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...
In his shoes…
The evening sun was finally out and the breeze seemed to cool the heat of the day. After another day of the heat, the evenings were something to look forward too. I have been to Africa four times and this was by far my hardest trip. I’m not sure why, given that I have...
Blinded and Burned by Electricity
This 18 year old boy, named Sollah, came to our team last month. Two years ago, he was asleep in a taxi when an electrical line landed on the vehicle. He awoke with his body burned and blinded by cataracts. The local hospital was able to treat all of his burns (which...
French, Farming, and Church
We have been in beautiful, sunny, HOT Togo, Africa for 3 months now. We have come a long way in many aspects of the word. We are breaking into a new language and can communicate some but we have a long way to go. We have French lessons that are classroom style every...