LHSON Zambia

Abigail Reed Heying  BS in Child and Family Studies Senior Nursing Major "Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever! Amen."   Ephesians 3:20-21  My biggest   prayer   is that we are constantly being fully dependent on The Lord and being willing to go where He leads and listen when He speaks and be a bold light for His Kingdom, just as we see in the book of Acts when the disciples are so fully reliant on The Holy Spirit to spread the love of Christ and expand The Church. That we would show everyone around us the love of Christ through The Holy Spirit and know that everything we do is Him in us and nothing of ourselves, this isn't about us, but about our sweet Savior and serving His people. We will only be there a short time and our love wil...

Lori A. Spies PhD, RN, FNP-C Assistant Professor & Fulbright Scholar Missions Coordinator Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. Phillipians 2:3-4 My prayer for the team is that we are able to meet the needs of people in Zambia as a strong and supportive team. That we are able to laugh and pray and work and serve together. That we continually lift each other up and encourage one another to shine the love of Christ on our brothers and sisters in Zambia. Kristi Feutz, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC DNP Program Director FNP Coordinator "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never live in darkness. They will have the light that gives life" John 8:12 Prayer Requests: safe travels, learning and growing more in our faith, successful mission trip Monica Mullins, M.Ed. Director of Student Service...

In one month, our team from Baylor University's Louise Herrington School of Nursing  (LHSON) will depart from Dallas with an ultimate destination of Lusaka, Zambia and Northrise University . In the weeks to come, you will meet our wonderful team here on the blog. It is made up of 14 undergraduate nursing students (juniors and seniors), 1 RN / doctoral student (DNP in Neonatal ICU), 2 members of our graduate faculty (practicing DNPs), and me (Director of Student Services). Our travels will take us to Dubai, UAE; Lusaka, Ndola, and Livingstone, Zambia; and Kasane, Botswana! We depart on July 16th from DFW airport and will return on August 4th. We will be partnering with our friends at Northrise University in Ndola, Zambia to serve the community. Our students will have the opportunity to apply what they are studying at Baylor as they serve in a medical outreach. They will visit local schools for vulnerable children to conduct general screenings and health and hygiene education....

There is a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to  dance. There is real beauty in traveling abroad with students and faculty.  Opportunities abound for conversation and experiences which contribute to the learning and growth of all involved.  Doing life in a more intense, intimate, and organic fashion than is normally possible in our daily life provides the milieu for encountering people and our worldview in a less scripted, planned, and prescribed way.  While inside jokes are numerous, nonsensical and cause us to laugh with abandon, it's actually the realizations, breakthroughs, and connections that occured in both the mundane and the stressful moments that we will carry with us as we exit security at DFW to return to our routines, responsibilities, and relationships. We departed Ndola this morning after celebrating the week and bidding farewell to most of our Northrise and Impact Ndola friends last night.  We dance...

Enjoy our latest blog from our Communications Co-Chairs:  Autumn Jade Morales and Michelle Barbosa: Tectonic plates shift every second of every day underneath the earth's crust. Often the impact of this geological occurrence is not even noticeable on the surface but deep below millions of things have moved & changed. Every once in awhile something shifts and the impact is monumental and results in an earthquake, literally shaking the earth with the initial impact, shockwaves, and vibrations of the aftershock.   This is what it has felt like serving alongside Northrise University in Ndola, Zambia. Impact Ndola is aptly named and just like tectonic plates are shifting below the surface, impact Ndola has created many positive shifts below the surface, mostly invisible but important impacts on the community and those serving. Some of those moments where when we as nursing students were playing games with children & pinky promising to be best friends forever or sit...

“Christ with me; Christ before me; Christ behind me; Christ in me…” – St. Patrick Baylor Nursing School espouses the idea that nurses are the hands and feet of Christ.   To that end we strive to educate our students to have skill and compassion as they tend the needs of the whole person.   We would hope that students participating in mission trips through the school would experience this in profoundly meaningful and tangible ways.   While our students did bring Christ with them and are serving in His name, they have discovered that He is here in Zambia and they are encountering him in new ways and at ever turn.   A resonating theme to our experience is the deep realization of our own privilege coupled with our profound appreciation for the joy we find resonating out of the people here.   We are learning what it truly means to be content in all circumstances and that we are made perfect in weakness. The students are eager to serve but are also learning th...