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…
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Victory Life Church in Atoka, Oklahoma, is home church to LEAP volunteer Janet Ortega. Janet and her daughter, Jessica, traveled with our medical team to Haiti last fall for the…
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Parent missionaries to Ethan, who were serving in South America, found their way to LEAP through Dr. Liz Drum, anesthesiologist medical volunteer, who happened to be traveling to Haiti in…
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The LEAP team landed in Port-au-Prince, and we were picked up at the airport and promptly brought to Hôpital Espoir. We walked in, and work began immediately. The team split…
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Just last November, I couldn’t believe that I was on a plane heading to Haiti. From a brochure in my doctor’s office, I learned about the LEAP Foundation, and three…
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Baby Logan stole our hearts the moment we met him on February 5, 2013. This sweet child was born in China on September 2, 2012, with a severe craniofacial cleft,…
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Depak was an eight year-old boy from India who I met during the 2013 LEAP trip to Damoh. He had extensive burn scars from an accident, which left him without…
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Dr. Grant Gilliland was born in Dallas and raised in Oklahoma City. His father, a physician, traveled twice a year on mission trips to rural Mexico. Dr. Gilliland accompanied his…
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Who knew that an e-mail requesting a Chinese-speaking translator for a live news interview would inspire a life of overseas medical missions? Certainly not me. I was first introduced to…
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LEAP volunteer Evan McClay reflects on her first mission trip with LEAP three months ago. "Ever since I was little, I've always had a heart to help those who were…
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