title: Making a difference, one child at a time.
abstract: A colleague going on a surgical mission to rural Guatemala asked the author if she could obtain a handheld instrument for the trip. She went one better and provided the hands to operate it, and in return learned new skills along with some unforgettable life lessons.
authors.affiliation: Lovelace Health Systems, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Krienitz
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D003906:Developing Countries; D006166:Guatemala; D006379:Helping Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008493:Medical Missions; D013518:Surgery, Plastic; D014481:United States / Q000208:ethnology; D014838:Volunteers; D000078329:Workforce