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…
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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…
Two of our medical team members in Belize this year, Michele Drucker (left) and Brigitte Willis (right), are seasoned LEAP’ers who are very familiar with Orange Walk Regional Hospital. These sisters…
“Jimmy and I have reflected on this past weekend and come to the conclusion that the LEAP trip to Belize was the ‘purest’ form of a team that we have…
Six years ago, while on one of his annual trips to Belize with the LEAP Foundation, Dr. Grant Gilliland evaluated a little eight-month-old girl who had something wrong with one…
Belize was my promise to God to pay it forward, and it was truly a leap of faith! Not knowing a single person on the team, I had faith The…
Amongst dozens of patients in a hospital waiting room, eight-year-old Gladys patiently waited her turn with a captivating smile and an engaging personality. As an infant, she had surgery to…