Dear Friends and Supporters: We have arrived back in the US, and want to thank you once again for your prayers and thoughts while we were in Zimbabwe and South Africa these last six weeks. Looking back at all God did, we rejoice and thank Him for using us to help so many, and for protecting and providing for us and those who came alongside to help. It was a wonderful honor to serve, meet new colleagues […]
Dear Friends and Supporters of Eyecare to the Needy, We send you this update of our mission and work with fullness in our hearts over all that has been accomplished since we last wrote. The time has flown and as we prepare to depart from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe to Cape Town, South Africa, we thank God for His protection and provision in so many ways. Two weeks ago, Steve spent the week in consultation and surgery with […]
Cecil the Lion……well, we cannot tell you much about that incident but we can tell you what God has been doing through us these past few weeks. We had the wonderful privilege of having our family with us and just said good-bye to them today. Our Internet has not been good; this is being sent via Thomas Carroll upon his return to the states. Jane’s sister, Jennifer joined us for her first international mission trip. […]
Hello Eyecare Friends, Greetings from hot Columbus, GA! Our Sunday departure for Zimbabwe is fast approaching. This will be an exciting 5 weeks for us. We feel so fortunate that our kids, Rebekah and her husband Robby, Rachel and her boyfriend Thomas, Russell, and my older sister Jennifer will be with us for the first 2 weeks. It will be a special time to work and serve the people in and around the Bulawayo area […]
Dearest Friends – As I (Jane) write in between washings of Steve’s surgical instruments, we are thankful to Mater Dei Hospital here in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, for their assistance in helping folks restore their physical eyesight. Steve has a wonderful surgical staff of nurses that continue to learn and assist in surgery. Over the last 15 years, we have come to know and truly appreciate each one of them. Most hospitals here always take a thirty-minute […]
Dear Friends of Eyecare to the Needy, It has been several years since Jane and I were here in February so we are finding the lush green grass and heavily laden green trees a beautiful site to behold. This past week has been busy with unpacking and sorting the items from last year’s container that arrived the day of our departure last fall. We were blessed to have two representatives from Brookstone school in Columbus, […]
Dear Friends of Eyecare to the Needy, We are sitting here once again in the Atlanta international terminal awaiting our flight to Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. We are excited to have Mrs. Cindy Sparks and Mrs. Catherine Trotter accompany us from Brookstone School this trip as they will be in meetings with a school in Bulawayo to establish a sister relationship between the schools. They will also have the opportunity to participate with us in a rural eye […]
Dear Friends of Eyecare to the Needy, Once again, our apologies for the delayed blog which is coming just as we have wrapped up our last ministry trip to Zimbabwe for this year. Unfortunately, internet service while there was almost non-existent for most of our stay, so we were not able to bring you as much news while working in the Bulawayo area. What words can express our hearts’ emotions as we think on all that […]