Dear Friends and Supporters, Time is passing by rapidly here as we work and minister to the people of Zimbabwe. We will be saying goodbye to our friends from the US who have worked with us these last two weeks. Dr. Charles Calhoun and Don and Carolyn Asbell have enriched our lives here so much as well as the many whom they have served. During their time here, Dr. Calhoun and Steve travelled to the […]
Dear Friends and Supporters, Well, this correspondence has taken longer to write, and our apologies for its delay. We have had a very full and intense last couple of weeks in Zimbabwe as we ministered and worked with friends and colleagues in the care of many needy patients. Firstly, the shipment of shoeboxes for children, the medical equipment, and medical textbooks in the 20-foot container that left the US in December was finally cleared by […]
It is amazing how time flies! As we sent out our last newsletter, we shared about preparing for a surgical eye-camp down in Beit Bridge, a 4-hour drive from Bulawayo. Unfortunately, because of continued heavy rains particularly in that area the day we arrived, patients were unable to cross rivers or assess their walking paths, thus we only saw 19 patients, and performed 1 operation. Although some folks might say that was a wasted trip […]
Friends and Supporters, Well, we had written a note to tell you of our upcoming mission to Zimbabwe. It was drafted just before we flew out, but accidently left at home. So, here we are in Zimbabwe, having arrived just a few days ago after a long, thankfully uneventful journey to Bulawayo. Our arrival was met by rain from a tropical storm that hit Mozambique, displacing 150,000 people and dumping over 5 inches here […]
Dear Friends and Supporters, Well, we are wrapping up our time in Zimbabwe for 2016, and as we reflect on this trip spanning almost 2 months, we are thankful to God for the successes and accomplishments in ministry to the people of southern Zimbabwe. We gave hundreds of donated pairs of glasses to patients at 7 eye camps, performed surgery at 3 different hospitals, delivered 18 lectures and shared God’s love to many who came […]
Dear Friends of Eye Care To The Needy, It is amazing to think our time of 2 months here is quickly disappearing and we will soon head back to the states. This blog is a bit longer because of so many “firsts” we want to share! We trust you will enjoy and be blessed by them. Once again, we ventured to a new place of ministry at the Mpisini Clinic where Steve saw many patients […]
Dear Friends of Eyecare To The Needy, Greetings from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe! We trust you all are doing well. It is amazing to think that I (Jane) have already been in country for 3 weeks and tomorrow will be 2 weeks for Steve. This year, a group of 4 guys, all high school seniors from Columbus, GA, joined our team with Jeri Stewart (her 7th time coming to Zimbabwe) and her daughter, Christina. We spent the […]
Dear friends, Let it be known that it has rained almost daily for the past 3 weeks here in Bulawayo and we give thanks to God for sending the rain. It has been an amazing 5 weeks. We are now into our last week before we head back to the states on Monday. We wanted to give an update about our 2 most recent eye camps. One was located about 3 hours from here in […]