I read an article recently about the recruitment of Marc Trestman to be the head coach of the Chicago Bears. Trestman has been a National Football League coach for many years. He got an early start and was known as an offensive “genius” who tutored quarterbacks particularly well. He longed for an opportunity to be […]

This is the decompress day on our trip. The surgeries are complete. The team completed 90 cases. We feel blessed. We were speculating last night on what the cost of those 90 surgeries would be in America. We arrived at an average of about $10,000 a case. Which would mean that the services provided to […]

Serving on this mission in Guatemala reinforces many of the things that make teams perform at high levels. There are 34 people on the team. Eight of us aren’t graced with medical skills or training. Twenty-six are. Those 26 will man four operating rooms, making sure patients are ready for surgery, experience the surgery and […]

We are in our last day of surgery in Guatemala. It’s fun to watch a team come together. As we gather on Saturday, the opening hours are a bit awkward as people assess what’s up. On our team, 16 of 34 had worked together before. The rest of the folks were new. So, the task […]