When we first arrived to Bundibugyo I was asked by our team leaders to think about how I’d like to fit in to the weekly schedule at...

Matooke is a local plantain that has captured the heart of most every person I’ve met in Uganda. The way people adore it here is similar...

The kids were chanting in the kitchen, in unison, that they wanted to leave the house that morning and go somewhere. “Dad’s out of town,...

The NICU was insanely busy on Monday. I walked in at 8 am and looked around for the night nurse. I asked one of the mothers where she...

The moment we escaped out of the grip of coronavirus coursing through our household, our dear friends and former teammates gave birth to...

Rozelyn and Nabeed are both refugees from Afghanistan who recently were resettled into a crowded apartment complex in one of the poorer...

I’m taking oxygen levels on a set of premature twins who have been in our NICU for one month now. They are gaining weight and generally...

I’m at a mall in Kampala flipping through racks of clothing and my heart is starting to race. Mike is riding the escalator outside, up...

Gorilla trekking is something that piqued my interest after I reconnected with a friend from high school at our 20 year reunion. I told...

I’m used to standing on my porch and greeting people as they walk by. But today, Mr. Emma came running up to me, sweat beaded across his...

When Piper was three years old she ran face first into a wall. We were at her grandparents house in Ventura and she was jumping up and...

I’m sitting here in the dark watching a mouse run around and nibble the rice that fell from our dining room table at dinner. Mike was...

There she is, clutching her purse, dressed professionally and quickly walking towards my car. I’m leaving the hospital at the end of my...

What I have found to be interesting, and significant here, is the interconnectedness of living in community. How so often, life comes...

It’s early in the morning and we’re sitting in one of the most peaceful spots I’ve ever been. In a vacant restaurant (thanks COVID) on...

I’m on a trip right now to get some immigration issues sorted out. That sounds so boring, I know. Both my teammate and I were flagged in...

To the baby I just met. I didn’t know you were there. I am so sorry. I walked into the maternity ward and took a glance around at all the...

“Our entire family has been sick all week, dad. I don’t think you should come.” He stalled through his disappointment, with extended...

At work last week the charge nurse found me in the labor ward and asked me to come with her. She seemed excited that I was there, and as...

“This is where you see the gap in healthcare really widen,” Dr. Scott said, as we both stood in a quiet deserted operating room at...