Goodbye CCSP Fall 2005

We’re thankful that all of the students arrived home safely. Students, you will be missed! We wish you all a very Happy Christmas! You are in our thoughts and prayers.

dis be...

Written by Kenny
Performed by Kenny, Miranda and Eric at our final community celebration

This pens script cant capture
God’s perfect postcard reprint
Of the replant of riparian filters,
Funnel cakes cover the
Carnival fun of consumption
We function as funnels and
Love not to waste the waste
And haste to taste the sweet
Scent of superiority,
When face to face
With lard driven society
Our piety prevents the
Message from getting across
All’s lost until we stop to feel
And realize…

Dis dah pop revelation-
dis be weak gratification
Dis be summa camp
Dis Dah Carib Sun
Dis be so much fun.

Relax.
Listen to the Creole council
With each ounce of worry
Their drum beat slips away.

The guilt will follow us home,
Velcro-clipped to the
Wing of an airplane
We’ll sing the refrain
Of Ubi Late fast fading
Coast to coast across
The ocean

We boast the world record
In dismantling arms
Reducing the alarmingly rapid rate
Of ozone depletion
We mean it.
They’re the say-much
Do-nothings who don’t know
The sweet taste of Marley, Martha,
Marie.
Of Fry Jacks, Maya,
Shelley.
Here we are in Belize
With free-zone,
Where there’s
Curruption,
Dam squared,
Eruptions
On pine ridge miss
Like Riaan’s golf swing.
And we learn the peace, love
Joy, kindness, understanding
And unity
Of community
It won’t be long and
We’ll see each other again,
But we’ll miss the peace
Of Max’s protection
We’ll greet the meat
Of next years election
With the surprising diction
Of conviction
Cause together we stand
Together we band
Together we stand.

Dis be pop revelation-
Dis be weak gratification
Dis be summa camp
Dis Dah Carib Sun
Dis be so much fun.

Relax.
Listen to the Creole council
With each ounce of worry
Their drum beat slips away.

Resensing place we chase the
Echo of ignorance
Of the third world whirlwind-
Free trade, fair trade, trade winds
Bring the rain.
The muddy bain of the river flows
with the money train of the Dirty IMF
Leaves nothing left for global
Dispensation. The nations vaction
In the Dis Da Fi Wi paradise,
While off shore
Their cruise ships glow like embers,
Massed for December attack;
We seem helpless, hopeless,
But remember

Dis be easy.
Dis be summa camp
Dis dah Carib sun
Dis be SO MUCH FUN

New Leadership at CCSP

New Leadership at CCSP
Originally uploaded by Creation Care Study Program.

We enjoyed having Jared, Meghan and little Gloria Friesen with us for the last little while as they learned the director and administrator ropes from Phil and Iris. We wish Phil and Iris all the best in Ausie! Justin and I are looking forward to working with the Friesen Team... Bring on Spring '06

Integration and Debrief Week

Laura and Linda - Cookie Project
Originally uploaded by Creation Care Study Program.

The last two weeks of CCSP went by in a flash! Integration Week taught by the program director, Phil went very well and the students enjoyed the opportunity to work in groups and make connections between all they have learned this semester. The students spent time intentionally preparing to go home and envisioning ways to put what they learned here into action back in the US. One of the many activities we did during Debrief week was make cookies for all of the people that help to make our semester a great one. Pictured here is Linda and Laura working hard in the kitchen to make that happen.

Happy Birthday Justin!

Happy Birthday Justin!
Originally uploaded by Creation Care Study Program.

Happy Birthday JUSTIN!
We hosted the first annual CCSP Entomological Symposium in Justin’s honour, with all staff and students presenting newly “discovered” (or newly imagined) insects to Justin for his and our collective amusement.

Farewell Phil and Iris

Farewell Phil and Iris
Originally uploaded by Creation Care Study Program.

Farewell Phil and Iris! What an incredible five semesters of dedication you have given to the program and the students who go through it. It has been great working with you! We celebrated their years here with a party and of course, lots of skits and songs as tribute!

Stream Ecology

Laura Goes Bug-Eyed over the Bugs
Originally uploaded by Creation Care Study Program.

We wrapped up the Tropical Ecology course with our stream module last week. The students explored streams in the Mountain Pine Ridge and Lower Barton Creek River, measuring discharge and collecting invertebrates. Back in the lab the students spent time mapping watersheds as well as identifying and sketching insects. Dave Mahan from Au Sable was a great instructor – Thanks Dave!
Click Here For More Photos of Stream Ecology

Nursing Observations Come to a Close

Our nursing students from Messiah College just wrapped up their nursing observations at three different local hospitals and clinics. They all did a great job and learned a lot – well done ladies! Enjoy their mini-blog reports.

Kori's Nursing Observation at La Loma Luz Hospital

Kori
Originally uploaded by Creation Care Study Program.

I spent my two weeks of Nursing observation at the privately owned mission hospital in nearby Santa Elena called La Loma Luz Adventist Clinic and Hospital. This was such an incredibly new experience, which exposed the inner workings of the health care system to me in a helpful and friendly way! Although for one week I was sort of assigned to the hospital side and the other week to the clinic side, the entire internship felt relaxed and we were able to float around where ever if there was more activity some where else. I was able to pop in on some ultrasounds, x-rays, EKGs and nebulizer treatments in the ER, and doctor consultations). I was privileged to come into work each day on the good old public transportation (which only failed me one day out of the 13) and spend an eight hour working day with the nurses, technicians, physicians and other important staff. I learned through actually practicing as well as observing. I felt much more comfortable by the end of the two weeks on how to take patients vitals (blood pressure, pulse, respiration rate, etc.) I got to observe the nurse's administering many IV's and even was asked to help in some parts of the process which was a little alarming that they allowed me this but exciting! My first week I saw two deliveries and a minor surgery done for a patient who had an expulsion and the second week I sat in on a hysterectomy which was so neat to watch for two whole hours. Reflecting back on my experience, I am so thankful for two things. Number one in being exposed to the health care system in Belize; seeing good practices that reduce on the about of waste such as sterilizing equipment and re-using dressings, bed linens, etc. Number two, to be out in the culture and off of our farm, meeting and interacting on a daily basis with the people of Belize was great and left me with faces I will remember and miss.
Kori Shelden
Messiah College

Anna's Nursing Observation at the Mopan Clinic

Anna's Pics
Originally uploaded by Creation Care Study Program.

Hey there loyal blog-readers! I spent the last two weeks observing at the Mopan Clinic, a small clinic in the nearby town of Benque. I helped out at the pharmacy with Nurse Rosita and sat in on prenatal and postnatal check-ups with Nurse Hall at the Maternal Health and Childcare clinic. This was quite the cultural experience seeing how 95% of the communication there was in rapid-fire Spanish, Creole/Spanish, or (as I like to refer to it) Spangcreolish. Fortunately my two supervisors knew English and took time to explain medical procedures, answer questions, and simply chat with me. I enjoyed my time there and really got to know the nurses I was with very well. The main clinic takes care of basic medical needs such as injections, sutures, nebeulizer treatments, eye exams, and regular doctor visits. The Maternal Health and Childcare clinic gives out immunizations for Hepatitis B, Polio, Tetanus, Diphtheria, Whooping Cough, and Tuberculosis and advises mothers about childcare. This past Tuesday was exciting because I got to accompany Nurse Hall to the nearby village of Succotz for a mobile clinic. The clinic does an amazing job caring for the large area in and around Benque especially with providing infants with vaccinations. I really enjoyed and learned a lot from the two weeks I was there.

Anna Frodigh
Messiah College

Laura's Nursing Observation at San Ignacio Hospital

Laura at San Ignacio Hospital
Originally uploaded by Creation Care Study Program.

From November 21st- December 2nd I participated in a nursing observation at the San Ignacio Hospital. This is a public hospital that provides free healthcare. The first week of my nursing observation I assisted in the maternity ward where I was fortunate to observe and assist in the births of several beautiful babies. This picture is of me in the delivery room at one of the two beds where the mothers are stationed to have their baby. Since the husbands were not allowed in the delivery room I held the mothers' hands as they painfully delivered their child. After the birth, I assisted the nurse in cleaning up the mother as well as taking her blood pressure and escorting her to the recovery room. Once in the recovery room I would attach the IV bag and get it started for her. After this process was complete I would aid the nurses' assistant in recording the weight and height of the baby. After the baby was dressed I would sometimes be the fortunate person to deliver the baby to the proud mother. My favorite part was seeing the big smiles on the moms' faces after they had seen their baby for the first time. It was an amazing opportunity to be able to share in these moments with the mothers.

Laura Gaugler
Messiah College

Leah's Nursing Observation at San Ignacio Hospital

Leah observing at San Ignacio Hospital
Originally uploaded by Creation Care Study Program.

I’ve spent the past two weeks at the San Ignacio Hospital with Laura G. For the first week I was in the Outpatient Department with Nurse Sheila and Reyna where I gave out patient numbers, took vitals, and helped with dressing wounds. While there I witnessed a biopsy on a Rasta man’s foot, the removal of an ingrown toenail, and the lancing of an abscess on a patient’s chin that squirted it’s contents about four feet. I also bought a sweet vase from a Guatemalan man that was selling his merchandise on the hospital’s veranda.

I spent the second week at the Maternity Ward where I was lucky enough to watch two deliveries. The first baby was a little boy weighing 7 pound and 3 ounces. The second was a little girl weighing 5 pounds and 9 ounces. I was permitted to sit with the mothers and time their contractions before they gave birth. I also took their vitals and listened to the babies’ hearts beating. After they gave birth, I took the mothers to the recovery room and then watched as the nurses bathed, measured, and weighed the babies.

Leah Francis
Messiah College

Sarah's Nursing Observation at La Loma Luz

Sarah's Nursing Internship at La Loma Luz
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I spent the past two weeks working at La Loma Luz 7th day Adventist hospital for my nursing observation. I spent the first week working mostly in the vitals and x-ray room. For vitals I learned to take blood pressure pretty well, we also took pulse, weight, and temperature, for all the patients that came to see a doctor. In x-ray I learned from my friends Elijio, and Steve how to set and develop x-ray films, how to set the machine to the right voltage, and even to shoot the x-rays! I learn from the ER nurse Patty how to start an IV, but didn’t practice it, it’s a little scary. I also watched a lot of IM injections the last week the LPN/pharmacist Ms. Letty let me give my first injection! I also got to watch two deliveries, one of which was on my 20th birthday, which was an amazing experience. I spent a bit of time in the pharmacy counting pills, and helping to fill prescriptions. I got to see a hysterectomy preformed by the gynecologist and the ultrasound tech, Sylvan; it was a really neat procedure to see. He also let me work with him and was a great teacher, I got to see 3 obstetric ultrasounds, 1 abdominal, and 1 pelvic. Ultrasound technology is really cool. I had a really great time just getting to know the hospital staff, everyone was generally really nice and willing to let me help out or show me how to do things. It was great!

Sarah Miller
Messiah College