This is a photo recently taken of Angel and his mother. I met them when I was in Pucallpa Peru in April 2010. At that time Angel had a fever and was not allowed to have his cleft lip repaired. Just last month in Feb 2011 this photo was taken and within 2 days he […]

Barco’s Nightingales Xtra Care Fund was used for the first time back in November. In a previous blog, I wrote about Tuuvshin and his need for surgery on his hands for burns. Happy to say, this photo shows the very successful surgery on Tuuvshin’s hands. Tuuvshin and his mother were flown from a city in […]

Our family is deeply shocked and sad. Our son-in law’s niece, Quinn who is only 9 months old, is suffering from a rare cancer.  She is at the Mattel Children’s Hospital of UCLA. Yesterday she received her first chemotherapy treatment. She is so very precious. Please join me in a prayer for Quinn and may […]

As the year is about to end and the new year is about to begin, I think about how fortunate we all are with the heart and soul of nurses around the globe. This year I had the opportunity to spend one week with 4 amazing nurses while I was in Pucallpa, Peru.  This was […]

I recently told one of our donors about Tuuvshin (who I wrote about in my previous blog) from Mongolia, that we had sent on a trip to have surgery on his burned hands. This donor shared the story with his twin daughters who got very involved. The card pictured above is from them. It is […]

Tuuvshin and his mother Narra During my April trip to Pucallpa Peru with the ReSurge, formerly Interplast , surgical medical team my world changed for the better. I was able to see first hand the mothers and their children who needed surgery which would give them a chance for a good life. I also met […]

On November 6, 2010 Barco’s Nightingales gave birth. My wife Frida and I awarded the first ‘Barco’s Nightingales Nursing Award for Excellence’. We were honored in being able to present our first Nursing Award at the Interplast Gala held in San Francisco at the Ritz Carlton Hotel. The recipient Dawn Yost is from Morgantown, West […]