My Nonprofit Reviews

Went on my first trip in 2009 with HELPS because of a challenge from my 16 year old daughter. During my military career, she had seen poverty in Egypt and India. This mission gave her a chance not only to see but to do something about it. She decided then she wanted to do something in healthcare for a career. In a couple of years I will go back with her. I will be filling the prescriptions she writes as a Physician Assistant.

We go, do our thing and come home. We don't get a chance to see the outcome of your work on many of our patients. But when we look at our team mates (and hopefully ourselves), we can see the major changes that come about because of our efforts. We see someone who is more caring, compassionate and tolerant. For in many cases, "the life we change is our own".

My faith calls me to servant hood. I see my annual trip as a chance to recharge my batteries, center my perspective, and is one of the way I answer that call. Mission #2208 will be be my eleventh trip.