~Helping The World To See: Villa Milagro Welcomes The World Cataract Foundation Team To Cajamarca, Peru~

*The focus of The World Cataract Foundation is helping the world to see by eliminating cataract blindness especially in developing parts of the world through surgery, training and equipping.

Arriving To Peru

Meeting Many New Faces In Cajamarca

Crowds Line Up For Screening

Thank You Laura For All Of Your Help

Mariel (Interpreter) Working With The Patients

THANK YOU DR. ALDO FOR OPENING YOUR PRACTICE TO THE
WORLD CATARACT FOUNDATION
(Naomi, David, Celso, Crissy & Dr. Aldo)

Screening Hundreds Of Patients For Cataracts
(Thank You Ruth For Your Help In Interpreting)

"And as Jesus passed on from there, two blind men followed him, crying aloud, “Have mercy on us, Son of David.” When he entered the house, the blind men came to him, and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said to him, “Yes, Lord.” Then he touched their eyes, saying,“According to your faith be it done to you.” And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, “See that no one knows about it.” But they went away and spread his fame through all that district."
~Matthew 9:27-31

Many Came Suffering With Their Eye Sight...Some With Total Blindness

Thank You Barbara...For The Love & Care You Showed Each Patient

Naomi Assisting The Team

Preparing For Their Eye Surgeries

Thank You Dr. John Van Dyck
FOR HELPING SO MANY PATIENTS IN CAJAMARCA, PERU

Inside The Operating Room

Treating Many Patients Throughout Each Day

 Working Long Hours...Hoping To Treat As Many Patients As Possible

Seeing My First Cataract Surgery

Amazed At The Removal Of The Cataract
(Photo of the Actual Cataract Removed)

Dr. John Van Dyck
World Cataract Foundation 

Post Operation...Let The Healing Begin

Thank You Lord For Bringing This Team To Help Many See Again

Amazing Patients...So Thankful For Their Sight

An Absolute Blessing

THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVE FOR ALL THE PATIENTS

Barbara, Laura & Dr. Van Dyck
We Greatly Appreciate Your Service &
Commitment To Help Others Here In Peru

Special Note From Naomi Roper

This is made it worth it-this man was our first case. David had to lead him in and place his hands on the chair to know where to sit. The surgery was a little difficult, so the doc had him stay a bit so he could check on him. When Dr. Van Dyck took his patch off 2 hours after the surgery, the guy had a big smile on his face and said (in Spanish, of course), "The doctor has on glasses." And then he could count his fingers from across the room! 

Thank you God!

Smiles Fill Their Faces

THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME TO SEE

The Heath Kids Enjoying Time With The Locals As They Wait To Be Seen

Thank You David Miller, Doyne Robertson & Naomi Roper
For Helping To Make All This Possible

Thank You To Many Who Helped Each Day In Screening
& Operating On Many Patients

~We Hope To See You All Again~

"The blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them."
~Matthew 11:5

*http://www.worldcataract.org/

~Natives Gather At Monte Sion Iglesia For Three Day Pastor's Conference In Cajamarca, Peru~

"And he gave theapostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, forbuilding up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes. Rather,speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love."

~Ephesians 4:11-16

Traveling In From Many Areas In Peru

180 In Attendance (Pastors & Church Leaders)

THANK YOU MONTE SION IGLESIA FOR HOSTING THIS SPECIAL CONFERENCE
(PASTOR HELMER)

NANCY (PASTOR'S HELMER'S WIFE) & DAVID MILLER
Working Hard Behind The Scene

PREACHING FROM PHILIPPIANS
Pastor Jess Summeral & Sylvia Fletcher

Thank You For The Pastors Who Came From The States
To Help Lead The Conference
WHAT A BLESSING YOU ALL ARE

Uniting Friendships During Lunch

Many Thanks To Church Members Of Monte Sion Iglesia For All Your Help

RENEWED LIFE IN THE LOCAL CHURCH
Pastor Woody Fletcher

GRACE
Pastor Frank Wise & Pastor Carlos Valenzuela

Thank You To All Who Traveled In From Long Distances
To Learn More About Our Amazing Savior

Visiting Matara Area
Thank You Kathy & Leah For All Your Help & Support
In Sharing God's LOVE

Bill Yancey & Interpreter & Sister In Christ, Ruth Landrun
SHARING FREEDOM IN CHRIST 

"To equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building upthe body of Christ"
~Ephesians 4:12

Last Day With The Elkin Team ~ City Tour & Waterfalls

BEAUTIFUL CAJAMARCA

Visiting The Locals In The City

Shopping In The Markets

Bridget, Patty & Cretia
Loving God's Beautiful Country & All The Many Wonderful People

View From Above

Thank You Elkin Team For All Your Love
& Support That You Have Given To Many Throughout This Week

Anson, Kendra & Celso

"In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
~Acts 20:35

HIKING THE TRAILS

LLCANORA WATERFALLS

Amazing Views

Elkin Team Enjoying Some Of The Beautiful Areas In The Cajamarca Area

Wading Through The Water

"For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together."
~Colossians 1:16-17

Sailor & Lake Climbing The Rocks

Jonathan & Anson 
PREPARED FOR THE BATHROOM BREAKS

"He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake."
~Psalm 23:2-3

Lake & River Under The Fall

THANK YOU SO MUCH ELKIN VOLUNTEERS
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL AGAIN SOON

~WE LOVE YOU ALL~