Across borders

Where We Serve

Two expressions of one mission: surgical care for patients today, and training that strengthens care for tomorrow.

01 / Guatemala

Care in Antigua

A cross overlooking Antigua with a volcano rising in the distance — Antigua, Guatemala

Surgical care, one patient at a time.

Each year, a hand-selected team from Wisconsin provides general and vascular surgeries at Obras Sociales del Santo Hermano Pedro.

The team travels to Antigua for one week of surgical service, bringing together surgeons, anesthesiologists, surgical and anesthesia technicians, and perioperative nurses.

The work is grounded in professional skill, thoughtful preparation, and respect for the patients and hospital community we serve.

Focus: General and vascular surgeries
Setting: Obras Sociales del Santo Hermano Pedro
Approach: Carefully assembled surgical teams

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02 / Africa

Training in Gabon and Kenya

Local skill. Lasting capacity.

Through our partnership with PAACS, we support surgical residents training at Bongolo, Tenwek, and Litein hospitals, and help strengthen local care for years to come.

PAACS—the Pan-African Academy of Christian Surgeons—leads formal surgical residency programs in African mission hospitals. Crescendo comes alongside this established work through practical surgical education, including laparoscopic and endoscopic skills.

Gabon: Bongolo Hospital
Kenya: Tenwek and Litein hospitals
Focus: Training and mentorship for surgical residents

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Charles Cheng with surgical colleagues during a training visit in Africa — Coming alongside local surgical teams.

Surgeons during a teaching session in Bongolo, Gabon — Bongolo, Gabon

Participants listening during a surgical conference in Kenya — Learning together in Kenya

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Care begins with people who say yes.

Your support helps surgical teams travel, serve, and train the next generation of surgeons.

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