When I was a child, I lost both of my parents.  Even though my family took my siblings and me into their home and provided love and a wonderful upbringing, life was never the same. They fostered a desire in me to reach out to the poor and needy of the world and help them with the hurts they experience on a daily basis. Not knowing how to make that desire a reality, I talked with my high school advisor who was formerly a teacher in China. She encouraged me to complete my college degree and use that as a tool for helping the under privileged.  Because the health care field interested me, I decided to obtain a degree in nursing. 

After gaining a few years of experience, I went on my first medical outreach to Guatemala.  After that trip, I knew my purpose in life was to work in underdeveloped countries.  I am compelled to show the hopeless and outcasts that God is concerned about them.  He cares for them just as He cared for me, an orphaned child.