On April 4-12 of 2009, Dr. Rife and 13 other volunteers went to the Amazon with the World Hope Missions Ministry in Longwood, Florida. They visited the City of Itapeacu(aprox.4000 inhabitants) and Costa do Amazonas Village. Dr. Rife was involved in 150 dental procedures which involved 35 patients treated on a Red Cross Boat. She and another associate, Dr. Michael Abufaris , gave preventive dental work to 247 children along with 26 dental surgeries.

Some other remarkable things included that they held 3 heath care education meetings for 18 women, 12 men and 28 teenagers. donations were distributed among 85 families, 398 children attended Vacation Bible School and they held 5 worship services with 12 adults accepting Christ as the Savior. " I will probably get more out of this trip than the people we are going to help she says".

If you would like to donate or learn more about the World Hope Ministry please go to www.amazon-mission.org

Dr. Rife donates her dental services to the Foundation for Foster Children.

In Oct of 2009, Dr. Rife did her first triathlon and finished in third place female overall in the Sprint Triathlon at the Masters Championship.She plans to compete this year in a number of other events.

Dr. Rife is trying to find out if the Blue Man Group has a regular dentist . . .

Do they even have teeth?