Our multi-specialty mission team has arrived at their new hospital site in Mizque, and is looking forward to an exciting week of work ahead.
Read MoreOn our first-ever Oncological Surgery Mission Trip, cancer patients and their families offered lessons in hope and trust, even when the outcomes they longed for were not guaranteed.
Read MoreThe thread of “pushing the envelope” was consistent throughout our week-long neurosurgery mission that consisted of mentored surgeries, patient consultations, meetings with hospital leaders and course instruction in both Bolivia and Paraguay.
Read MoreOn her first mission trip with Solidarity Bridge, office Intern, Megan Sheridan, is serving as the supply coordinator for our Oncological Surgery Mission Trip in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. In this blog, she reflects on the experience, the reasons we are called to heal abroad, and the beauty of human relationships.
Read MoreAs three simultaneous trips take place in Bolivia this week, our neurosurgery and general surgery teams are working alongside each other in the city of Cochabamba, sharing in these experiences of training and equipping to build a healthier world.
Read MoreOur first-ever mission trip dedicated solely to cancer surgery begins at the Cancer Institute of Eastern Bolivia.
Read MoreOur final mission trip of 2017 has been focused on training, serving patients in need, and strengthening our partnerships across the state of Santa Cruz.
Read MoreTroubling symptoms and a difficult diagnosis can turn your life upside-down. For the past two years, this has been the case for Shirley, the first patient during our Fall Neurosurgery Mission Trip.
Read MoreOur Neurosurgery Mission Team has just landed in Santa Cruz where summertime temps are in the mid 90s. This week, veteran missioners and their Bolivian colleagues will offer training to a cohort of neurosurgeons and residents from across the South American continent. We are one in our mission to provide high quality neurosurgical care to those who greatly need it.
Read MoreThere are many challenges to offering advanced care to those living in poverty, but this case from our Gynecologic Surgery Mission Trip shows how hope springs from such challenges when we work together, accompanying each other through difficult circumstances.
Read MoreAccompaniment, sharing in the joys and sorrows of someone's life and acting with love to help them live to their full potential, is the central work of mission. It is also the central work of many of the Bolivian women we are meeting this week on our Gynecologic Surgery Mission Trip.
Read MoreIn the final blog from our 2017 Multi-Specialty Mission Trip, new staffer, Rocio Mendez-Rozo, shares her experiences as a first-time missioner.
Read MoreChaplains 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.
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreAs 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.
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