Our medical volunteers give their time, talent, and services to help people around the world receive the specialized surgical and medical care they need. They frequently sacrifice vacation time and…
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LEAP changes lives. On our recent mission to Mexico, LEAP volunteer Yuuki Ando was given the opportunity to interview one of our graduating patients, Juan Carlos. In their discussion, they…
Meet Williams, a 10-year-old boy with bilateral microtia from our recent Mexico mission. Williams, his mother, and two of his teachers traveled 9 hours from the State of Morelos to…
We have all seen images and read about how bad things are in India with the COVID resurgence. Central India Christian Mission (CICM), our partner in Damoh, has been particularly…
Babushka is the Russian word for grandmother and the loving name that many use for Alexandra Goode. Alexandra was born in Russia, but her family was forced to flee to…
Melisa was a toddler when she fell into the open flames of a fire her family used for cooking. The next years of her childhood were defined by a constant…
Our first Cheryl Lamon Memorial patient from India is here! We met eight-year-old Nainsi during our India mission last February. She was born with a large encephalocele (brain cyst) protruding…
At LEAP, we value developing long-term commitments to our patients, their families, and their communities to create a lasting impact in their lives. As one of our longest-served patients, Thalia’s…
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…