There has been much reflection over the past few days since leaving Benin about the mission, the people, and our team. To summarize: Empathy, Love, Gratitude, Humanity Sister Monique was so very instrumental in making everything just WORK! Her persistence, organizational skills, Empathy and Love were so very inspirational. All the needs we have taken […]

Well, my first Bourget Foundation Mission is under my belt. I hope to participate in another mission at some point. The team that Dr. Bourget put together worked very well as a group. It seemed that even non-medical volunteers were able to contribute to the foundation’s work. A number of things that stood out to […]

After all this preparation and work, this mission is coming to a close.  What a great team we had and great work.  I was told by some in Zimvie that this is one of the easiest team they had to work with since it went so so well.  Does this mean I have to keep […]

Well, our mission is at its end. I have to say we had such an amazing crew, the dynamics of our team was fantastic. Sunday morning was our last day in Zinvie, some of us attended mass, the celebration was spectacular, singing and dancing by all who attend, some of the mass was in French and […]

We’re sitting at the airport now waiting to board our flight home (in an air-conditioned lounge – what an incredible treat! Down to 26 deg!). On the one hand, it’s so hard to believe that the week is over already, and on the other, it’s been a long week and we’re definitely ready for a […]

The mission is complete and we are heading home to Canada and the modern life that we enjoy without appreciating it. I had a great time in Benin, in large part due to the group Louis put together. I hope we helped in some small way but I suspect we all gained more from the […]

Yesterday the entire team spent several hours going through the storage unit at the hospital. It was in complete disarray, almost as if a hurricane had come through. Underneath piles of medical supplies were several children’s toys and baby clothes that had been sent by previous missions but not passed out. We took great delight […]

This week was a nice reminder to quit whining about our first world problems. Most of our troubles are easily solved or inconsequential compared to the third world. We should all have to see this regularly……

Evening Well, this is the day .. what .. Wednesday.. wow going so so fast. The days as all of them are filled with work, organization and trying to make sure everyone is happy and patients are well-taking care of.. I love the comments from people.. Renee telling the surgeons what we should do and […]