Un-Belizable!!!!!!! Horse-back riding & spelunking in the Mayan ambien Jungles was awesome.Thanks Aaran & Allyson!
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Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief Sept 2005
Our 6-man surgical team flew into New Orleans just after the storm. We triaged at New Orleans International airport, which was basically only flying helicopters for rescue missions. We performed surgery tendon repairs at the Pete Marivich Center in Baton Rouge. Even relocated 5 families (21 people) back to North Carolina with Operation Blessing. NASCAR & Joe Gibbs Racing Team provided transport for us between Louisiana & Fayetteville.
Clear Creek Ranch 2005…Yee-Haw!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Alaska 2004
When June came along, with its sweet song, I knew it was time for our trip. We were to travel by both plane and ship. The purpose was to find a treasure, Its worth, our hope, beyond all measure. We were to follow a map to Alaska’s Lake Clark, Passed down through the generations by our patriarch. Our party numbered myself plus ten, Each one of us kith and kin. A description of each member of our clan Will help you to understand The merriment our company provided. “It was the adventure of a lifetime!” Continue reading →
Iraq Spring 2003
Mark returned from a 2 week medical mission trip to Iraq the Spring of 2003 with Operation Blessing.
He operated on the injured Iraqi children. Check out www.OB.org for details as well as the pictures here.
Costa Rica 2002
Peru 2002
Mark, Will and Bill Dudley jumping off of a terrace at Machu Pichu. Mark operated at the Lima Children’s Hospital.
Kenya, Africa 2001
We spent a month in Kenya, Africa including doing medical missions in Kijabe at the Bethany Crippled Children’s Clinic and going on safari. CBS “Survivor” was being taped in Samburu about 10 miles from where we were on safari.
Blowing Rock, NC Traveler’s Rest
Closer to heaven at almost one mile high in elevation! A Brief History follows:
Traveler’s Rest is named after the gracious Kentucky plantation of Isaac Shelby, Kentucky’s first governor and hero of three wars. He has been called the “Father of Kentucky” and cities and counties have been named after him in nine states. In 1775, he chased a buffalo which led him near a big salt lick, a spot of land he called “the most beautiful place I have ever seen.” He pitched a tent that night and later designed and built Traveler’s Rest, his homeplace for over fifty years. In later years he entertained neighbors and old friends, Indians, passing travelers and ragged war veterans, giving them the same hospitality he offered to the rich and famous who came to Traveler’s Rest for company or advice. This retreat is dedicated to my great, great, great, great grandfather, Isaac Shelby, a man of God, family, and country. Continue reading →
Paris, France Summer/Fall 1987
Paris, France Microsurgery & Hand Fellowship 1987. The view of Eiffel Tower from my hospital on Rue Franklin near Trocadero. Will celebrated his 1st birthday in Paris!