This photo captures the heart and soul of these 4 nurses who volunteered their time with Resurge  in Pucallpa  Peru last year.   I was honored to join their trip during the first week of their 2 week visit.   It was a life changing moment for me. It was my first trip and what an amazing […]

Piero from my trip to Peru was such a friendly and spirited 7 year old.   This photo was taken 2 days after his cleft palates was repaired . He was so friendly to me during his stay at the hospital that I wanted to say good bye before my trip home . This photo was […]

The commitment to heal lives from the volunteer team of Resurge was such a blessing for me to witness first hand. I did not expect to see and feel the feelings I had while I was in the surgery room.  I was so deeply touched with the compassion and dedication of the volunteer medical team […]

These are 2 new photos of Tuuvshin following his second surgery.  As you can see, he is feeling the miracle happening in his life. Barco’s Nightingales has now  paid for his  2 trips and the surgery  from his home in Mongolia to a near by city for burn repair surgery on his 2 hands. We […]

Barco’s Nightingales Foundation was founded as a way of saluting the many generations of nurses for their tremendous contribution in making the world a better place for each of us. We are committed to supporting the vitality and courageous heart of nursing, and dedicated to honoring the spirit of those women and men who choose […]

A mother’s love and connection with their children is beautiful, yet difficult to express in words. Hopefully these photos capture the true meaning of Mothers love…the love and touch of Mothers all around the world. Happy Mother’s Day to all of the mothers around the world! Michael

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 […]

Frida and I want to take this time to thank each of you who have donated money to help our children.  We have received donations from nearly 200 individuals and companies. How honored and thankful we are of  your support and shared passion . You can feel the shared love and compassion that our family […]

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 […]