Millie Rodríguez wasn’t supposed to be at work yet. After a quiet lunch with her husband one October afternoon, she was torn between heading home or arriving early at the Hobgood Elementary School in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, where she works as a bus driver.

AdventHealth’s mission of Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ reaches far beyond its immediate geographical footprint. It’s a mission not limited by borders, and for those of us with deep ancestral ties to other lands, the impact feels especially personal.