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PBS Documentary Portrays the “Unique Model” of Solidarity Bridge Missions
PBS Documentary Portrays the “Unique Model” of Solidarity Bridge Missions

This Thursday, June 7, 2018, we will premiere our newest documentary film created for the PBS public television series Visionaries. As we look forward to the distribution of this film nationwide, our executive director, Ann Rhomberg, reflects on her time in Bolivia with the film crew.

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Updates from the SB TeamSolidarity BridgeJune 4, 2018General SurgeryComment
Packed Schedule, Full Hearts
Packed Schedule, Full Hearts

In April, a Solidarity Visit with three of our closest Bolivian collaborators reminded us that we are one: somos uno.

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Updates from the SB TeamSolidarity BridgeMay 7, 2018Dr. Jaime Vallejos, Dr. Johnny Camacho, Patricia Vargas, Solidarity Visit, Dr- Gay Garrett, FIESTAComment
The Tower That Solidarity Built
The Tower That Solidarity Built

The gap in high-tech surgical care available to wealthy and poor patients has narrowed a bit in Cochabamba, thanks to a partnership to donate a new laparoscopic tower and supplies to the city’s most important public hospital.

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Updates from the SB TeamSolidarity BridgeApril 26, 2018Rotary, Viedma Hospital, Betsy Station, GS feature, General SurgeryComment
Dr. Gay Garrett, Our 2018 Solidarity Award Winner
Dr. Gay Garrett, Our 2018 Solidarity Award Winner

Dr. Meredith (Gay) Garrett received Solidarity Bridge’s top honor, the 2018 Solidarity Award, at our annual gala on April 14.

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Updates from the SB TeamSolidarity BridgeApril 20, 2018Dr- Gay Garrett, Dr. Jaime Vallejos, FIESTA Comment
Lessons in Hope and Trust
Lessons in Hope and Trust

On our first-ever Oncological Surgery Mission Trip, cancer patients and their families offered lessons in hope and trust, even when the outcomes they longed for were not guaranteed.

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Medical Mission Trip BlogSolidarity BridgeMarch 27, 2018General SurgeryComment
Pushing the Envelope
Pushing the Envelope

The thread of “pushing the envelope” was consistent throughout our week-long neurosurgery mission that consisted of mentored surgeries, patient consultations, meetings with hospital leaders and course instruction in both Bolivia and Paraguay.

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Medical Mission Trip BlogSolidarity BridgeMarch 22, 2018LindsayDoucette, Neuro Feature, Neurosurgery & Neurology InstituteComment
Gospel Reflection: Sixth Sunday of Lent
Gospel Reflection: Sixth Sunday of Lent

As Christ’s passion unfolds we soon see that we are not being invited to live lives of pleasure or power but of suffering. We are invited to empty ourselves to make room for God in our lives. So what draws us to accept such an invitation? It is astounding that Christ should have so many followers in the wake of such an unattractive proposition!

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Updates from the SB TeamSolidarity BridgeMarch 22, 2018Lent2018Comment
Partners in Possibility
Partners in Possibility

On her first mission trip with Solidarity Bridge, office Intern, Megan Sheridan, is serving as the supply coordinator for our Oncological Surgery Mission Trip in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. In this blog, she reflects on the experience, the reasons we are called to heal abroad, and the beauty of human relationships. 

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Medical Mission Trip BlogSolidarity BridgeMarch 15, 2018General SurgeryComment
US and Bolivian Surgeons Share a Heart for Mission
US and Bolivian Surgeons Share a Heart for Mission

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. 

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Medical Mission Trip BlogSolidarity BridgeMarch 14, 2018General Surgery, Neurosurgery & Neurology InstituteComment
Gospel Reflection: Fifth Sunday of Lent
Gospel Reflection: Fifth Sunday of Lent

In 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. 
 

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Updates from the SB TeamSolidarity BridgeMarch 13, 2018Lent2018Comment
 A Strong Start to Our First Oncological Surgery Mission Trip
A Strong Start to Our First Oncological Surgery Mission Trip

Our first-ever mission trip dedicated solely to cancer surgery begins at the Cancer Institute of Eastern Bolivia.

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Medical Mission Trip BlogSolidarity BridgeMarch 12, 2018cancer, Jodi Grahl, General SurgeryComment
Three Teams, Many Firsts
Three Teams, Many Firsts

Three 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.

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Updates from the SB TeamSolidarity BridgeMarch 7, 2018Betsy Station, Rotary, Paraguay, Epilepsy, General Surgery, Neurosurgery & Neurology InstituteComment
Gospel Reflection: Fourth Sunday of Lent 2018
Gospel Reflection: Fourth Sunday of Lent 2018

In 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. 

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Updates from the SB TeamSolidarity BridgeMarch 7, 2018Lent2018Comment
Gospel Reflection: Third Sunday of Lent 2018
Gospel Reflection: Third Sunday of Lent 2018

In 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.   

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Updates from the SB TeamSolidarity BridgeMarch 1, 2018Lent2018, Mission & IdentityComment
Gospel Reflection: Second Sunday of Lent 2018
Gospel Reflection: Second Sunday of Lent 2018

In 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.

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Updates from the SB TeamSolidarity BridgeFebruary 21, 2018Lent2018, Mission & IdentityComment
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