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For years, patients seeking surgeries in Cochabamba’s public hospitals have languished on months-long waiting lists. The situation is especially dire now. Our mission team will assist in over a dozen surgeries to help alleviate the crushing demand.
Read MoreBoth the Chagas disease scenario and the cardiac health field have greatly evolved since our Pacemaker Program began over 20 years ago. Dr. Marta Vakulenko of Los Angeles, USA, and Dr. Paola Rodriguez of Cochabamba, Bolivia, represent a new generation of surgeons who will continue to build our bridge to care for cardiac rhythm patients into the coming decades.
Read MoreHome visits with our patients are an opportunity to pause, to look at the richness of others, and to examine our own comfortable world. We were grateful for the opportunity to visit two of our pacemaker patients this week.
Read MoreTraveling to Bolivia, we’ve found a renewed sense of hope in the ability to be present with our colleagues during a time of global turmoil. The power of human connection and the joy of being physically present remains stronger than ever.
Read MoreBy physically traveling to Sucre, we channeled skills and resources that would be otherwise unavailable to our partner surgeons and their patients. Patients like Sergio, a thirty-two-year-old intensive therapy resident and father of two.
Read MoreChaplain Bob Oldershaw shares the inspiring story of this mother-daughter duo who received treatment during our 100th mission trip!
Read MoreVeteran missioner, Dr. Jay Herrmann shares one of his favorite things about visiting Bolivia—the working relationships he develops with Bolivian doctors.
Read MoreGalia had prayed to find a doctor who would perform her surgery. She didn’t have enough money for the expensive operation, but she knew that she really needed it.
Read MoreOur team has spent significant time preparing for this trip, but there is always more to learn. To give us a better understanding of our patients’ lives and communities, our partners arranged visits to the homes of former patients.
Read MoreWe embark on our 100th trip!
Read MoreDuring this second mission trip to Paraguay, rather than treat patients, we are starting by listening. We have listened to key leaders from medical, governmental, and faith backgrounds with whom we hope to partner in the future. Developing this local network of support is essential to making our efforts viable and impactful. We cannot do this work alone.
Read MoreFollowing up on our General Surger Mission Trip we find that it is good to be home—for our missioners, and for our patients, some of whom had been in the hospital for weeks or even months waiting for surgery.
Read MoreOur executive director shares an update from Paraguay and reflects on the need for a wide variety of resources to strengthen our mission work.
Read MoreOur neurosurgery team soon departs for Paraguay where a promising new partnership has begun at the public hospital in Asunción.
Read MoreTeam Chaplain, Aida Segura, shares her experiences from the first day of the general surgery mission trip.
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