September 20, 2023
The kindness and generosity of people facing unbelievable obstacles impacts Stephen Kineke, MD and his wife, Ann Schwanda, RN, the most when they volunteer. Impressed by the resilience, bravery, and faith of the Ukrainian people, they will return in October to volunteer for a second this year.
August 3, 2023
Elizabeth Vargas knows the immigration crisis all too well. Growing up in El Paso, Texas, she volunteered with her father, a pastor, feeding and comforting those arriving at the southern border. Elizabeth says Global Care Force medical volunteers bring healing and hope to those who make the dangerous journey seeking a better life.
May 30, 2023
James Marcum had never heard of Global Care Force until a TV interview with a former volunteer dropped into his YouTube feed. He had been looking into other opportunities to volunteer in Ukraine and soon realized Global Care Force was a perfect fit for what he sought.
April 3, 2023
The patients who sought medical care in one of our last clinics had just been freed from Russian occupation 10-12 weeks prior to our arrival. These clinic days were filled with so many emotions, stories and photos that the Ukrainian patients shared with us. In a way, this was a good start towards their healing…
December 21, 2022
Doctors Guy and Marilynn Fiocco will remember many things from their volunteer service in Ukraine with the mobile medical clinics. The lines of people patiently waiting to see a doctor, the very high blood pressures and obvious pain and stress of the individuals, and bullet holes in the slide of an abandoned playground. What will…
October 20, 2022
Rebecca Reeser’s heart was connected to Ukraine long before she volunteered with Global Care Force’s mobile medical clinic in September. Years ago, she facilitated medical teams to the country for her church. When she saw a Facebook post that Global Care Force needed an RN for September, she knew in her heart this was her…