Updated by Leira Lew on July 27, 2021 19th century French novelist Gustave Flaubert once remarked, “Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world”. On this trip to Roxas, Palawan, I could not…
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Today we're re-blogging an incredible story and photos from volunteers Eva & Andrew. Read below: "Aguiaman," which is to say thank you in Ilocano. This is the language spoken in Apayao and Ilocos Norte, the most northern…
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Dr. Glenn Geelhoed, our founder, shared his first thoughts on the new mobile surgical unit (MSU) in the below email received mid-January: I have just arrived and this is the first time I’ve had access to email while in…
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One of Mission to Heal's main objectives is life-changing learning, or learning that results from experiencing profoundly different environments that challenge long-held beliefs and habits while accomplishing feats of service and discovering meaning, purpose, and motivation for a lifetime. Many…
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This day has been a long time coming... My first experience with Mission to Heal was back at Calvin College, where I met Dr. Geelhoed when he was visiting as a guest lecturer. A year after that initial conversation I found…
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A team of students from Calvin College has landed in the Philippines. Here are few shared details: 1. The mobile surgical unit will be coming to us by ro/ro ferry. 2. The volunteers will be both in group and individual…
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