What can I tell you about the people we serve in Bolivia? It’s very hard to communicate, but In our patients I encounter a directness that I rarely experience in the United States, a simplicity of soul, a humble and powerful capacity for clear, straightforward connection.

Bolivian Doctors Virna and Paulo completed two weeks at Chicago’s Lurie Children’s Hospital on a Solidarity Visit to help shape our expanding children’s open heart surgery program.

We experience amazing grace on mission trips.

When I volunteered for this trip, I was not prepared for the emotional rewards that would be provided on a daily basis.

Just a small example of the great gifts we receive on mission.