Tanner and his family connecting with Smith and making a way for him to complete his master's degree is a hope-filled story. The generous nature of Tanner can be traced beautifully to his mother Karin.

Karin, an ICU nurse serving in Anchorage, Alaska, raised Tanner (and all of her kiddos) with eyes that see opportunity for generosity. So when she heard that Hope International was in need of a school nurse to support the students and staff on-site, Karin stepped in to make it possible. She shares her generosity each month to pay Hope International's school nurse, Sonnie's salary.

Liberia's health care system has struggled to rebuild post civil war and the devastating Ebola crisis. The World Health Organization (WHO) reported in 2021 that Liberia has one doctor for every 20,000 people, far below WHO's recommended 1:1,000 doctor to patient ratio.

If you want to go down a research rabbit hole, access to health care professionals in Liberia is a good one, but nonetheless what is for sure certain is that there are too few doctors and nurses AND barriers to access are significant. This is why the fact that we have a trained nurse on-site is so vital for Hope's students, staff and local community members.

We asked Karin why she chooses to give in this way...

What else is certain? That Hope International continues to remove barriers to health care because of people like Karin, Tanner and You.