To me, GMMA means growing together in Christ and experiencing the true brotherhood/ sisterhood.  Keeping each other accountable and sharing the walk of faith among the board members and the general body of GMMA acts as a great motivation to maintain intimacy with the Lord. The group has been a home away from home, providing comfort and warmth like the lighthouse in the darkness in the season full of the valleys. I am sincerely thankful to serve for the UCSD chapter of GMMA, and excited to witness the individual and collective growth in the walk with God for each member of our chapter.

GMMA has been a family who continually supports and challenges me. It is my family of health and Christ focused people that strive to glorify God through their careers and passions. I have many memories from the Mexico Mission trip that I took. I was blessed by the passionate and caring hearts of the healthcare professionals and encouraged by the many pre-health students who are also going through the same things. I was also reminded of how great and sovereign God is and how global our mission is. I am thankful and grateful to be able to give back to this community and be a part of this community that loves others. 

GMMA is a great community of people who supported me spiritually and practically in many different ways. Each one of our people including who are all graduated was a great friend and family to me to keep up my spiritual battle and college years when I mostly spend my time to find a pathway to walk with God. The reason why I stay on GMMA is that I felt my grateful overflow of God’s grace through GMMA, and I felt I needed to now act to spread this great opportunity experience and serve God with loving people in here. As a mission coordinator this year, I will be helping and making new people coming to taste this joyful God’s will and spiritual growth with GMMA.

GMMA opened my eyes to a future where I can serve God through my career. I used to think that I had to keep my Christian faith and my career separate from one another. Going on GMMA missions allowed me to see that God is the priority is all aspects of life. I was encouraged by the healthcare professionals who put God first in their life and continue to serve Him with their professions. The reason I’m still in GMMA is because I am so grateful for this organization for existing and showing me that I don’t have to separate God from anything in my life. Also, I’m grateful for opportunities that allow me to interact with professionals who are so willing to share their faith and love for their field. I want other students to see how it is possible to put God first and share in the blessings that GMMA can offer. I want to serve God and give back to GMMA for what it has done for me.

I first discovered GMMA through several members of the organization as they discussed the many ways in which they helped people around the world in both spiritual and physical aspects through medical missions. As a result of these good words about the organization, I felt quite convicted to join GMMA as I believed that its vision to serve less fortunate and less Christ-familiar individuals through medical missions aligned with that of mine. Serving in GMMA is truly a blessing as it guides and advances me towards a life that balances the goal of spreading God’s word and towards a better understanding of potential career paths in medicine.

GMMA has been a family who continually supports and challenges me. It is my family of health and Christ focused people that strive to glorify God through their careers and passions. I have many memories from the Mexico Mission trip that I took. I was blessed by the passionate and caring hearts of the healthcare professionals and encouraged by the many pre-health students who are also going through the same things. I was also reminded of how great and sovereign God is and how global our mission is. I am thankful and grateful to be able to give back to this community and be a part of this community that loves others.