Health and Vision Clinic for Homeless and Indigent
We had 5 licensed optometrists, 3 licensed opticians, 2 MDs, 4 RNs, 1 EMT, 5 UTMB medical students, 15 University of Houston VOSH volunteers and many, many more wonderful volunteers! Many thanks to you all for a successful "I CARE" Vision & Wellness Clinic. We allotted scheduled optometrist appointments to four area organizations, including: Bay Area Turning Point domestic violence shelter , Jess Tree of Galveston County, Crossroads shelter, and CLUMC Celebracion Hispanic Min
"I CARE" Vision Outreach
Superheros in Scrubs! Back Row: Jerry Higgins, Bryan Barry, Mike Allen, Dr. Tom Pruett, Dr. Carl Shirk (from Swaziland!), Lesley Shirk (not pictured). Front row: Dr. Jose Peraza; Dr. Jackie Brending-Lerbs, Dr. Blythe Bucker, Roxane Richter; Dr. Susie Mehta, Nancy Durinio, Lynda McKenney, Dr. Tom Flowers. Once again, sending out a huge "Thanks for Making a WORLD of Difference" to all of our wonderful healthcare providers who volunteered at the World Missions Possible March 28t
Vietnam Surgical Trip (2006)
Since World Missions Possible's first mission to Vietnam in 2003, some 452 children and young adults have been provided free surgery and treatment. A World Missions Possible surgical team of 26 volunteer medical professionals operated in Dong Nai Pediatric Hospital in Dong Nai province, Vietnam, from Feb. 26 through March 3, 2006. The team provided free reconstructive surgery to children with facial deformities and burn scar contractures. The team consisted of 23 medical prof
Vietnam Surgical Trip Report (2002)
In 2003, Flood was able to assist in bringing Ms. Tam Ha, a 27-year-old burn victim with severe contractures, for extensive reconstructive surgery at Methodist Hospital in Houston. The all-volunteer staff included Dr. Tue Dinh and Greater Houston Anesthesia, who donated their time and expertise to successfully complete four surgeries for Ms. Ha who is now recovered and back in Vietnam. The team would like to thank WelchAllyn and Leibinger for their wonderful goodwill programs
Building Homes & Rebuilding Lives in Nicaragua
"Intense love does not measure. It just gives." ~Mother Teresa In 2002, a grant from World Missions Possible helped make it possible for League City United Methodist Church to send two teams, with approximately 12 people per team, to help build houses in the developing nation of Nicaragua. The homes were allotted to people who had been devastated by Hurricane Mitch and poverty. The teams worked on three houses near the city of Jinotepe in the department of Carazo. The three
