This year La Sagrada Familia hosted the largest group yet for the annual Eye Mission. 31 volunteers from the US and a group of Dominican volunteers carried out a successful eye clinic in Sabana Yegua, with 911 patients that received eye exams, diagnoses and prescriptions when appropriated. The ophthalmologists and their surgery teams carried out 89 surgeries.
We share with you the reflection from one of the volunteers:
“I just got back from my first service mission in Sabana Yegua, Dominican Republic, where my service consisted of being a translator. I spent a week with some wonderful people from different walks of life. Together, we represented 11 different countries. We spent a week fitting the neediest in the community (Dominicans and Haitians) with glasses, as the doctors performed eye exams and cataract surgeries.
Since I’ve worn glasses since third grade, it is beyond words to see people’s faces light up when they tried on a pair of glasses. So, imagine those who had cataract surgeries. All in all, a rewarding experience!”
