She built the lodge to house visiting American medical students volunteering at the local health clinic she founded to serve the Mexican poor. Today, it has evolved into a Retreat & Wellness Center called Mar de Jade that still supports and runs a variety of non-profit projects for the local community and the neighboring impoverished farming town of Las Varas.
She constructed a lodge to accommodate visiting American medical students working at her health clinic in Mexico, which she established to serve the poor. Today, this facility has evolved into Mar de Jade Retreat & Wellness Center, still supporting various non-profit projects for both the local community and the impoverished farming town of Las Varas.