By Josh Mitchell
Corinth Today News Editor
A concrete floor does not sound like something to get excited about, but a Corinth woman said it was a big deal for two families in Honduras.
“They were so grateful for a concrete floor because that means they didn’t have to sleep on the dirt,” said Shannon Bugg, who went on a medical mission trip to the Central American country last month. “That was kind of the heartbreaking moment, just seeing what all you take for granted on a daily basis that these people had never heard of.”
Bugg, a 2007 graduate of Kossuth High School, is a pharmacy student at Union University in Jackson, Tenn., and went on the mission trip with her school.
Other than medical help, the group also offered spiritual aid to the people. Bugg, 26, thinks there were more than 100 new “professions of faith.”
“That was really awesome to get to be a part of that,” she said
Spending time with the children in Honduras was a highlight of the trip, she said. It was fun to sing songs with them and share Bible stories.
Some of the children could speak English. It was humorous when they would suddenly speak English when she did not know they could.
There were still Spanish language barriers, but World Gospel Outreach provided translators.
The mission group saw over 1,500 people at its various stations, such as medical, dental, pharmacy and evangelism, Bugg said.
The people were very appreciative for items such as a toothbrush and toothpaste, she noted.
“They were happy with any sort of medicine or any sort of medical attention they could get because they were in such a rural and kind of poor area that they weren’t able to afford any kind of medical service,” Bugg said.
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