M2H: Stories of Transformation

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Britches & Dolls – A Special Gift

August 15, 2017 Missions, Dr. Geelhoed's Journal

On many recent missions, our team has been able to take along handcrafted dresses, britches, and dolls for the children who visit our clinic. These fine items are sewed with love by residents in The Villages, a retired adult living community in Florida,…

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“Don’t Just Do It – Do It Well”

In this excerpt from Dr. Glenn Geelhoed's journals in the Philippines in February 2017, he teaches good surgery techniques to local workers in the area hospital. Dr. Geelhoed encourages his students to not just perform surgery, but to perform each…

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Perseverance Despite Opposition: Mary Johnston Hospital in Tando, Philippines

On the recent Mission to Heal trip to the Philippines in February 2017, Dr. Geelhoed and his team visited the Mary Johnston Hospital in Tando. In his journals, Dr. Geelhoed comments on the perseverance of the hundreds year old hospital…

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Bringing Care to the People, Not the Other Way Around

The Mobile Surgical Unit is an operating suite on wheels that has traversed several different countries and journeyed over mountains, through jungles, and even crossed oceans. But why is the MSU such a big deal? One integral aspect of Mission…

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Honored Status as Ghanaian Royalty Means M2H Can Go Farther Than Ever Before

June 26, 2017 Missions

On this year’s most recent trip to Ghana, Dr. Geelhoed had the honor of being inducted into the Essikado Royal Family. He was made a developmental chief, or nkosohene, in the Essikado Ebradze Abusua. The royal family, including Mission to Heal supporter Dr.…

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Ghana 2017: Reflections from Junior Team Member Julia Parsons

by Julia Parsons   This past winter break I was given the privilege to go to Ghana alongside a group of people from Mission To Heal, an organization that travels around the world to educate local doctors and surgeons on…

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