ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, FEB. 20 - In this Feb. 7 2017 photo, registered nurse Katie Farka, flashes her trademark smile at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, Wis. Farka will quit her job there soon to become a volunteer medical missionary in Ethiopia. "I have wanted to be a medical missionary since I was in nursing school," said the 33-year-old Farka, a hematology and oncology nurse who has worked at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse for eight years. After visiting Ethiopia several years ago with family, she told the La Crosse Tribune (http://bit.ly/2lD93Kz ), "I was lucky enough two years ago" to be part of a volunteer medical and educational team to Yetebon, Ethiopia, with the Gundersen Medical Foundation's Global Partners. Farka will remain at her Gundersen job through March before taking a little time off and heading nearly 8,000 miles to Ethiopia. ___Information from: La Crosse Tribune, http://www.lacrossetribune.com

Source: Ethiopian News February 20, 2017 06:09 UTC