When Healing is a Journey

A Bolivian nursing student needed highly-specialized brain surgery unavailable in the public healthcare system in his country. Read about his international journey to care and healing.

Not a Minute Lost

It is hard to believe that five days of Solidarity Bridge’s Neurosurgery Mission to Cochabamba have already spun by.

Neurosurgery Mission Takes On New Dimensions

Mission takes on new dimensions when Solidarity Bridge and our partners in Bolivia undertake the task of planning a three day course.

The Cabanuelas of Mission: January Neurosurgery Mission Sets the Pace for a Productive Year

In some countries in Latin America, each day in the month of January is carefully scrutinized to predict the weather for the rest of the year. The practice of using the first days of the year to plan life-giving agricultural activities is known as the cabanuelas. Our first mission trip this year was filled with a broad array of organizational and medical activities. If the cabanuelas hold true for the work of Solidarity Bridge, the year 2017 promises to be a year of teaching, healing, equipping and deepening our spiritual practice and celebration.

Reflections on the Year of Mercy - Part 5

Casting Open the Doors of the Heart: Lessons Learned in a Jubilee Year of Mercy is a five-part blog series written by Mary McCann Sanchez, Senior Director of Programs. Part five grapples with mystery and knowing that life is more than a puzzle.

Updates from the SB TeamSolidarity BridgeNovember 18, 2016Mary McCann Sanchez, Year of MercyComment

Reflections on the Year of Mercy - Part 4

Casting Open the Doors of the Heart: Lessons Learned in a Jubilee Year of Mercy is a five-part blog series written by Mary McCann Sanchez, Senior Director of Programs. Part four speaks of reawakening our consciences.

Updates from the SB TeamSolidarity BridgeNovember 17, 2016Mary McCann Sanchez, Year of MercyComment

Reflections on the Year of Mercy - Part 3

Casting Open the Doors of the Heart: Lessons Learned in a Jubilee Year of Mercy is a five-part blog series written by Mary McCann Sanchez, Senior Director of Programs. Part three explores the power of contemplation.

Updates from the SB TeamSolidarity BridgeNovember 15, 2016Mary McCann Sanchez, Year of MercyComment

Reflections on the Year of Mercy - Part Two

Casting Open the Doors of the Heart: Lessons Learned in a Jubilee Year of Mercy is a five-part blog series written by Mary McCann Sanchez, Senior Director of Programs. Part two explores life as a pilgrimage.

Updates from the SB TeamSolidarity BridgeNovember 14, 2016Year of Mercy, Mary McCann SanchezComment

Reflections on the Year of Mercy - Part One

Casting Open the Doors of the Heart: Lessons Learned in a Jubilee Year of Mercy is a five-part blog series written by Mary McCann Sanchez, Senior Director of Programs. Part One explores living out our faith through our daily work.

Updates from the SB TeamSolidarity BridgeNovember 13, 2016Mary McCann Sanchez, Year of MercyComment

Training in Pediatric Neurosurgery Gives Hope

On mission in Santa Cruz, Solidarity Bridge and our local partner, Puente de Solidaridad, will offer a training in pediatric neurosurgery. By training neurosurgeons in this complex area, more Bolivian children with cancer or tumors will have hope for a better chance in life.

Medical Mission Trip BlogSolidarity BridgeSeptember 7, 2016Mary McCann Sanchez, Neurosurgery & Neurology InstituteComment

Solidarity Bridge Launches its First Mission in this Jubilee Year of Mercy

With expertise in complex surgeries, the General Surgery Team will spend the upcoming week with Bolivian surgeons in Cochabamba and Tiquipaya. Together we will strive to heal individuals who face the dual challenge of extreme poverty and life-threatening conditions, such as cancer.

Medical Mission Trip BlogSolidarity BridgeFebruary 28, 2016Mary McCann Sanchez, General SurgeryComment

A Calling is a Reason to Celebrate

Solidarity Bridge’s newest staff member, Mary McCann Sanchez (Senior Director of Programs), discusses the launch of the 2015 Neurosurgery Mission Trip, the upcoming Neurosurgery Boot Camp, and that inner voice that awakens the desire to reach out.

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