Celebrating Optometry Visionaries
For the last two years, Dr. Neshia Rudd at Today’s Vision has partnered with Sight.org. Their partnership is very special to us because they were the first optometry clinic to donate $1 to Sight.org for every eye exam they perform. Dr. Rudd has such a generous and...
Whisperings of Heaven
Have you heard the song "Whisperings of Heaven"? When this beautiful 78 year old woman named Evedoh could see again, we could hear whisperings of heaven. Our "hearts were bursting" with joy because God healed her eyes. It's been an exciting month as Wayne and I...
Beyond Expectations
When we first started taking our ambulance into the village of Amlame, we EXPECTED to only spend three months there doing surgeries. But there was more NEED there than we expected. Now we have been there for nine months and the people are still coming! Every...
Celebrate Freedom With Us!
While our American team celebrates freedom this 4th of July weekend, our team in Togo is celebrating freedom of sight! They are back in the field performing fifty eye surgeries this weekend. We are so thankful for all the donations that have made these surgeries...
Smiling Ishaka
The first time I saw Ishaka, all I noticed was his huge smile. No matter what, he is always smiling. That smile is contagious too! Ishaka is the king of our sterilization team in Togo. He and Izaie, who he trained, work tirelessly outside the ambulance during eye...
Update on Chris
On Thursday, June 9th Wayne, Chris and I headed to Tsiko, which is three hours by car on the worst road ever. BUT, it had the most spectacular mountains that you ever did see! I love the trip down to Tsiko! In the last story we had on Chris, we asked for prayer for...
Our answered prayer came on a moto…
So many changes in one month! This was supposed to be our blog post for May, but we are officially on Africa time, so it is now our June post. After being in Togo for three months without any breaks from the farm both Wayne and I got Malaria and was down for almost...
John Doe
Meet "John Doe." He got one of our free eye surgeries a few months ago. Our Medical Team asked him what his name was, and he said, "John Doe." Laurie said, "Oh! There are many people on American television shows with that name." He said, "Yes, I know!" He told our...
The Story of Jeanaway and Video
Jeanaway is an incredibly funny and outgoing seventeen-year-old boy. I can only communicate with him through translators, as he only speaks the local dialect. But somehow, every time Jeanaway has something to say, all of those around begin to role with laughter....
Allergies that Blind
Did you know that a simple allergy to dust can lead to blindness? I didn't either until I met this little girl. She had an allergy to dust. Her mom said that she cried all the time because her eyes itched and hurt all the time. We had 46 people waiting for eye...