Building Stronger Bridges

In the final blog from our 2017 Multi-Specialty Mission Trip, new staffer, Rocio Mendez-Rozo, shares her experiences as a first-time missioner.

Medical Mission Trip BlogSolidarity BridgeOctober 9, 2017RocioMendezRozo, MSMT feature, Multi-Specialty TripComment

Solidarity is Contagious

Chaplains are important members of our mission team, they help missioners to reflect on their experiences and accompany our patients during their time in the hospital. Hear more about about their work in today's blog.

Grounded in Reality

In the first day of the mission trip, the team was welcomed by our Bolivian partners and had the opportunity to enter into a reality that is new to them. They are learning about both the richness of the Bolivian culture and landscape, as well as the immense struggles that come with deep poverty and inadequate access to health care.

Global Family Connects Again

As 21 missioners fly south to serve patients in Punata, Bolivia, Solidarity Bridge Executive Director Ann Rhomberg reflects on the trip as a chance to heal, connect, and find nourishment.

Medical Mission Trip BlogSolidarity BridgeSeptember 28, 2017Ann Rhomberg, Betsy Station, Punata, MSMT feature, Multi-Specialty TripComment

With Faith, Finding a Way

In her last update from our General Surgery Mission Trip in Santa Cruz, Dr. Kim Grahl shares a reflection on finding your way when there is no clear path forward.

Medical Mission Trip BlogSolidarity BridgeAugust 21, 2017KimGrahl, GS feature, General SurgeryComment

Hay Suficiente

Language barriers are a common issue in our cross-cultural work. But sometimes learning another language can give us new perspective, or a deeper understanding of the world around us. In this update, Dr. Kim Grahl shares how her perspective of the word ‘enough’ is changing on mission.

Medical Mission Trip BlogSolidarity BridgeAugust 17, 2017KimGrahl, WorldMissionSunday, GS feature, General SurgeryComment

May God Go with You

In this blog, missioner Kim Grahl, serving as internist and team chaplain, shares her experiences from the first days of mission.

Fifth Mission Team Flies South

It's "back-to-mission" time at Solidarity Bridge. Today, both new and veteran missioners fly to Santa Cruz, Bolivia, for a week of surgeries and training with our partners at San Juan de Dios Hospital.

Medical Mission Trip BlogSolidarity BridgeAugust 11, 2017General Surgery, Jodi GrahlComment

Safe Surgical Access

Summarizing his experiences after more than 20 mission trips, Dr. Richard Moser shares a new development at Solidarity Bridge that connects our on the ground work in Bolivia to a global movement for safer surgery.

Neurosurgery Mission from a New Missioner's Perspective

Dr. Barb Lazio, a first-time missioner shares here experience at the halfway point in this mission trip.

Not a Minute Lost

It is hard to believe that five days of Solidarity Bridge’s Neurosurgery Mission to Cochabamba have already spun by.

Neurosurgery Mission Takes On New Dimensions

Mission takes on new dimensions when Solidarity Bridge and our partners in Bolivia undertake the task of planning a three day course.

Reflections on a Light-Filled Mission

Through the interconnected work of the dozens of individuals and several institutions involved in this 1-week mission trip, we managed to provide almost 50 surgeries!

Hard Times Call for a Soft Touch

In addition to our activities that support high-complexity surgeries we fervently strive to bring about inner healing and transformation to all who participate in this mission.

Liminal space

A reflection from our GSMT team on that moment in time that marks a before and an after. When something deep is about to shift. Transform. Grow in a new direction.

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