Week Two Begins

After a relaxing break over the weekend, we were back in clinic today. Being out and about in Honduras in Copan (Mayan ruins) and doing some sightseeing and ziplining renewed everyone's energy and got us jazzed for the second week. Most of the group enjoyed their tour of the ruins (see photo below) while a few others went to an incredible waterfall and all enjoyed seeing the Honduran countryside. Everyone enjoyed spending some downtime together before we were back at it today.

As Week Two kicks off, we wanted to put the focus on our fantastic doctor team led by Karsten Lee. While most of the team gets to rotate through stations in the clinic, our doctors are seeing each and every patient that comes through the door. Today, more than any day, they experienced the highs and lows that come during the mission. We're only giving a snapshot on the blog of the amazing stories we hear and share with each other every day -- and our doctors are among those team members who see the good, the not-so-good, and the miraculous.





















In fact, today, Dr. Toshiya Arciaga (Tampa, FL) (above) helped an older man who was blind in both eyes due to severe cataracts caused by a car accident. He was referred to our Vision Outreach International surgeons and he'll be able to see in just a few days! For the first time in three years!



















And Dr. Noah Wiarda (Ft. Collins, CO) and Dr. Jason Lam (Burbank, CA) had an extra busy day making a difference in more than 1,500 people's lives as they came through clinic.

Though we've only been together nine days, it feels like we've been working together for years - our team is that smooth and streamlined. Everyone pitches in when they see a station getting backed up, we all have fun with each other and with the people we're helping, and most importantly, we're getting to see the results of our work after some patients visit the surgery clinic.


We're honored that Mark Lyons, OneSight's veteran photographer, has joined us this week to capture some of the magic at the surgery clinic and in our own clinic.


Big shout outs to the friends and family of Sherry Peake, Dr. Quynh Duong, Naomi Richardson, Dr. Nga Lu, and Dr. Shirley Hong, and Dr. Nehal Patel.