We are always delighted to hear from nurses after sponsoring their travel for medical missions. This anecdote is from Josephine Sullivan. “I am Josephine Sullivan, an Operating Room nurse from Louisville, KY. This was my third surgical mission with Healing the Children to Ecuador. You need to know that Ecuador is important to me because ,when […]
Giang is a happy, but shy 6 year old boy with significant challenges. When he was born the family was very sad and knew of no on who could help them. He has many friends and is well-liked in his village. It appears that Giang has Ambiotic Band Syndrome. Giang’s family heard about the ReSurge […]
We hope you enjoy this three minute documentary video, which shows in words and images the desperate need for clean water in Haiti. We are continually blessed to be able to help build solar wells that provide access to fresh, life-saving water for thousands of women, children and families in Haitian communities. To watch the […]
We thought you’d enjoy this letter from Susie Pharney, one of the nurses who received a scholarship from Barco’s Nightingales Foundation through our work with One Nurse At A Time. “Thank you to One Nurse At A Time and Barco’s Nightingales Foundation for helping support me on my medical mission to Kenya. Here is the […]
We have been blessed to work with and come to know some amazing people this year.
As a nurse, you know there is always plenty of work to do. Today, there are over three million registered nurses in the United States, it is the largest health care profession in the country (U.S. Census Bureau, 2012). It is also perhaps, one of the more stressful careers in the country, and as such, […]
This story is from a report we received from ReSurge International showing the impact of our contributions to their efforts. We found it inspiring and delightful. For these two young girls, recovering from free reconstructive surgery did not have to be serious business. After spending a week in the pediatric recovery ward together, Thi Lien […]
Our grandchildren Dylan, 10, and Mia, 7, were inspired at the recent Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times gala to do something special for each of the 600 children who will be attending the 2014 summer sessions. They are working together to make a bracelet (below) for each of them, which they will personally deliver […]
Did you know that according to water.org: More than 3.4 million people die each year from water, sanitation, and hygiene-related causes. Nearly all deaths, 99 percent, occur in the developing world. Lack of access to clean water and sanitation kills children at a rate equivalent of a jumbo jet crashing every four hours. 780 million […]
Barco’s Nightingales Foundation is delighted to report that our Facebook campaign supporting ReSurge International over the past few weeks helped raise $1,725 to provide almost six surgeries for children. Read more about this on ReSurge’s blog.