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In early 2004 Mr. Bryan Buchanan, a paramedic from Fayetteville, NC and founder of Jungle Medic Missions, wanted a way of delivering improved emergency care to the Mayan Indians in the jungle of Guatemala. Mr. Buchanan and his wife, Riechelle, had been working in the jungle of Guatemala for two years. Then Bryan had an idea, he said, “So I got this idea of buying a school bus and turning it into a mobile medical / dental clinic that could take teams of people and the meds and equipment right into the jungle where the people lived.”

Bryan said, “I searched for months on the internet for used buses and they were $ 10,000.00 and up for a decent diesel bus. Finally, one day I found the exact right one and it was only $ 3,500. I called the dealer in Chicago and said, that is the bus I need down here in Guatemala to do medical dental clinics in.” The dealer replied “hey, I’m from Guatemala, I will lower the price to $ 2,500″! Then a successful Christian businessman wrote us and donated money for the bus.

Bryan and Riechelle then headed back to the US to speak at churches and hospitals and recruit teams to go with them on trips to the jungle in Guatemala to provide medical care. The seats were then ripped out of the bus and some friends helped to sand the bus and paint it white.

Then they needed cabinets and shelves for a pharmacy and lab. After asking around they got in touch with a volunteer craftsman who built beautiful cabinets and a pharmacy for the bus.

They still had no way to get the bus to Guatemala, but through another twist of fate an Associated Press reporter lady named Lynn Sladky came to them and asked if she could accompany them on a medical trip into the jungle and take a few pictures. Bryan and Riechelle said “Sure, we can use the help.” Lynn writes an article and submits it to AP who published it all over the US.

After Lynn Sladky’s article is published, Olga Crupper, Founder of the Human Relief Organization contacted them and said, “I read an article about you in our local paper and wondered if I could possibly help you.” Bryan said jokingly, “Yea, can you get a bus from Charlotte NC to Guatemala?”

Olga said, “Yes, I think I can have it flown there for you”. Bryan wondered to himself, “Is this really possible?”

Bryan said “Next thing I know, Olga has me approved by the United States Air Force through the Jeremiah Denton Program to have the bus flown to Guatemala.

At that point there was only one small problem. The bus had to be duty free.

So, for about a year Bryan met and spoke with the First Lady of Guatemala’s staff and went to appointments and got shuffled to a Congressman who really tried to help but the Congress would not cooperate. Bryan said, “I was just about ready to give up”.

Then a man named David Alvarez, said to Bryan, “Why not bring the bus in through the Fire Dept, I think the Chief will approve it.” Finally after months and months of politics and red tape, the fire chief gave written approval and the title was sent down.

USAF Airmen at Charleston AFB said, “Get that bus here ASAP on a tractor trailer and she flies in 10 days.” So, again, Lawrence Cordell comes to the rescue. He gets new tires put on the back and makes sure everything is in order and gets a truck to transport the bus to Charleston AFB.

Fives day later they were told the mission was scrapped and would try again in two weeks. But they kept praying and the bus finally lifted off on April 29, 2006.

Bryan and crew went to the Guatemalan Air Force base at 10:00 am and were escorted to the presidential waiting area. They waited for authorization to go out to the flight line and receive the US Air Force C-17 Aircraft with the bus. Final approval was granted and they were asked to approach the flight line.

Bryan said, “We heard the loudest thunder you can imagine and looked up to see this enormous beautiful (God Bless America) USAF C -17 coming in for a landing.”

The bus was unloaded from the plane and driven 5 hours to the Jungle. It has since been used as a mobile medical and dental clinic moving from village to village that has helped deliver care to thousands of people who had no access to a hospital or professional medical staff.

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