#Repost @mattiegbrady What an amazing week with @mmiorg. I am so overwhelmed and just starting to digest and fully reflect. It’s hard to believe that in one weeks time a culture and spirit can become so deeply rooted in you. I cannot help but feel inspired and rejuvenated by all the people we met over the past week, who live by faith and joy despite what we would view as immensely difficult circumstances. I could not be more proud of Carson and how she jumped right into her first mission trip! She worked hard at every task she was assigned and did so with a smile on her face. I asked her what her take away from the trip was, and she said thankfulness. How true it is! We have so much to be thankful for, and with that a responsibility to share our abundance with others. A lesson I’m thankful to be reminded of. I think it’s safe to say this trip impacted both of us in a powerful way. It is my prayer that as we return home we remember these lessons and are able to live in a way that vibrantly shares the love of Jesus with all those we meet. Alabaré, alabaré, alabaré a mi Señor. #MMIFamilyPortraits
Last week @mattiegbrady & her niece travelled to the Dominican Republic to participate on the San José de las Matas project. #Repost #MMIFamilyPortraits Today is a very special day! 2007 I went on my first medical mission trip with @mmiorg to the Dominican Republic. Arguably it was one of the defining moments in my life as it lead me to a career in healthcare and a life with Christ. The memories and impact the people and culture had on me were life long. Today I’m finally going back after a decade away and I’m bringing my niece Carson! I am beyond excited to share this experience with her and to grow together over this next week. Thank you to all of our family and friends who have helped make this trip possible! We have one last request for you all, please pray with us over this next week. Pray for safe travels, for God to work through us to cross language and cultural barriers, for all of those we will serve along side, and to share the love of Jesus with all those we meet. Adios America ✌🏻 #dominicanrepublic #mmi #mission
“We have watched our optician, who started with us in about 2008 and was barely out of his teens, get married, have a son of his own, and now is in school to get his degree in Ophthalmology. We are family! There were 6 of us North Americans, 4 from the US and two from Canada, who start thinking about the next clinic in November right about this time of year. Unfortunately, we lost one "sister", Sharon Spangler, 2 years ago, and are still grieving her loss. We have rejoiced in the birth of grandchildren, congratulated on retirements, and comforted in times of deaths and separations.” - Leslie Bentley #MMIFamilyPortraits
In most developing countries, access to qualified surgeons and hygienic surgery suites are typically reserved for the wealthy. If surgical specialties are available in developing countries, the procedures are usually cost-prohibitive for those with low economic means. Our Surgical Program delivers healing to patients whose conditions have been left untreated, often for many years. This means that minor problems become huge life-threatening issues. The Project Teams and Partnering Health Centers work together to ensure a variety of surgical services are available and accessible, usually including a small, reasonable fee. In addition to the surgeries, Medical Ministry International provides training for local surgeons designed to strengthen continued care in these communities. Photo Credit: @jrdnmae
The MMI Mexico eye project just finished last Saturday. In just one week, they performed a total of 407 cataract surgeries! Praise God for a successful week and for all the patients who are now experiencing lasting change in their vision ❤️
“Last year in November 2018 mom joined dad and me in Honduras for one week with MMI, her second trip with us. She helped out in the Pharmacy, quietly supporting the team, her presence invaluable. A patient had come to our clinic to address a physical issue which I cannot recall, eventually directed to the area where we provided prayer. A Honduran translator and I spoke with her, she shared of being raped years ago when she was 14, still trying to cope. We prayed over her, spoke words of truth to her. I approached mom and asked her to come speak to this girl. You see, my mom was the end result of her mother being raped when she was 14. And here we were, generations serving God’s people, being born from a broken situation. Beauty from brokenness. How poignant. Jesus Himself came from a tattered lineage. Mom counseled her, prayed with her, shed tears with her. Mom even purchased a Bible and spent the week highlighting verses and had this Bible delivered to this girl’s town many miles away. Mom looks back on that week in Honduras and pinpoints that moment, her time with this young lady that was raped, this is why she was called here.” . . We share this reflection with you with the permission of the author and his mother, who served on the November 2018 Honduras project
 

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Medical Ministry International facilitates the work of volunteer health care workers, students, and non-medical support personnel from Canada, the United States, and around the world, to serve on 1 and 2-week Project Teams in strategic communities alongside willing partners. We support and assist Health Centers to increase access to affordable, quality, ongoing health care. Medical Ministry International supports Residency Training Programs to expand the skills of international doctors with the goal of improving accessibility in their home countries.

 
 

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