Greetings friends and CCC supporters! Caitlin here! I just wanted to post a quick update about our third day here in Kenya. This morning we were up early and on the road to Muhuru. Upon our arrival to The Lustgarten Family Clinic, we were warmly greeted by our certified trainee Susan, and all of the...
Hi everyone! Our second day in Kenya found us ready to go at sunrise. After a 2 hour van ride, we arrived at The Gill, John, Tom, and Joe Clinic, where we were happily greeted by our wonderful nurses, Ephel, Linda, and Linda! These women truly understand and support our mission through their hard work...
Well, if you’re a school-aged child in Kenya, you can have a blast! Today, Dr. Gordon and I stumbled upon a recess with dozens of children and teenagers, all playing together, and clearly having a wonderful time! When they saw us, they all ran over to introduce themselves, and allowed us to watch them play....
Hello Dear Friends and Supporters! As you may know, Dr. Gordon and I are in Kenya for the week, performing a whirlwind of visits to our amazing clinics here! After almost 30 hours of travel, we threw our luggage in the hotel room and got right to work! Our first day consisted of meeting with...
Hello, CCC friends and supporters! Caitlin here. Today was our last clinic day here in Guatemala. This week has flown by so quickly, and leaving here is bittersweet. We are so overjoyed to see our trainees work with such dedication and commitment. Over the past five days, they have gone from novice to expert in...
Today’s mission, to screen the women of Lanquin, a small village two hours outside of Coban, Guatemala. This is my second mission with CCC and it has been so different from Vietnam. Most of us speak Spanish, at various levels, but what some lack in vocabulary, they have made up in enthusiasm. This ability to...
This is Rick Siedband. At home, I’m a financial advisor, but I’m spending this week volunteering with the CCC team in Guatamala. Today was our third day here and second day in clinic. We started our work on Monday in Coban with a full day training session. The CCC model is very well thought and...
Today was our first clinic day in the city of Tactic which is a 45 minute drive from Coban. We arrived to a sea of colorful “cortes” which is the Spanish word for skirts here in Guatemala. Over one hundred women were already there waiting for us with warm smiles and a “bueno dias!”, making...
Greetings CCC friends and supporters! Allow me to introduce myself: My name is Caitlin, and I am CCC’s traveling nurse administrator. This is a very exciting time for me, as this is my first mission, and also my first blog for CCC! As you may or may not know, we are currently on a mission...
The CCC team spent the last three days of our program in Lianyungang, located 500km north of Shanghai on the eastern coast of China. At Guan Yun Xian Yang Hospital we had a wonderful meeting with Wu Jie, the only gynecologist at the hospital, who serves a population of over 70,000 people. Wu Jie had...
