ETMC Nurse in Togo, Africa
“Yovo yovo, bonsior, ça va bien, merci!” The little Togolese children would chant their greeting as they waved at me as I entered their village. They were all too delighted to alert their friends and family to the rarity of seeing a pale-faced foreigner such as myself...
Teaching Children Different Ways to Worship God
In September we started expanding the ministry weeks in the villages here in Togo, Africa. We have been visiting different villages each week. We get permission from the chiefs of that village first. We do health teaching, children's ministry, show the Jesus Film...
Stories Behind the Art at Sight Night
Last week, we had our first annual Sight Night: The Joy of Sight. It featured local art inspired by or related to the work we do in Togo. In case you didn't get to attend, we would love to share the art and the stories behind the art with you. We are so thankful for...
Let the Children Come to Me
In August when we visited a village and showed the Jesus film we had forty-eight people give their hearts to Jesus. Thirty-two of them were children. Clearly God was speaking to us about the NEED for ministering to the children. They have no...
Story Cast Monday
Sight.org on the Story Cast Podcast! Our very own Beth Reed was interviewed on the Story Cast podcast. She tells her personal story, Sight.org's story, and gives a little more information about our upcoming event, Sight Night: The Joy of Sight! There are also a few...
August Update from our Missionaries
Greetings from beautiful Atakpame, Togo! We have now been living here for 6 months. Alex just received his visa, so we will be having an empty house available soon. That means friends can come see us! We will have the room to house you! So please consider our...
Finding the Person of Peace
Dear friends, God is so good. After performing eye surgeries, we returned to the region to share the gospel and plant house churches. In every village we went to, we found many happy people whose sight has been restored, and we found big smiles and warm hospitality...
More than just eye surgeries
Dear friends, I am writing you this letter while on the mission field in Togo, Africa. When I arrived on August 10th, I traveled directly to our team. They were already prepared and ready to perform cataract surgeries the following day. As the surgeries began, I found...
Going to Togo
Next week Lewis, our founder, and Rachel, a nurse from Tyler, will be traveling to Togo. Rachel first heard about Sight.org when Lewis spoke to a group of UT Tyler nursing students. Ever since then, Rachel couldn't get Sight.org off her mind. She is...
What’s Your Leverage?
Several years ago my husband and I went to Guatemala. This wasn’t a mission trip; it was an immersion trip, required by our seminary. While we were there, we visited both the city dump and a five-star hotel in the same day. They were only a few blocks away from each...