Max and Hannah Anderson and their four children served in Honduras through the Samaritan's Purse Post Residency Program for 2.5 years prior to joining the Christian Health Service Corps in 2024. Hannah grew up as the child of medical missionaries serving in Africa and later in the Middle East. She is a family physician with a fellowship in surgical obstetrics. Max is a licensed architect and has experience managing projects at all phases of the design and construction process including pre-design through construction administration and project closeout. During his time in Honduras, Max has gained experience maintaining and developing hospital systems and infrastructure.

Judy is a pediatrician who completed her residency at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts. She then served for two years in the Samaritan’s Purse Post Residency Program. She then went on to join the Christian Health Service Corps. She worked at a mission hospital in Honduras for a total of 10.5 years where she served at various times as medical director, clinic director, pharmacy director, volunteer coordinator and director of a children’s center. She is a practitioner in trust based relational intervention and is also a long term foster parent currently caring for three children. In addition to her work in Honduras, she has spent time working with different missions organizations throughout Central and South America, Asia, and Africa.

Daniel holds a master’s degree in business administration from Universidad Tecnologica de Honduras. He is currently executive director of Salt and Light Ministries, a Christian nonprofit doing medical and poverty alleviation work in central Honduras. He has experience working in strategic planning, fundraising, and donor relations. Daniel has resided in Honduras all of his life. He and his wife Alejandrina have three children.

Anne is a physician who completed a residency in family medicine with surgical obstetrics at North Colorado Medical Center. During medical school at UT Southwestern in Dallas, she rotated at a mission hospital in India. Isaac is also a physician who completed a residency in family medicine with surgical obstetrics. During medical school at the University of Nebraska, he completed a rotation in the trauma ER of the main government hospital in San Pedro Sula Honduras, Catarino Rivas. He went on to complete a fellowship in International Family Medicine through Via Christi in Wichita, KS. During the fellowship, both Anne and Isaac served at mission hospitals in Rwanda and Zimbabwe. Later they completed the 2-year Post Residency Program through Samaritan’s Purse in Honduras. They then transitioned to Christian Health Service Corps and served nearly six years at a hospital in Honduras, working as the medical director and clinic director.

Grace is a family physician who completed a rural family medicine residency with Lousiana State University-New Orleans and is currently working on her master’s in nonprofit development /administration remotely through LSU- Shreveport. She spent two years of her medical education on the low medically resourced Caribbean island of Dominica where she was able to lead community outreach programs. She participated in several short-term medical mission trips to Honduras prior to making it her home a little over one year ago.

James is a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist who completed his training at Texas Wesleyan University in 2014. He worked as an RN in the ICU for 3 years before CRNA training. He has been on several short term mission trips in Central and South America. Emily has a Masters of Arts in Teaching from Southern Arkansas University and has 4 years of teaching experience in various grade levels and subjects. They have 3 children and are excited to serve at Hospital Yojoa.

Amanda is a family nurse practitioner with a master’s in nursing with specialization in Education from the University of Phoenix. She has over 7 years’ experience in a retail walk in clinic in the United States. She also has experience working as a nurse in a pediatric emergency department as well as medical/surgical unit and working as a sexual assault nurse examiner for both adults and children. Prior to making Honduras her home in October 2022, she visited several times to study Spanish and to serve with short term missions in various communities. She is currently working in a primary care clinic in Siguatepeque while continuing to study Spanish.

Daniel is a Honduran pastor who serves as a chaplain at one of the largest public hospitals in Honduras. He is also chaplain of the local police department as well as serving as the president of the Association of Pastors of the Lago de Yojoa region. Daniel has served as program coordinator for several different mission agencies working within Honduras. He has a degree in chaplaincy as well as theology. He and his wife Zulema have resided in central Honduras for the majority of their lives.

Jared is a pediatrician who trained in Galveston, Texas at UTMB, and Jenny is a family physician who trained at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas and has her Diploma of Tropical Medicine from the National School of Tropical Medicine. They spent 7.5 years serving in rural Kenya and Malawi, teaching and discipling in African family medicine residency programs.

Gabriel Yoder is joining the Hospital Yojoa team as the Construction Manager. Gabe previously lived in Honduras for about 5 years, during which time he became bilingual and bicultural. He also built lifelong friendships with many people in the area. Before taking the position with Hospital Yojoa, Gabe was a business owner and General Contractor in NC. He will be joined by his wife, Hillarey, and their four children who range in age from 4-14. They are looking forward to being a part of the Hospital Yojoa team, building a hospital that is a blessing to the community, and shining the light and love of Christ to their neighbors as they live life alongside them.