Chiropractor Ryan Schroeder has only been in the Garland area a few months, but his practice has taken him beyond Texas and American borders.
The doctor, a proud University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux, and his family spent a year in Honduras working with a Christian medical team in Central America.
He is the focus of this week’s neighborsgo Know Your Neighbor segment. If you have a friend or family member with a neat story to tell, let us know online at neighborsgo.com/blog/neighbors or e-mail Garland/Wylie/Sachse editor Marcus Murphree at mmurphree@neighborsgo.com.

Family: My wife, Jamie, is a registered nurse and currently stays home with our three children Reed, 5; Ella, 4; and Addi, 1.

Interesting fact about you most people don’t know: We lived in Honduras for one year, May 2008-May 2009, working as team chiropractor and nurse for a medical/evangelism ministry called World Gospel Outreach.  We also worked very closely with the Christian Chiropractors Association.

Best memory of working in Honduras: Working with an integrated team (medical, dental and chiropractic) to provide impoverished and needy patients with the very best care. 

What do you miss most about Central America: I miss serving God on the front lines in full-time ministry.  I remind myself daily that God will present opportunities for me to witness and serve Him here. 

Most rewarding part about helping others with your profession: I love using my hands to help people get out of pain and back to health.  It is an awesome privilege. 

How long has your practice been in Garland: I joined Whole Health Chiropractic and Spa in August 2009, working with Dr. Teresa Jones, D.C., and Teresa Jensen, licensed physical therapist.

What do you enjoy most about being in the Garland/East Dallas area: People in North Texas are wonderfully nice and we have had the great opportunity to meet many people that intentionally live their life for Christ.  This is a wonderful area to live and work.