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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Dylan Bengston is a non-medical volunteer (and cousin to Blake Bengston, who we featured on the blog last summer) who traveled with LEAP on our October mission to Haiti. We caught up…
The Lamon family has been very involved with LEAP for years with three generations of support spanning across our Mission and Landmark programs. Last year, we introduced you to Jane Lamon,…
Dr. Alejandra Garcia, a pediatric plastic surgeon and longtime LEAP medical volunteer, helped lead a small team to Zihuatanejo, Mexico to address the need for ear reconstructions in pediatric patients. This…
It was in March 2000, the year of LEAP’s 10th anniversary, when a local surgeon asked Dr. Craig Hobar if he would take a look at a patient who had been…
Dr. Granberg started a Facebook campaign called #hammerforhaiti to raise money for LEAP with the goal of $2500 before traveling to Haiti on April 20. The plan was that if she reached…
Sweet Cerys shouts for joy in Harare Children’s Hospital, where we not only offer surgical assistance but also education and training to healthcare providers based there. The joyful nature of…
Our relationship with Franchesca began in 1998 when LEAP Founder and Medical Director Dr. Craig Hobar performed a bilateral cleft lip repair for her as a baby while on a…
Children are drawn to LEAP Founder Dr. Craig Hobar in really amazing ways. They seem to be both calmed yet in awe in his presence. Perhaps it’s the deep love…
Dallas-based pediatric anesthetist Phuong Luong is a rockstar team lead in the mission field, where she trains and mentors new medical volunteers to help grow our future leaders. She also…