Connection Between Farming and Eye Surgeries
Farming. Eye surgeries. What is the connection between the two? We get this question a lot at Sight.org. I got to see the connection first hand when I was in Togo a few weeks ago. Two members of our Sight.org team, Ishaka and Florent, are currently going through...
Hungry for Jesus
I get to go to Togo once a year. Last year, I went during surgery week. It was overwhelming to see people’s lives being changed in a fifteen-minute surgery. I had so many stories and photos when I came back because our eye surgeries make such a huge impact. This year,...
A Spork Becomes Sight
One of our amazing supporters, Todd Hinkie, had a fun idea to start out with a SPORK and trade up until he got something worth $150. His goal was to give sight to one person with Sight.org. He spent a weekend using Facebook live to get people involved, and in three...
Happy International Women’s Day
Happy International Women's Day from Sight.org. Every month, women in Togo, Africa are being freed from the bondage of visual impairment. They are free again to work, go to school, farm, sell, be a mom or grandma. Their smiles say it all!
Beloved New Region
The region of Elavagnon is the biggest challenge Sight.org has ever faced. This entire year, we will be serving this region through eye surgeries and ministry. This area is poorer than any region Sight.org has ever served, and the Ministry of Health in Togo believes...
Meet Koassi
He is 55 years old. He worked as a road builder, but when he developed a cataract in his right eye 3 years ago, he was no longer able to drive a car. He knew that he was about to get fired from his job because of his visual impairment and was desperate for help. He...
Sight.org Visits Grace Vision
sight.org's founder, Lewis Swann and his wife Naomi Swann went to South Africa last month to observe another eye care ministry called Grace Vision. Sight.org is always looking for ways to learn and become a better ministry. We are thankful that we had this opportunity...
Coming Home
Happy New Year! We can't believe it's already here! New Years is a BIG celebration here in TOGO. People fill the churches the night before (even though they may not go to church all year) and ring in the new year with fasting, prayers and praise! We are on our way...
Ragsdale and Martin Optical donates to Sight.org
We are very excited to share this news with you! https://www.tylerpaper.com/TP-News+Local/270622/ragsdale-and-martin-optical-donates-to-sightorg-to-provide-glasses-for-people-in-africa
Urgent Prayer Request
Urgent prayer request for Sight.org! Our medical team is in a new village doing screenings this week. We knew that the needs in this village would be more numerous than the other villages we serve, but they are even bigger than we imagined. This village is so far from...