What is the Cost of Blindness?

What is the Cost of Blindness?

A recent patient at our new clinic in Ixcán, Guatemala, was Sebastian. Sebastian is 73 years old and is functionally blind due to very dense cataracts. He is unable to see faces, shapes or colors. He only has light perception. You might imagine how this limits his...
Public Health in the Jungle

Public Health in the Jungle

Watch Santiago's Video I hope this message finds you, your family and friends safe and healthy. The corona virus pandemic is having an impact on our health, our businesses, the global economy and daily living. In our unequal global human order many areas, like...
Open Letter to Enfoque Ixcán Supporters

Open Letter to Enfoque Ixcán Supporters

Dear Enfoque Ixcán supporter, Please pat yourself on the back! Thanks to your crucial support, our eye care program has impacted hundreds of people, granting them the gift of sight. Enfoque Ixcán fills a pressing need in an under-served region. Let me describe the...
Computer Technology Brings Changes to Enfoque Ixcán

Computer Technology Brings Changes to Enfoque Ixcán

The office of Enfoque Ixcán in Playa Grande, Ixcán, Guatemala now has electronic record keeping and data storage capabilities. With the help of our Rotary International Grant we purchased a MacBook Pro laptop which has been loaded with software developed for mission...
When Our Bus Became an Ambulance

When Our Bus Became an Ambulance

Joene and I are in Guatemala for our semi-annual training and resupply trip for our eye care project Enfoque Ixcán. We just finished 2 busy days working with our eye health promoters and meeting with health and municipal government officials, and are headed back to...
You are tipping the scales!

You are tipping the scales!

Our world seems to be torn apart by wars, disease, natural disasters, political disagreements, human rights violations, refugee crises. It’s easy to get the feeling that we’re on a downward trend. But you are tipping the scales! You are doing good in the world! Your...