The Friends of STIMMA are important people and organisations which make a significant contribution to our work. We want you to know who these wonderful people are so that their work gets the credit they deserve. They are all so busy helping others, that we wanted to take the time to thank them publicly. STIMMA is very proud to call these people and groups our friends.
Wendy O’Connor has been involved with STIMMA from the very beginning. She combines her technical medical experience and musical talent to enhance the STIMMA philosophy. She is presently overseeing the music project that STIMMA has initiated in EL Salvador. Wendy O’Connor’s trip to setup the HARP program was in July 2009 independent of STIMMA, she went back in October/September.
Becky works in Ontario as a Primary Care Paramedic and also teach part time in the paramedic program labs at Conestoga College. During STIMMA trips, she works alongside nurses to triage all the patients that come to the clinics.
“My first trip with STIMMA was to El Salvador in November of 2008 which also happened to be my first time on a plane. It was the first of many great opportunities and experiences that I have been fortunate to partake in. By far, though, the best part of any of these trips are the relationships I’ve built. First is the lasting relationships I’ve forged with other members of the team. Then there are the translators and locals we interact with in the communities we live in. And finally, of course, the people we see at the clinic. Everyone contributes their individual personalities and ideas to create a dynamic and versatile team.”
I feel blessed to work with STIMMA. The team is a tremendous group of medical professionals who truly care about the well being of others all around the world. I am honored to work with this group and feel what we do has a huge impact on communities in need. I can’t even put into words the feeling I get watching our team make a difference in a child’s life. Education is something that is very important to our team. It is rewarding when you leave an underdeveloped country knowing you have taught them something that will help them lead a healthier and happier life.
Mary Gatschene is a registered nurse in Kitchener with experience working in the hospital and in the community. Her goal in life is to help as many people as possible to maintain good health.
”I believe that our mission team represents “Love in Action” and I wish to thank STIMMA for giving me the opportunity to reach out to the poor and help them through education and treatment of illness.”
The project was founded with the only purpose to bless and bring joy to the most needed and hopeless children of the Peruvian Amazon. We can and we want to make a difference in children’s lives, not only by providing them with food, clothes, toys or things that will shortly satisfy their needs and then quickly vanish, but also we want to make sure these children get the vision of approaching life successfully and be able to afford their own living in the closer future by teaching them the ever-lasting values taken from the Word of God.