Lillian Solt, BSN, SCM, has worked for mission organizations for over 50 years. She is a registered nurse, a midwife, and has a certificate in tropical diseases. She founded CEDCAS, Center for Health Education and Health Services, in 1985 to focus on preventive care for poor and rural residents of Costa Rica. In addition to basic preventive care, CEDCAS has grown to include a facility that has a family practice, as well as a dental clinic, and an optometry clinic. Programs are offered to children and the elderly of a nearby shanty town.