“In that moment, I was reminded that our Heavenly Father does the same with us. When we are afraid, all we have to do is put our ear to the heartbeat of Christ and all our fears and anxieties are instantly muted…”
“God has wonderful plans for our future if we continue to pursue Him. If there is one thing I love doing, it’s helping people reduce pain and improve their quality of life. The Lord is faithful and can bring life into any dead situation…”
I went there hoping to bless and help as many people as I could, but so many people blessed me…
Overall, we didn't go to the DR to end poverty, but to bring the gift of God's love through our presence there.
I felt God’s love and passion light a fire inside of me to go and spread his message across the world.
God used Upward Twist at the moment he knew I needed it most, and through you I was able to go on my first medical mission trip along with another nurse on our team.
We have to be broken first in order to understand that it was always JESUS and His Grace only. In Guatemala, God reminded me gently during those moments of brokenness, that He was just asking me to show up!
Who would have thought getting punished with janitor duty in college from breaking a team rule would have lead me to become a nurse??
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Watch through the lens of Angelle's Medical Mission Trip to Uganda, Africa in December 2017. This was the trip that ignited the flame for The Upward Twist!
We've got people like Holly Robinson that have the passion, heart, and skill set to serve. She hasn't been on one yet, but we need your help to send people like her on medical missions to be the hands and feet of Christ!
“Here am I Lord, send me.” Isaiah 6:8 has been a prayer of mine for as long as I can remember. Going on medical mission trips has always been my dream. Finally getting to go after the COVID set back was surreal and felt like a dream (come true)!