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Brazil 2019 by Jessica Kimmes

I was fortunate to be accepted to and went on a medical mission trip to Brazil in April with the New York State Nurses Association. During our time there our group; which consisted of two other Nurse Practitioners, myself, eleven Registered Nurses, and one Medical Doctor, went to two different states

Jo’s Nurse Margot Restaino

Since beginning nursing school it has been a goal of mine to go on a medical mission trip. Entering the world of medical missions was intimidating and difficult to navigate, so I am forever grateful to ONAAT for providing me with incredible experience I was finally able to have! My

Guatemala with Faith in Practice by Lily Ferrer

The team arrived to Guatemala City 2/16 and then we boarded two buses for a 3 and half hour drive that took 5 hours because of the traffic to IRTRA, San Martin. The next day, we woke up early, had devotional, breakfast, and headed to Hospital Hilario Galindo for orientation

Jo’s Nurses and Guatemala Village Health by Sara Fruithandler

I am so grateful to One Nurse at a Time for providing me with the opportunity to connect with Guatemala Village Health, an NGO out of Seattle, WA that provides visiting clinic care to remote Mayan villages in the mountains of Guatemala. As a Jo’s Nurse, it was important for me to work

Childbirth in Haiti is a fight for survival By Chrystelle Pierre

For as long as I can remember, I knew I wanted to travel to other countries and volunteer as a nurse. I am so glad I was able to do this for the very first time with Midwives for Haiti. This organization gave me the chance and an opportunity that

Guatemala with Refuge International by Laurel Zeller

I was privileged this past November to travel to Guatemala with an Organization called Refuge International. I was part of a minor surgery team that returns to the mountainous town of Chocola three times a year at the invitation of local doctor Sergio Castillo. Knowing that the surgery team is

Guatemala by Vannica Soy

It was 5AM on a cold February morning when I arrived to Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston to meet my team for the next week. Although it was very early in the morning, I couldn’t shake the excitement of the adventure that we were about to embark on. I was

Zambia – The trip of a lifetime! by Emily Lines

Going to Africa and serving on a medical mission trip were two things I could’ve only hoped to do at some point in my life. When my friend, Kristen, told me about a trip, through Nurses for Africa where I could do both, I had to go! Thanks to One

Patients are the same no matter the location. by Reema Khalaf

On February of this year, I went to Guatemala for Faith and Practice medical mission. This is my second year doing medical mission, but still learned incredible lessons from the experience. I learned how to give unconditionally, how to appreciate things that we take for granted. I learned how the

Malawi: The goal is to always equip the people to care for their own people! by Sylvana Paternite

This trip to Malawi was my 5th time! Every time I go, I fall more and more in love with the people and culture, and my heart grows more of a burden for the excessive need there. This year it was cool to go as a nurse, who is only