Bayanihan: Mission Fund Campaign

 🇺🇸 🌎 🇵🇭     This year, for my birthday, I’m asking for something a little different. Instead of gifts, I’m raising funds to support a cause that is deeply close to my heart—medical missions in Bohol, Philippines.

In April, I will be returning for my fifth mission trip, serving vulnerable communities that otherwise would not have access to medical care. As a co-founder of this organization, I’ve seen firsthand the life-saving and life-changing impact of these missions. From community-based medical clinics to surgical interventions that restore health and dignity, every dollar raised goes directly to transforming lives. Most of the beautiful children in this photo with me sleep on cardboard on the floor with their entire family every night and lack proper nutrition and basic necessities we take for granted every day here in the US. 

My goal is to raise $1,500, which will go directly toward:

✅ Community medical missions

✅ Life-saving and life-altering surgeries

✅ Medications and supplies for patients in need

This is even more meaningful because I will be bringing my own children with me for the third time. Watching them serve alongside me and grow into compassionate young people inspires me every day. We are building the next generation of humans who not only dream of a better world but also create it.

If you’d like to celebrate my birthday with me, please consider making a donation of any size. Together, we can bring hope and healing to those who need it most.

Thank you for your generosity, love, and support. 💙💙💙 Sarah

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      Save lives and prevent disabilities by supporting our efforts to deliver vital surgeries to underserved communities.

Imagine a father, the breadwinner, who dies from an untreated hernia, or a mother, the heart of the home, who succumbs to an infected gallstone, leaving families in shambles and trapping children in poverty. 

Picture a farmer who loses his sight because of cataracts, preventing him from tilling his fields and supporting his family.

Medical complications from treatable conditions lead to preventable deaths and disabilities in working-age men and women, perpetuating the cycle of poverty.

In Bohol, a disaster-hit rural province, the median yearly family income is only $1,770. Major elective surgeries like hernia repairs and cholecystectomies cost over $1,500, and cataract surgery around $1,000, making them unaffordable for many.

In April 2026, we will bring a team of volunteer doctors and nurses to provide major elective and cataract surgeries at no cost to indigent patients.

Volunteer surgeons perform a major elective surgery during our medical mission at Don Emilio Del Valle Hospital, Bohol, Philippines, February 2025. 

We still need to cover hospital fees, medications, and supplies, but thanks to strategic partnerships, we have drastically reduced costs to just around $250 per surgery. We plan to perform 275 of these procedures in one mission trip, changing 275 lives for the better!

With your generosity, we can do even more!

When you donate to our medical mission, you are not just giving money. You are offering a second chance at life. Your contribution means someone in the Philippines can finally receive the care they desperately need. 

Help break the cycle of poverty. Donate to our medical mission and give families hope for a brighter future!

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