Narrator: Scattered across the
globe Adventist World Aviation
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has mission outposts situated
in extremely remote areas,
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that were established
to help minister to local
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indigenous people.
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Most of these locations are so
difficult to reach that aviation
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is the primary
means to reach them.
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Adventist World Aviation
can deliver the gospel message
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as well as provide lifesaving
med-evac flights to hundreds
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by using the tool of Aviation.
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The mission of AWA is to
provide quick and reliable
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transportation to many parts
of the earth that are almost
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impossible to reach.
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The aviation base in
Nicaragua is no different.
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It has become an
essential component of the
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infrastructure that brings
aid for the Miskito people
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of this area.
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Clint: I'm Clint Hanley and
I live in Northeast Nicaragua,
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in the upper corner along
the boarder of the Rio Cocoa
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with the boarder of Honduras
and I live here with my family,
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2 children and my wife, who is a
nurse and we fly this airplane,
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a Cessna 172, for medical
work, all around this region,
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covering about 150
miles in all directions.
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Narrator: Adventist World
Aviation has a mission outpost
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situated in the north
eastern part of Nicaragua
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in a small
village named Tronquera.
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Here, the Hanley missionary
family work endlessly serving
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the Miskito people.
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Clint is a pilot and offers
med-evac flights to all the
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neighboring villages that
need to transport patients
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to a higher
level of medical care.
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There are no safe road
systems from the thick jungles
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to Puerto Cabezas,
which is the closest
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hospital equipped to
handle critical injuries.
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Clint: We devote a lot
of our attention and time
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to humanitarian aid.
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The right hand arm of
the gospel is being able
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to help people medically.
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And being able to offer
them this help, and being able
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to give them the hope that they
can have a better medical care
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by transporting - there is
none - none other available
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in all of Nicaragua doing this.
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So it's a vital piece of
help that the government and
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no other aid agency was
able to offer to the people
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to save lives in transport.
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I have flown 530 patients
from remote communities,
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or from hospital to hospital.
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Narrator: Clint stays very
busy flying med-evac flights.
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But despite this demanding
flight schedule, the Hanley's
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are not satisfied with
only offering aviation service.
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Their ministry in
Tronquera is so much more.
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The family keeps busy
finding new ways to help
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the local Miskito people.
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Ultimately their goal is
to point others to the gospel.
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Clint: This church down here was
built by the ultimate workout
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group with Maranatha and right
now we are putting the walls,
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cement walls and
roof and floor in it.
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That's been our latest project,
that we've been working on
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for the last 6 months or
so, is building on this church.
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Santa Rita is about 250 people,
about half of the village
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is Seventh-day Adventist.
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Narrator: Today, Clint and
his young son Brendell are doing
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that in a very tangible
way; they are going to finish
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the construction on
a new Adventist church
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in the neighboring
village of Santa Rita.
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Jud Wickwire, Vice President
of Operations for Adventist
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World Aviation is visiting
the project in Nicaragua.
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He also offers to help
work on the construction
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of the new church.
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The church construction
site is a short drive
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to the neighboring village.
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This region of northeastern
Nicaragua has a terrain called
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Pine Savannah.
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A few clay roads, which
are very neglected and full of
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pot-holes wind through the
trees Traveling these roads
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is very slow.
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Once they arrive,
Clint jumps out of the truck
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eager to get started.
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He looks over the
finished work on the building.
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Clint and his crew
will work on the roof
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of the front porch.
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The last step in the
construction project.
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Clint pulls himself
up on the roof framework
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and goes straight to work.
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He re-measures everything to
make sure that his calculations
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are correct for
the roofing material,
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that he brought with him.
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In this remote village, there
are no construction supplies,
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or hardware stores
to obtain materials.
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Everything is brought
in with them in the truck.
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This simple church
building will be a lovely place
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for believers to worship.
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Finishing this construction
project brings great joy
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and happiness to
all this village.
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Jud begins unloading
the zinc metal roof panels
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and hands them up to Clint.
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These roof panels are the
most durable and long lasting
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roofing materials available
in this part of the world.
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Often churches in jungle areas
use natural materials, such as
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bamboo and palm leaves
to make thatched roofs,
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which only last a short time,
before the weather and elements
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cause them to deteriorate,
ruining the entire church.
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Using zinc guarantees a longer
life for the church building.
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Tools and equipment
are scarce in this area.
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The village doesn't
even have a ladder to loan
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for the construction project.
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Being accustomed to
work with limited supplies
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and the lack of
ladders, or scaffolding
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does not phase
Clint and his family.
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Clint even feels secure enough
to have Brendell, his son,
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join him up on the roof.
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Ever since Brendell
was old enough to walk,
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he was climbing trees and
anything else he could scale.
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He is right at home climbing
the rafter beams alongside
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his father.
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The head elder of the church
comes out to watch the men
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work on the roofing.
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He talks with Clint in
the native Miskito language
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and asks questions as they work.
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When Clint and his family
moved to Nicaragua, more than
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10 years ago, their top
priority was learning the native
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language of the
people in this region.
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To the Miskito people,
speaking their language
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is an acceptance
into their circle.
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The entire Hanley family has
been accepted into the Miskito
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culture, simply because
they took the time to learn
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the language of the
people they are reaching.
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Jud: The core of any mission
work is building relationships.
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And the Hanley's have
been here for almost ten years
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and they have, not
just built relationships,
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but they've become
part of the community.
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Become part of people's
families in a way that no one
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else ever has done
here, as far as I know.
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By learning the language, and
of course those relationships
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are what builds
into sharing your faith.
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Relationships are the
foundation of mission work.
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And the Hanley's are a
prime example of building deep,
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heart-felt relationships
with the Miskito people here.
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And of course without
relationships, without trust,
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it's impossible
to share your faith.
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So that
foundation has now been laid.
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To begin more ministry,
more sharing of faith, and more
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of sharing the love of
Jesus Christ with the people
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here in this area.
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Marilyn: We learned
Miskito and we talk to them
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in their language.
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We have children, who
talk in their language.
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And to them, this has been the
ultimate sign that we love them,
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and that we care, and
that we are willing to live
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here with them.
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Is because we can talk
to them in their language.
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We took the time
and energy to learn it.
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As far as they're concerned,
my children are Miskito.
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Because according to them, my
children speak perfect Miskito.
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However, my children
speak without an accent.
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And to them, that is a
huge message that my children
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belong here in this culture.
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Obviously this is where
they are supposed to be.
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Narrator: Having
Brendell working alongside him
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is very important to Clint.
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He wants to show and train
Brendell, what it means to be
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a missionary and to teach him
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the importance of helping others
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Although he is young, Brendell
is a missionary to his peers.
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Clint wants his son to gain
the experience and knowledge.
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He always teaches him about the
importance of serving others.
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Brendell is eager
to help and soaks in
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all his father's instructions.
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He is proud to be
working with his father today.
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One by one each metal panel
is slid into place and secured
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to the wooden beams.
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The four men work
together efficiently
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to get this project completed.
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There is no room for error
or miscalculations as they have
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the exact amount of roofing
metal to cover the porch.
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Each piece must be
precisely and exactly placed.
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All who witness this family
cannot deny the dedication
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and love they have
for the Miskito people.
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As with other AWA
missionary families,
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the Hanley's primary
objective is to show the people
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in this area,
that Christ loves them.
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This construction project
is a tangible way the Hanley's
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share the gospel
with this village.
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Piece by piece the metal
roofing is placed and secured
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to the church structure.
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The construction has drawn
a crowd and the villagers come
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out to see the missionaries work
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One of the neighboring
villagers even brings a ladder
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from his hut to help
the men continue their work.
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Today, Clint's work only took
them a few hours to complete,
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but the impact will leave
a lasting mark on Santa Rita.
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This AWA mission
aviation air base does far more,
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than just fly sick
patients from the jungles.
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Each day, if there are no
necessary flights to be made
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you'll find them working
within the community they live.
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The Hanley's never
miss an opportunity
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to help the Miskito people.
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Yet, with all the work that they
do in this area, the Hanley's
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realize they cannot do it alone.
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Marilyn: We cannot do
this, and we did not do this,
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to live in Nicaragua,
and to build what we have.
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We are supported by financial
supporters, we're supported
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by prayer warriors, we
are supported by the village,
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that we live in, other
missionaries, the list goes on
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and on about the amount of
people, time, energy, that has
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gone into making this mission
a help to the Miskito people.
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And ultimately, it is through
God's power, that anything
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has been done down here.
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Through His permission,
through His allowance,
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through His divine
directions, things have happened
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and allowed this
mission down here to grow.
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We have been His hands.
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Narrator: Through the generous
gifts of donors in North America
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AWA mission air
bases are able to do
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similar projects and
ongoing missionary work
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in remote parts of the world.
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Often this work involves
aircraft, however there are many
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days like today, where
the work of the missionary
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is dedicated to service and
delivering the gospel message.
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As early afternoon approaches,
the men finish their work
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on the new church construction.
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The new metal roof
gleams in the afternoon sun.
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The head elder and church
members are overjoyed to have
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this church one step
closer to completion.
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As a gift to the congregation,
Clint has ordered brand new
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hymnals printed in
the Miskito language.
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The hymnals were translated
and published to commemorate
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this new church building.
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The head elder is
overjoyed to hear this news.
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He can't thank the mission
enough for all their help
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He is so grateful for
all the work done today,
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and even personally
thanks young Brendell.
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Joy gleams from the
elder's face as he stands back
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and marvels over the church.
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In this missionary family,
everyone has skills, that
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can contribute to the mission.
Marilyn Hanley plays many rolls.
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For instance, she is a nurse
for the neighboring village.
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Marilyn: I am a registered
nurse and with that has brought
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the availability of
helping people understand
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how to live healthier lives.
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I will see anywhere between
ten and fifty patients a month
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on average.
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As a registered nurse, I
have more medical training than
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most of the nurses, that
are attending to the cares here
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in the Miskito villages.
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And what it has done is
allowed me to understand
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what is happening behind
the symptoms and the other
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problems that they are having.
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Which has given me the
opportunity to explain to them
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and using those explanations
when at all possible to draw
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them back toward the lifestyle,
or diet that the Lord has
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originally given to us.
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To be able to use
those things to their health.
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Narrator: Sadly this part of the
world doesn't always have access
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to basic medical care, or
education about simple health
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principles, such as
drinking clean water,
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or how to take
care of a newborn.
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Marilyn does her best to help
fill this void in healthcare.
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The Hanley's open up
their mission base for sick
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and pregnant patients.
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They built a small
clinic on the base where Marilyn
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can properly
examine and treat patients.
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She also has a small pharmacy
stocked with the essentials
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she needs to alleviate
pain or cure a simple illness.
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Marilyn: This is
our medical store room.
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We have different
types of medicines here.
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A few, a couple years ago
we bought up to I think six
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thousand dollars in medicine
and so we are still using up
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that right now.
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We have pain medicine,
antibiotics, children's liquid
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medicines, gastro medicines
for the intestines and worms.
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Cold, cough, flu, vitamins.
Skin and all kinds of skin
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topical
treatments, that we have too.
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The amount of
medicine, that you see here
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using at the current rate,
that I am using it will probably
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last a couple years.
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However, occasionally I
have been a little more busy
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in mobile clinics and when
that happens, we go through
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the medicine quite more quickly.
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It is dispensed
rather, rather fast.
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The Miskito people, that live
in small villages typically have
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very little
medical care available.
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There is a nurse sometimes in
their village or another village
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nearby, that is responsible
for their healthcare needs.
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However, the nurse is limited
by the amount of medicine,
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that they receive
from the government clinic.
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So they end up at the clinic
with colds, fevers and diarrhea
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are the most common ones.
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Aside from the
prevalence of pregnancy.
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Narrator: While Clint and son
are away working on the church
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construction, Marilyn is
working at the mission base
00:17:13.19\00:17:16.63
tending to a
patient, who has stopped by.
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The flow of patients
is steady at this mission,
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often Marilyn will
see 4-5 patients a day.
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Many of these
patients travel great distances
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to the mission base,
seeking medical help.
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Today a family has
walked over four hours
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to visit Marilyn.
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A mother, her daughter and
her child are feeling sick.
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The baby is just 3 months
old and has worrisome symptoms.
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Marilyn examines the
child first and listens
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for repository sounds.
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She asks the mother a few
questions to try and narrow
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down the baby's ailment.
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Marilyn: The baby was sick for
a little while and is not eating
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and losing weight.
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It has a little diarrhea,
but no repository infection.
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And just the look of the baby,
he's very white, he's very light
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skinned, but his
mother is light skinned too.
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So he is probably anemic.
And he is probably having
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diarrhea, but exactly at
what level he needs medication
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I am still not exactly sure.
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She's also complaining,
that she doesn't have any milk
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for the baby.
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And that comes from two things.
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One is, three things. She
doesn't drink enough water,
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the Miskito people
don't drink enough water.
00:18:39.18\00:18:42.65
They don't feed the
babies on a schedule.
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They just give them breast
whenever they cry, or every
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now and then and so
they never, the babies never
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actually drain the breast,
so the breast refills with milk.
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So they are not
getting good milk.
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Narrator: With Marilyn's
understanding of the Miskito
00:19:01.34\00:19:03.41
culture, Marilyn can
better diagnose the baby.
00:19:03.44\00:19:06.68
She knows that the baby isn't
receiving the nutrients it needs
00:19:06.71\00:19:10.45
and is dehydrated.
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Miskito mothers are
uneducated on the importance
00:19:13.15\00:19:15.78
of drinking enough water
and their children often suffer.
00:19:15.82\00:19:19.35
It seems in this culture, they
intentionally avoid drinking
00:19:20.16\00:19:23.26
water for several reasons.
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Marilyn: One,
they're not thirsty.
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So they don't
think, that they need it.
00:19:27.63\00:19:29.60
And secondly, if they
drink, then they have to go pee,
00:19:29.63\00:19:32.67
which, it's not always
great conditions out here.
00:19:32.70\00:19:35.67
People have to go for long ways
in the jungle, or they have to
00:19:35.70\00:19:39.44
go on the bus for a long time.
00:19:39.47\00:19:41.78
If they are children, if they
give their children a lot of
00:19:41.81\00:19:44.68
water, that means that
their children will pee in their
00:19:44.71\00:19:48.12
diapers and then they
have a lot more laundry.
00:19:48.15\00:19:50.15
So it's a thing from
childhood, that they've learned
00:19:50.19\00:19:54.09
to just not drink so much water.
00:19:54.12\00:19:56.73
Narrator: After speaking more
with the mother, Marilyn feels
00:19:57.43\00:20:00.10
confident in a diagnosis.
00:20:00.13\00:20:01.86
The baby isn't getting
proper nutrition from the mother
00:20:02.06\00:20:05.03
and is also not
getting enough to drink.
00:20:05.07\00:20:07.10
The baby's symptoms all
stem from the mother's poor
00:20:07.14\00:20:10.41
education on
basic health principles.
00:20:10.44\00:20:12.91
Marilyn: I'm probably going to
go ahead and give her vitamins.
00:20:13.94\00:20:18.31
The baby is only
three months old.
00:20:25.62\00:20:27.26
So you don't want to
give him too much medication.
00:20:28.26\00:20:31.63
Just in case
anything. And I don't hear
00:20:31.66\00:20:33.56
any respiratory problems.
00:20:33.60\00:20:34.96
And he makes eye contact
with his mother and smiles
00:20:37.27\00:20:41.44
and is looking around.
00:20:41.47\00:20:44.17
So I'll probably just go
ahead and give her vitamins
00:20:44.21\00:20:47.41
at this point.
00:20:47.44\00:20:48.78
With some instructions
on better breast feeding
00:20:49.78\00:20:54.88
and the mother
drinking more water.
00:20:54.92\00:20:58.65
And signs to watch for if
the baby is getting sick again.
00:20:58.69\00:21:05.59
Narrator: Marilyn redirects
her attention to the mother.
00:21:06.59\00:21:09.43
If she can get the mother
healthier, the mother can then
00:21:09.46\00:21:13.17
pass on the healthy
nutrients on to her baby.
00:21:13.20\00:21:15.74
Natives here do not have access
to vitamins or prenatal care.
00:21:16.34\00:21:21.08
So Marilyn goes to her
pharmacy closet to gather
00:21:21.38\00:21:24.35
a few items to give the patients
to help strengthen their bodies,
00:21:24.38\00:21:28.25
which will also help the baby.
00:21:28.28\00:21:31.09
Marilyn: Iron and some
oral re-hydration salts.
00:21:31.12\00:21:35.59
We're going to give her
some re-hydration salts,
00:21:41.60\00:21:44.40
so that she has this to
drink for a little while.
00:21:44.43\00:21:47.64
She's dizzy and her blood is
not rebuilding itself as fast
00:21:47.67\00:21:54.81
as it needs to and so I'm
going to do some education
00:21:54.84\00:21:57.01
about good diet too.
00:21:57.05\00:21:59.71
As well as, I talked to
her already about drinking
00:21:59.75\00:22:02.98
more water.
00:22:03.02\00:22:04.35
But I'm going to
be pretty generous.
00:22:06.22\00:22:08.26
A lot of times I give
just thirty, but they've come
00:22:08.29\00:22:10.29
from a long ways away.
00:22:10.33\00:22:11.66
They're from a village it's only
about half an hour drive away,
00:22:11.69\00:22:16.97
but it will take them about
four hours walk to get here,
00:22:17.00\00:22:20.64
and another four
hours to get back home.
00:22:20.67\00:22:23.57
So I am going to
be pretty generous.
00:22:23.61\00:22:25.04
She's nursing a baby and her
daughter is also nursing a baby,
00:22:25.07\00:22:30.01
so I am going to send plenty of
vitamins for them for prenatal
00:22:30.05\00:22:35.15
vitamins which include iron and
calcium and folic acid, so that
00:22:35.18\00:22:39.35
they can try to get the mothers
to be as healthy as possible.
00:22:39.39\00:22:42.39
Narrator: Nurse Marilyn
takes some time to talk with the
00:22:43.89\00:22:46.86
mothers and educate
them about the importance of
00:22:46.90\00:22:49.06
nutrition and how to take
care of not only of themselves,
00:22:49.10\00:22:52.80
but their young babies.
00:22:52.83\00:22:54.37
Sadly, the diet of the Miskito
people is limited to 3 staple
00:22:54.50\00:22:58.81
items: white rice,
cassava, and beans.
00:22:58.84\00:23:03.85
Which leaves giant
deficiencies in what their
00:23:03.88\00:23:07.12
body needs to stay healthy.
00:23:07.15\00:23:09.18
Marilyn: They only have white
rice and white cassava in their
00:23:09.38\00:23:12.62
house from their
plantations right now.
00:23:12.65\00:23:15.59
So that means, that she is
not recovering from her anemia,
00:23:15.62\00:23:19.59
because she really doesn't have
any protein or any vegetables,
00:23:19.63\00:23:22.33
or any vitamins coming into her.
00:23:22.36\00:23:24.17
So I am going to make
some suggestions about some of
00:23:25.57\00:23:28.14
those things that they can
do, because they don't have the
00:23:28.17\00:23:30.07
resources to be
able to buy them.
00:23:30.11\00:23:31.67
And they would have
to go to Waspam or Port
00:23:31.71\00:23:34.08
to do that, because they are
not available in the village,
00:23:34.11\00:23:36.24
so I am going to make some
suggestions for her on that.
00:23:36.28\00:23:40.02
Narrator: The Miskito people
are poor subsistence farmers.
00:23:41.82\00:23:45.35
They eat what they can
grow on their plantations.
00:23:45.39\00:23:48.06
If they have any extra crops,
they sell that small amount
00:23:48.36\00:23:52.13
to get extra money.
00:23:52.16\00:23:53.83
Unfortunately, often
their crops yield just enough
00:23:53.86\00:23:57.00
to supply them with
food, leaving no extra money
00:23:57.03\00:24:00.50
to buy any other type of
food including vegetables.
00:24:00.54\00:24:03.51
Marilyn: So I did a lot of
education on what foods would
00:24:03.54\00:24:08.71
have protein in them
and what foods would have
00:24:08.74\00:24:10.95
vitamins in them.
00:24:10.98\00:24:12.35
And that she needs
to eat more of that.
00:24:12.38\00:24:14.72
Less of things like top ramen,
which they are scrapping to try
00:24:14.75\00:24:20.16
to buy, because they think that
it has vitamins and stuff in it.
00:24:20.19\00:24:24.59
But it doesn't, so you know
they are spending their money
00:24:24.63\00:24:27.76
on things, that don't
have as much vitamins in it,
00:24:27.80\00:24:31.20
because they think
it's good for them.
00:24:31.23\00:24:32.77
So encouraging them to not
buy those things and look for
00:24:32.80\00:24:39.44
some of the other
things, that were good for them.
00:24:39.47\00:24:42.31
Narrator: Before they leave,
Marilyn gives them a few more
00:24:43.31\00:24:45.38
supplements that should
help get them and their babies
00:24:45.41\00:24:48.28
strong again.
00:24:48.32\00:24:49.65
After spending a bit of time
educating the ladies on ways
00:24:49.78\00:24:52.75
to strengthen their bodies with
nutrients and a proper diet,
00:24:52.79\00:24:56.73
Marilyn directs their
attention back to the importance
00:24:56.93\00:24:59.86
of staying properly hydrated.
00:24:59.89\00:25:03.10
Many of the ailments they
complain of, such as headaches,
00:25:03.13\00:25:06.47
dizziness, and fatigue,
all stem from one cause,
00:25:06.50\00:25:10.71
not having enough water.
00:25:10.74\00:25:14.24
She gives them each a glass
of water and instructs them
00:25:14.28\00:25:16.81
to drink plenty,
before they have to begin back
00:25:16.85\00:25:19.71
on their 4 hour walk home.
00:25:19.75\00:25:22.02
She also tells them, how
their water intake can help
00:25:22.05\00:25:26.35
their babies as well.
00:25:26.39\00:25:27.89
The Miskito people are so
thankful for Marilyn's advice
00:25:29.92\00:25:32.59
and information about
how to properly take care
00:25:32.63\00:25:34.86
of their bodies.
00:25:34.90\00:25:36.60
As a token of appreciation
and payment for the vitamins,
00:25:36.63\00:25:39.43
the family brought
cassava from their plantation.
00:25:39.47\00:25:43.20
It isn't much, but it's
all this family has to give.
00:25:43.24\00:25:47.71
Marilyn has sent this
family home with vitamins,
00:25:47.74\00:25:50.65
re-hydration salts, and
powder supplements to help them
00:25:50.68\00:25:55.78
regain their health.
00:25:55.82\00:25:57.15
But most importantly, she has
educated this family and shares
00:25:57.19\00:26:01.82
with them
information that could save them
00:26:01.86\00:26:04.96
from many
sicknesses in the future.
00:26:04.99\00:26:08.03
The simple idea of
drinking enough clean water
00:26:08.33\00:26:10.87
can save their lives.
00:26:10.90\00:26:12.60
The Miskito people
suffer from being uneducated
00:26:12.63\00:26:15.70
about their need for clean water
00:26:15.74\00:26:17.61
Many illnesses and diseases
stem from people drinking
00:26:17.81\00:26:21.84
dirty water from a river,
where cattle drink, or where
00:26:21.88\00:26:25.71
women wash their clothes.
00:26:25.75\00:26:27.32
Known as the "Land of Lakes
and Volcanoes," Nicaragua has
00:26:27.35\00:26:32.35
abundant sources of freshwater,
but little of it is safe
00:26:32.39\00:26:37.19
to drink, or readily accessible.
00:26:37.23\00:26:39.63
Half of this isolated
area is without access
00:26:39.66\00:26:42.20
to clean water or toilets.
00:26:42.23\00:26:43.97
About 900 thousand
people live without safe
00:26:44.00\00:26:48.30
drinking water. What a pity.
00:26:48.34\00:26:51.27
Water-related diseases exact
a huge toll on family health,
00:26:51.31\00:26:56.64
keeping children out of school
and stifling economic growth.
00:26:56.68\00:27:01.42
Sadly, nearly 300 children
in Nicaragua die each year
00:27:01.45\00:27:06.05
from diarrhea, caused
by unsafe drinking water
00:27:06.09\00:27:10.53
and poor sanitation.
00:27:10.56\00:27:12.53
The child that came to
visit Marilyn today, could have
00:27:13.56\00:27:17.33
been part of that statistic,
had his parents not come
00:27:17.37\00:27:21.40
to the mission airbase today.
00:27:21.44\00:27:23.61
The information they received
about drinking plenty of clean
00:27:24.31\00:27:27.24
water, could save
this young babies life.
00:27:27.28\00:27:30.48
To fight against the epidemic
of unsafe water, the Tronquera
00:27:32.21\00:27:36.28
mission airbase installed a
well to provide access to clean
00:27:36.32\00:27:40.29
water to the
neighboring villages.
00:27:40.32\00:27:42.99
Clint: This is our
well in Santa Rita.
00:27:43.02\00:27:45.83
This is for the whole
village. And it's 75' deep.
00:27:45.86\00:27:49.23
And this is a pump,
bison pump in Maine.
00:27:49.26\00:27:54.77
About a $1,200
pump. Stainless steel.
00:27:54.80\00:27:58.77
It should last
them for a lot of years.
00:27:58.81\00:28:01.84
It supplies them with
clean water, especially crucial
00:28:02.94\00:28:04.78
for the babies and older people.
00:28:04.81\00:28:07.65
They were drinking out
of the river down there.
00:28:07.68\00:28:09.55
And out of hand dug wells.
They dig wells that are about
00:28:09.58\00:28:12.69
twenty feet deep, that
basically collect surface water
00:28:12.72\00:28:14.99
and that's what they
usually drink out of.
00:28:15.02\00:28:17.66
Narrator: The
mission in Nicaragua helps
00:28:19.66\00:28:21.30
the Miskito people in
a wide variety of ways.
00:28:21.33\00:28:24.23
The Hanley's fill
their days with service.
00:28:25.43\00:28:28.54
Whether they are flying
sick patients, providing basic
00:28:28.77\00:28:32.11
healthcare, or
constructing a new church,
00:28:32.14\00:28:35.74
the goal is the same: to
spread God's love and share
00:28:35.78\00:28:39.55
the good news of the gospel of
Jesus Christ unto all the earth.
00:28:39.58\00:28:44.25
The Hanley's enjoy the
work God has set before them.
00:28:44.29\00:28:48.72