by Brenda Poor | Dec 6, 2024 | Ukraine
For Glen Dopp, RN, volunteering is a meaningful way to give back, and he takes advantage of opportunities whenever his schedule allows. Although he knew little about the humanitarian crisis in Egypt, when he learned Global Care Force was seeking volunteers to provide...
by Brenda Poor | Dec 4, 2024 | Ukraine
Watching the war in Ukraine unfold has been hard for Global Care Force volunteer Mishel. Born in Ukraine, hearing stories of pain and suffering really hit close to home for her. “I felt very helpless and I felt like I couldn’t do anything about it,” she said. Mishel...
by Brenda Poor | Nov 14, 2024 | Ukraine
Colorado volunteers on a medical mission in war-torn Ukraine have been getting an up-close look at the reality of life in a war-torn country as volunteers with Global Care Force. For the last two days, they’ve set up make-shift medical clinics in the town of Cherkasy,...
by Brenda Poor | Nov 13, 2024 | Ukraine
Russia attacked Kyiv, Ukraine, with a sophisticated combination of missiles and drones Wednesday, for the first time in 73 days. Air raid warnings lasted for hours throughout the country. But a pair of medical volunteers from Colorado were undeterred by the threat....
by Brenda Poor | Nov 12, 2024 | Ukraine
Leanna Stoufer never imagined herself working on the ground in Ukraine, helping victims of a violent war that has stretched on for nearly 1,000 days. But she’s in that country right now, for the third time, trying to improve the lives of trauma victims. “Whatever...
by Brenda Poor | Nov 11, 2024 | Ukraine
On the same day Russian bombs, drones and missiles smashed into southern Ukrainian cities, killing six and injuring 30 others, a medical volunteer from Colorado was hard at work in the war-torn country. Doug Amis is aware of the peril, and it’s not the first time he’s...
