The Beginning of Our Mission
Not often do we find ourselves in a situation that we can say post script…”Saturday travel was uneventful”. The largest group leaving from Kansas City had a slight delay departing
San Lucas 1014: Day 6 – It Takes a Village
With the collaboration of Medical Missions Foundation volunteers and the lovely hospital staff from San Lucas Toliman Guatemala, we accomplished 67 surgeries. For fun we added up our years of
San Lucas 2024: Day 5 – Parents Trust
Can you imagine traveling several hours with your precious child to a strange hospital to hand them over to strange people from another country who don’t look like you or
San Lucas 2024: Day 4 – An Anesthesiologist Nightmare
It was a regular Wednesday in San Lucas Toleman doing surgical cases when potential catastrophe occurred. Out of nowhere, the anesthesia machine started alarming with “no oxygen”. Of course, this
San Lucas 2024: Day 3 – Sylvester’s Story
Today we had the pleasure of providing care to a 58 year old man named Sylvester. He has lived and worked in San Lucas Toliman his entire life. In this
San Lucas 2024: Day 2 Surgeries Begin
The first day of surgeries in San Lucas Toliman, Guatemala proved to be exhilarating and exhausting. The hospital staff is so helpful and some of them actually volunteer their time
San Lucas 2024: Day 1
After scouting for a sustainable surgical mission site in 2009, Medical Missions Foundation found a perfect spot to provide much needed surgical healthcare in the beautiful region of Lake Atitlan
2023 Uganda: Day 7 – Half Day, Then Pack Up
No one can believe our time here has gone so quickly. But, we have left our mark here. Our 30 volunteers have performed 63 surgeries including 19 urology surgeries, 18