{"id":6853,"date":"2026-06-01T08:57:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T14:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/?p=6853"},"modified":"2026-06-01T09:04:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T15:04:38","slug":"bringing-health-and-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/index.php\/2026\/06\/01\/bringing-health-and-hope\/","title":{"rendered":"Bringing health and hope!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/brigada-01_0000_brigada-05-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/brigada-01_0000_brigada-05-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/brigada-01_0000_brigada-05-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/brigada-01_0000_brigada-05-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/brigada-01_0000_brigada-05-24x14.jpg 24w, https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/brigada-01_0000_brigada-05-36x20.jpg 36w, https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/brigada-01_0000_brigada-05-48x27.jpg 48w, https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/brigada-01_0000_brigada-05-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/brigada-01_0000_brigada-05-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/brigada-01_0000_brigada-05.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bringing <strong>health and hope<\/strong>! <\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On <strong>May 30th<\/strong>, we experienced an incredible day of service in the community of Montes de Bendici\u00f3n, Tegucigalpa. \u2764\ufe0f Alongside a team of volunteers from <strong>Woodward Church of Christ<\/strong>, <strong>Oklahoma Christian Academy<\/strong>, and our dedicated staff from the <strong>James Moody Adams Assistance Complex<\/strong>, we successfully treated <strong>130 people<\/strong> with free, high-quality healthcare services. \ud83e\ude7a\ud83d\udc65<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, two sophomore students from our institution \ud83d\udcda shared the Word of God and a message of faith with the patients following their check-ups. \ud83d\ude4f <strong>Infinite thanks<\/strong> to every volunteer, doctor, and collaborator who donated their time and effort to make this possible. Together, we are the hands and feet of Jesus on earth! \ud83c\udf1f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">#MedicalMission #BaxterClinic #WoodwardChurchofChrist #OklahomaChristianAcademy #ServiceWithLove #FaithAndHealth<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-slider-2d94471c\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-slider alignwide glide\" data-per-view=\"2\" data-gap=\"0\" data-peek=\"0\" data-autoplay=\"true\" data-height=\"400px\" data-hide-arrows=\"false\"><div class=\"glide__track\" data-glide-el=\"track\"><div class=\"glide__slides\"><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-slider-item-wrapper glide__slide\" tabindex=\"0\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-slider-item\" src=\"https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/brigada-01_0003_brigada-04.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-id=\"6859\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-slider-item-wrapper glide__slide\" tabindex=\"0\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-slider-item\" src=\"https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/brigada-01_0001_brigada-07.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-id=\"6860\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-slider-item-wrapper glide__slide\" tabindex=\"0\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-slider-item\" src=\"https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/brigada-01_0002_brigada-06.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-id=\"6857\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-slider-item-wrapper glide__slide\" tabindex=\"0\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-slider-item\" src=\"https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/brigada-01_0000_brigada-05-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-id=\"6858\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-slider-item-wrapper glide__slide\" tabindex=\"0\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-slider-item\" src=\"https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/brigada-01_0004_brigada-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-id=\"6855\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-slider-item-wrapper glide__slide\" tabindex=\"0\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-slider-item\" src=\"https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/brigada-01_0005_brigada-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-id=\"6856\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-slider-item-wrapper glide__slide\" tabindex=\"0\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-slider-item\" src=\"https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/brigada-01_0006_fondo.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-id=\"6861\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"glide__bullets\" data-glide-el=\"controls[nav]\"><button class=\"glide__bullet\" data-glide-dir=\"=0\"><\/button><button class=\"glide__bullet\" data-glide-dir=\"=1\"><\/button><button class=\"glide__bullet\" data-glide-dir=\"=2\"><\/button><button class=\"glide__bullet\" data-glide-dir=\"=3\"><\/button><button class=\"glide__bullet\" data-glide-dir=\"=4\"><\/button><button class=\"glide__bullet\" data-glide-dir=\"=5\"><\/button><button class=\"glide__bullet\" data-glide-dir=\"=6\"><\/button><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bringing health and hope! On May 30th, we experienced an incredible day of service in the community of Montes de Bendici\u00f3n, Tegucigalpa. \u2764\ufe0f Alongside a team of volunteers from Woodward Church of Christ, Oklahoma Christian Academy, and our dedicated staff from the James Moody Adams Assistance Complex, we successfully treated &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Bringing health and hope!\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/index.php\/2026\/06\/01\/bringing-health-and-hope\/#more-6853\" aria-label=\"Read more about Bringing health and hope!\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","infinite-scroll-item","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-50"],"featured_image_src":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"Ramon Avila","author_link":"https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/index.php\/author\/ravila\/"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"smart-post-landscape":false,"smart-post-portrait":false,"menu-24x24":false,"menu-36x36":false,"menu-48x48":false,"awb_sm":false,"awb_md":false,"awb_lg":false,"awb_xl":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Ramon Avila","author_link":"https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/index.php\/author\/ravila\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Bringing health and hope! On May 30th, we experienced an incredible day of service in the community of Montes de Bendici\u00f3n, Tegucigalpa. \u2764\ufe0f Alongside a team of volunteers from Woodward Church of Christ, Oklahoma Christian Academy, and our dedicated staff from the James Moody Adams Assistance Complex, we successfully treated ... Read more","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6276,"url":"https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/index.php\/2026\/04\/08\/5-communities-over-450-people-served-and-a-week-dedicated-to-service-and-hope\/","url_meta":{"origin":6853,"position":0},"title":"5 communities, over 450 people served, and a week dedicated to service and hope.","author":"Ramon Avila","date":"April 8, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"From March 30 to April 3, we hosted a medical mission comprised of 54 members from VCOM , hailing from the Virginia and Carolinas campuses . 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