Some of my blog buddies have requested a little more information about my yearly mission trip. It is a 4 day trip to Belize (the foundation goes all over the place....I just choose to go on the Belize trip)....we leave on a Friday and return home on Monday night. We operate on patients with cleft lips, cleft palates, ear deformities, eye deformities, crossed eyes, etc. We see patients on Friday night and then operate ALL DAY Saturday and Sunday....sometimes until the wee hours of the morning. It is a lot of work, but it is AWESOME!!!
The Rotary Club sponsors us while we are there....providing food, rides, and places to stay. This year is a big group going so a few lucky ones (me, Cindy, Jana) will stay in the hotel in town. It is not the Ritz, but in Belize standards it is....it has A/C, cable TV....we are in heaven when we stay there!!
This will be my 5th trip to Belize and I am just as excited about it as the 1st trip. I can't wait....I will take tons of pictures and share with all of you when I get back.
For more information, visit the LEAP (the organization I go with) website:
http://www.leap-foundation.org/
Also, last year Heather Thorne (a photographer) went on the trip and took amazing pictures. Unfortunately, I didn't go last year...so you won't see me in any of them!! Check out her website for an awesome slideshow:
Heather Thorne Click on GALLERIES, then click on SPECIAL PROJECT
Also you can visit my special post I made when I found out I would be going on the trip this year:
You Better Belize It
Until next time....
1 year ago
2 comments:
Amazing!! I loved hearing about your trip you'll be soon taking {we went to Belize on a family trip 2 years ago, and even announced our pregnancy with Jagger while there! We LOVED it there!} - what a gift you're giving those locals! I can't wait to hear ALL about it!!
So neat! Thanks for giving us a little background on what you will be doing. I can't wait to see a post all about your trip!! What a great person you are for giving your time!
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