Dr. McKnight has another Guatemala mission trip completed. The final assessment had the dental team doing over 300 procedures relating to fillings and extractions. Medical performed 37 surgeries related to Ob/Gyn procedures, gallbladder removals, hernia repairs, fistula repairs, cyst removals and others. The construction team worked to rebuild the only road to one of the…
Hello Missionaries! This email will talk about random thoughts: A few years ago Carol Hildebrand came with us and had a great idea for things you might want to bring for our trip. Space in suitcases is at a premium since we pack many of our supplies in your suitcases, so her suggestion was perfect…
We are inside of month until our mission trip begins. Bibi and I have been going to Guatemala for over 20 years and these trips always seem to come together just right, often in ways that couldn’t have been envisioned in the beginning. This is one of those trips. The final number of missionaries in…
Here come the emails getting you ready for the trip. Below is an email Ted put together a few years back and it is full of good stuff! Start doing your homework. 🙂 Byron === === San Lucas Tolimán is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala. The town of 17,000 people sits on…
Greetings to all! For anyone who didn’t mark it down, the dates for or next trip to San Lucas Toliman are Jan 27 2018 to Feb 4th 2018! Be sure to get it on your calendar! Also if you check out the Volunteer area on this site. There is some basic information about the “Does…
2017 was a very good mission trip. The medical, dental, and construction teams were able to accomplish all that they had wanted to. No mission trip is without hurtles and this one was no different, but in the end, it is how the challenges are handled and all of the teams responded to them to…
Merry Christmas!! Yes it actually is time for that glorious holiday which also serves as a reminder that we are soon to head to Guatemala to do His work for those who need it the most. Katie has sent us her Christmas vide0 that shows what one part of our mission team will work with…
We are presently looking for Surgical Nurses and a Sonographer for our upcoming San Lucas Mission Trip which will be from February 4 to 12, 2017. If you are interested or know of someone who might be please contact us at: byron@mcknightdental.com for more information.
We are now finalizing our medical and dental mission trip for this February. We will be going back to San Lucas Toliman from February 4 -12th which will include the extra day in Antigua on the 11th. For those who haven’t been to San Lucas, it is a town that borders Lake Atitlan which has…
On Thursday, the 9th of June we got a very pleasant surprise. Katie Wallyn, our San Lucas Missionary contact and dear friend, was coming through Dallas on her way to Minnesota and decided to visit Byron McKnight. When he decided to share her with us, it was a total surprise. Byron arranged for as many…