copan Valley. We discovered that the best approach was to select as many of the small mountain schools as we could, and implement an aid program that was grounded in constant support with much needed school supplies. |
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| Making a difference through emergency
medical care: Until Paramedics For Children made it's debut in Honduras emergency medical care as we know did not exist. Many of the needy children, and adults who suffered from trauma simply died from lack of professional emergency medical aid. In October of 1999 we were able to bring into Copan Ruinas the first of two "state of the art" ambulances that had been donated to us by other American based rescue squads. This allowed us to establish the first all volunteer rescue squad in the history of Honduras. Since then we have brought over 40 ambulances to Honduras and Guatemala and trained over 300 Hondurans in basic life support. On average PFC ambulances in Honduras and Guatemala run about 300 emergency calls per month. |
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Making a difference by getting
the job done. Honduras has many problems. A big one for us is finding the right people to help us get the job done. All of the supplies that we bring into the country are always placed directly into the hands of the people. Children in the high mountains are the ones who suffer the most. The remoteness of their homes often involves the use of horses to reach them. The work is hard . Often we may have to travel up to 25 miles in one day to reach some of the more remote areas outside of the main town of Copan Ruinas. |
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Paramedics for Children is a small yet efficient organization that has withstood the test of time. We have been here for the children since 1997 and will continue to serve the needs of these children well into the future.
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