He's traveled to the ends of the earth.
"We all should be working together to improve the lives of people in need throughout the world," said Dr. Gary Morsch.
From Russia to Nepal to Cuba. Now Dr. Morsch is going to Haiti.
Dr. Morse helps triage patients in Indonesia with Heart to Heart International.
"When there is a disaster like this anywhere in the world, especially if it's a catastrophe like is hitting Haiti, I think it is all hands on deck. Everyone should do what they can," said Dr. Morsch.
He's the emergency room doctor who is trained to handle disasters and the trauma that often follows.
But his trips aren't for leisure or adventure. Instead, while everyone else is running away from Hurricane Matthews' disastrous path, Dr. Morsch and his team of medical volunteers are running towards it.
"Our medical teams will go into the southwest where the worst of the damage is and we will set up," explained Dr. Morsch. "We are self-contained - we have our own clinics, our own medicine and supplies and we will immediately take care of patients in the midst of the worst devastation."
He does it through Hearth to Heart International, a humanitarian relief organization based in Lenexa, Kansas that travels anywhere disaster strikes.
"We live in a world of need. We also live in a world of abundance," he said. "I have always felt like there is enough medicine to treat everyone that needs medicine, there's enough food to feed every hungry person in this world."
And there's enough of both to help people in Haiti, now and in the months and even years it will take to rebuild after the storm. Heart-to-Heart plans to be there every step of the way.
His group lands in Port-au-Prince, Haiti Thursday and will stay many weeks. In addition to the volunteers flying in to Haiti this week, Heart-to-Heart International has permanent workers in Haiti to help with the country's needs.
Because the roads are completely washed away, travel by car is not possible. Heart to Heart's volunteers will instead deliver help via helicopter, but that is expensive: $25,000 per day. That's why the organization urges those who want to help to consider donating money. They accept any amount, no matter how small.
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