Nakai’s Story
Most of our patients are accompanied by a family member or loved one. Naturally, we assumed that the man who brought Nakai was her husband or brother. We were surprised to hear that he was not. Nakai is an 80-year-old widow who has requested eye surgery three times...
Extending Christ’s Healing Hand to the Blind
Dear friends and supporters, I just returned from an incredible 6-week trip in Togo, Africa that I am excited to share. So much happened that it’s hard to know where to begin, so I’m going to try to summarize my experience and spare you from a 20-page letter. We...
Video: Inside the Sight.org Ambulance
If you have ever wondered what our ETMC donated ambulance looks like, now you can get a little glimpse through this video. It has been retrofitted for eye surgeries.
Beth’s Reflections on Trip to Togo.
This was not my first time to Africa, but it was my first time to Togo with Sight.org. I was not overwhelmed by the African landscape or culture, because I’m used to it and I love it. What I was overwhelmed by was the medical team that we have. I had met them all...
Nyatso’s Story
I couldn’t take my eyes off this adorable man. He looked like a ten-year-old boy stuck in a 62-year-old man’s body. He sat and stared upward into blindness with his mouth partly open. He looked innocent and sweet, but he had a big story. This man’s name is Nyatso. He...
Elizabeth
There was a young mother named Elizabeth who affected every one of us on the mission team. We first saw her at eye screenings with her baby on her back. I noticed her baby first because he was so adorable. She was waiting to get her eyes screened, but had to get out...
Getting Settled In Togo
We are settling down on the fram just outside of a few miles from the third biggest city in Togo, Africa in Atakapame. We have met many neighbors who have stopped by to greet us! We feel very welcomed here. Their customary greeting is Bonjour and curtsey. We have...
What will God do with your Lent?
I grew up Baptist, so we didn't do Lent. It wasn't until I was in a seminary where 50 different denominations were represented that I started to even consider observing Lent. Our neighbors were Episcopal and they were fantastic! I was enthralled by their liturgy and...
3 days and counting…
We were sent off by our church body and we have visited with all our kids (of course it's never enough time) and we still have a long list of "to do's" to get finished!!! We haven't even started packing but my closet (the only place I can put stuff and it will stay...
Thoughts on Short Term Mission Trips
In two weeks, I will be joining the rest of our team in Togo. This will be my first time in Togo, but not my first to Africa, and far from my first time to a third world country. One of the many hats that I wear at Sight.org is "Volunteer Coordinator." Translation:...