“From the minute I left home, to when my feet touched back on Australian soil, I felt honoured, safe, and part of the team. Interacting with the Community Health Workers was both humbling and rewarding. Hearing their stories around the communities they served stirred my heart deeply.

A real highlight for me was to see them hear, embrace and respond to the principles of health promotion in their communities. I'm so excited to hear the difference their messages will make in the communities they are serving. Thank you, Cosmos Alliance, for allowing me to serve with your organisation - and I can't wait to go again!”

The three week trip was one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. It has strengthened me and I have benefited in ways I could not imagine. God is faithful to do exceeding and abundantly more than we can ever ask or imagine!

As a registered nurse who has been with Cosmos twice to Africa, I can say that it changed the course of my life. Cosmos does great work and brings relief to so many beautiful people there. Keep up the good work.

I found the trip immensely humbling. The people of Zimbabwe suffer terribly under extreme poverty and still manage to be cheerful, polite and kind. They do not complain and maintain a sense of pride, humour and hard work. It was a privilege to work with them and try and help in a small way. We can all learn a lot from their daily attitudes to a situation they have no control over. They blew me away and I was very lucky to be in a position to go to Zimbabwe and would love to go back. The organisation of Cosmos and how well cared for we were was fantastic and I would highly recommend anyone who is thinking of doing voluntary work to join the Cosmos team.

The opportunities to volunteer with Cosmos Alliance in Zimbabwe alongside the Sizoluwethu Primary Health team and in Papua New Guinea with the Primary Health Professional Development team have been instrumental in developing my confidence and faith in what God wants to do through us as Christians. I recommend that if you feel God is calling you into cross cultural work that you undertake volunteer opportunities and allow God to refine you.