We are so excited to announce Nectaly Vela, our first Cheryl Lamon Memorial Fund patient of 2022, is arriving next week, and we will need your help and support during his stay. Our…
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In her four years as a volunteer nurse for LEAP, Vicki Wendling has been on nine missions to Zimbabwe, Haiti, Belize, and India. We were very excited for her to…
Dr. Mary Ellen Thurman is an anesthesiologist practicing in St. Louis, Missouri. This year’s India trip was her first visit to India but her second trip with LEAP. Mary Ellen…
Story by Dianne Altuna, Volunteer Mission Co-Lead A large part of the LEAP mission trip to Belize is the dental clinic. Through this clinic, LEAP provides free dental services to…
Surgical tech Neomi Rosario has traveled with LEAP on 9 missions to Haiti, Belize, Zimbabwe, and India. She was part of our Haiti mission in April and will join us…
Scott Porter is a local photographer who has traveled with us this year on mission to Haiti and Belize. He’s a bit quiet and unassuming, but that’s because he’s focused…
Story by Raj Godavarthi, LEAP Belize Team Member Osbin is amongst the cutest little boys we saw. He is nearly two years old and lives in Teakettle, Belize. Good fortune appeared…
Story by Raj Godavarthi, LEAP Belize Team Member Agapito Garcia is by profession a tailor who has worked in Belize City for decades. A few years ago, he moved to Corozal…
On average, about 1 in every 500-750 births worldwide results in a cleft. LEAP currently has a volunteer surgical mission team in Belize — a geographic region that has no plastic…