Hope for the World Foundation isn’t just changing lives — it’s rocking them to the core!
Imagine a group of volunteers from all walks of life, getting together in sunny California, not too far from West Covina, to make a massive impact. We’re talking about millions of lives touched, especially in places like Palawan in the Philippines and Mexico.
Lourdes Duque Baron, an award-winning author, actress, singer, film producer, and husband Dr. Robinson Baron, who’s like a Jedi master of robotic surgery, and Michael Gavrizescu, the lead singer and guitarist of Burning Red, a total rockstar all join forces to create perfect synergy for one of the biggest medical missions to happen this 2024.
It was only last year when 325 residents of Bataraza Palawan benefitted greatly from the previous medical mission initiated by Dr. Robinson Baron in partnership with Rio Tuba Nickel Mining Corporation ( RTNMC) and Coral Bay Nickel Corporation (CNBC), together with Manila Adventist Hospital and Hope for the World Foundation Inc.
What started as a medical mission changed into a surgical operation, which was done in Puerto Princesa at first and then transferred to Bataraza town to reach people in the south.
Dr. Robinson Baron promised to return with a bigger surgical and medical mission operation in mind.
“Actually, we just want to confine ourselves to medical and surgical mission, we want to become bigger and bigger and go back to Puerto Princesa area. We want to cover the whole Palawan. This place became close to us,” Dr. Robinson Baron said.
As a team, the surgical mission is looking to expand help to diverse cases, which are typically handled only in hospitals in Manila.
Bringing in expertise, advanced medicines, and surgical know-how to hopefully aid in improving the quality of lives of communities that are being tackled by the surgical mission.
Goiter, cleft palate, thyroid, myoma, hemorrhoids, gallstones, and hernia are the major cases to be treated.
Minor cases, on the other hand, include cysts, tumors, and other removals, as well as cataracts, pterygium, and other ophthalmology consultations.
Michael Gavrizescu first came to Manila in 2016 for a concert together with Lourdes Duque Baron.
Over the years, Michael produced a short album for Lourdes Duque Baron, containing 5 songs including That’s Life together with his twin Denise Gavrizescu.
This time he will be joining the medical mission team- bringing in his expertise as a psychology graduate with dreams as big as the ocean. He is currently doing a pre-med hustle at UCLA, aiming to become one of the most effective psychiatrists someday.
We would like to call these trio the rockstars of compassion coming together for this one-of-a-kind medical mission, you know it’s going to be legendary. With a unique blend of passion and skills, they are not just bringing hope- they are rocking the world, one heart at a time.
“ Helping People in Need”
We are all volunteers, everyone paid for their trip. We have been lucky to have our sponsors to help us purchase the medicine- Lourdes Duque Baron
Dr. Baron and Dr. La Madrid have been hosting missions for over thirty years.
The Mission offers medical and surgical care to those who cannot afford it but desperately need it . Every year top doctors from Los Angeles donate their time and money to come and help the poor in the Philippines and Mexico City. Experience the care and love of these people we call angels. These are people who desperately need care and cannot afford it.
To Jesus Christ be the glory and victory always!
Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children -and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.-Ephesians 5:1–2