I first visited St. Albert’s in 2000 as part of a Fulbright grant. My respect and admiration for the doctors and staff there lead to the founding of BHA in 2009, thanks to a $30,000 gift for the hospital that had two stipulations: the donor had to remain anonymous and the gift had to be tax deductible. That gift became the seed grant for BHA, which was founded with invaluable assistance from a small group of friends who became the founding board. Now, 10 years later, BHA has achieved a considerable record of accomplishment.

We owe those accomplishments to the many contributors who believed in and supported our efforts to help St. Albert’s Mission Hospital. Many of them donated dollars; others donated time and expertise. We would not be here without them.
I will leave you with a few photographs that for me represent the challenges faced by St. Albert’s and the people who come for care, and the hope offered by donations to BHA.


Photo courtesy of St. Albert’s Mission Hospital.

St. Albert’s and Karanda mission hospitals care for people who are desperately poor. I once spent a day with a family that lived a few miles from St. Albert’s. That night, they provided a paraffin lantern that symbolizes for me the level of poverty in the area.

Thank you and keep well…Darrell