High in Colombia’s Andes, ADRA is meeting migrants on the move with lifesaving care and compassion. Discover how this mobile medical ministry is sharing grace on the go—and how your Mission Offering helps reach people where hope is hardest to find.
The mountains are steep. The road is rough. And for the people walking it, survival depends on what, or who, they might find along the way.
In Colombia, ADRA is bringing help directly to those who need it most - on foot, on the roadside, and often with nowhere else to turn.
Each day, a mobile medical unit travels up to 200 kilometers through the Andes Mountains. Onboard, a team of EMTs and health professionals search for caminantes—migrants who have left their homes behind, traveling through harsh conditions in search of safety and a better life.
Many are dehydrated and exhausted. Some are pregnant. Others are elderly or traveling with small children. The ADRA team offers critical medical services on the spot. Treating wounds, preventing life-threatening complications, and offering care with dignity and compassion.
On average, this mobile unit serves around 40 people a day. For many, it's the only care they’ll receive on their long journey. But more than medicine, they receive a message: You matter. You are not alone.
This unique center of influence on wheels is part of ADRA’s broader mission, to follow Christ’s method of ministry by meeting people where they are, both physically and spiritually.
Globally, ADRA is active in 118 countries, working alongside the Seventh-day Adventist Church to meet pressing needs and create lasting change. Their work aligns with the Church’s Mission Refocus initiative. Reaching people in the cities, engaging the post-Christian world, and serving within the 10/40 window, where billions still haven’t heard the name of Jesus.
Whether in mountain villages or megacities, ADRA is showing what it means to serve like Jesus, by caring and loving without conditions.
And when you give to the Mission Offering, you're helping make this possible. A portion of your offering goes to support the critical work of ADRA, reaching people in places others can’t and reminding them that they are seen, valued, and loved by God.
