Mary Abalos – Nurse

Post 2020 Mission – I really had a meaningful experience. Cried the entire plane ride home, I guess because the whole situation down there just breaks my heart. Will be sharing my story with many family and friends. Also plan to recruit a few medical providers.

December 2019 – Chris Handrick introduced me to GMRP, accidentally actually. He and I are involved in another organization (Young Life) for which I volunteer and he happened to mention that he’d just completed a trip with GMRP. I was instantly interested.

Participating in a medical mission is an experience that has been on my heart for many years. Love the idea of putting my nursing experience to work by serving the underprivileged. It is a goal I’ve shared with many of my family, coworkers and friends. But, like so many of us, time and availability was always an issue. Now that the youngest of our four children has recently left the nest, I now have the time to commit to this.

When I found out that I was accepted on the team, I was not only excited, but honored. I’ve been working as an RN for 30 years. The first three of those were as a US Navy Nurse. Since then, I’ve worked in a variety of departments, so I’m hopeful that I can offer assistance, though my Spanish is unfortunately very poor.