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As 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 MoreIn today’s Gospel, we hear the story of Martha and Mary, and their feelings of despair at the death of their brother, Lazarus. The human experience of struggling to maintain hope in the face of despair unites Martha’s story with our own, and teaches us to find God’s goodness and grace in our most fragile moments.
Our first-ever mission trip dedicated solely to cancer surgery begins at the Cancer Institute of Eastern Bolivia.
Read MoreThree mission teams heading to Bolivia in March 2018 will take part in important “firsts,” either for Solidarity Bridge, for our partners, or for patients in need of specialized surgical care.
Read MoreIn today's Gospel, Jesus heals the blind man, and Chaplain Jim Manzardo, invites us to consider where in our lives we may have been blind, with closed hearts and minds.
Read MoreIn the third Sunday of Lent, we hear about Jesus’ choice to visit Samaria, a place and a people looked down upon by the Jews. Once there, he engages in a theological discussion with a woman, and not just any woman, but a woman that the Evangelist’s audience would have frowned upon.
Read MoreIn the second Sunday of Lent, we reflect on this week’s Gospel, recounting Christ’s transfiguration, which has commonality with my experience as a missioner in Bolivia. Five words came to mind sequentially as I reflected on this passage and my work with Solidarity Bridge: privilege, remoteness, intensity, uncertainty, and humility.
Read More“In the gospels, the particular word used for repentance is metanoia. Literally this means to do an about face, to turn around, to face in an entirely new direction.” And this is the invitation for this first Sunday of Lent - to turn our lives around - to face in an entirely new direction. Jesus is urging his listeners - and us - to change our lives, to see anew.
Read MoreMany missioners find that their memories of Bolivia remain vivid after they return to work and life in the United States. Following her fourth Gynecologic Surgery Mission Trip, Dr. Janet Tomezsko offered these reflections.
Read MoreThere is more to healing than simply providing an operation. During their internships with our partner organization, Puente de Solidaridad, two Bolivian social work students learned to offer true solidarity to patients and families in the face of complex medical challenges.
Read MoreElena’s journey—which began with a devastating injury and led her to nursing school—shows the powerful ripple effect of gratitude.
Read MoreFighting complications from Chagas disease, a young father struggles to recover his health and support his family.
Read MoreIn Bolivia, home visits help build bridges of solidarity—like the day Esperanza met Kim.
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.
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