MMI has received a generous donation $9,500 from the Buddhist Churches of America to send a container to Laos. Through Dr. Gary Mukai, OD, a Fresno Optometrist, we learned that the BCA would like to support the work being done at The Mother and Child Hospital in Vientiane, Laos. Eye equipment will also be sent in this [...]
Drs. Francisco & Diane Sabado made MMI aware of the need for eye & medical equipment for a diabetes clinic directed by Dr. Ammar Ibrahim in the Dominican Republic. Soon after, MMI learned that The Word Church was also working with the Sabado's. So prior to a recent missions trip to the DR, Pastor Rob Hutton of The Word Church visited MMI and got [...]
MMI is sending three crates of eye examination equipment and supplies to two separate eye clinics located in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The Solim Med Eye Clinic is a private eye clinic partially supported by US trained Ophthalmologists and the other eye clinic is located in the Tajik state run hospital in the capital of Dushanbe. The [...]
Optometrist Ralph Handly is a member of the MMI Board and is the Director of our MMI Eye Department. Ralph oversees the collection of eye glasses, readers, and eye equipment at both of our warehouses. In addition, Ralph works with our MMI Staff and Volunteers Monday through Thursday mornings at both MMI warehouses. Ralph is [...]
Fiji Team Leaders, Tom and Nancy Stoeckel would like to invite you to join the 2017 MMI Fiji Medical Missions trip to the remote areas of Fiji. Tom and Nancy are currently recruiting mission-minded team members who are physicians, PA, NPs, nurses, medical assistants, optometrists, dentists, physical therapists and anyone willing to serve alongside them in a number [...]
How AWESOME is the M*A*S*H Team? SOOOOO AWESOME. The M*A*S*H TEAM has raised over $8370 for MMI with the 2016 Two Cities and the 2017 California Classic Race . We are so thankful for our M*A*S*H runners and walkers for raising money for MMI. We pray God's richest blessings to be upon you for all you have done [...]
Our MMI Volunteer of the Month is Don Carlson. Don has been faithfully serving at both MMI Warehouses. Don shares with us, "It's all joy, joy, joy to work with such a great group of people doing one of the Lord's many callings. I was introduced to this fabulous work only last summer of [...]
On March 9th, a team of MMI volunteers packed a 40-foot container full of medical equipment and supplies to be sent to Uganda. This container was requested by Nancy Hinds on behalf of Hospice Africa in Uganda. This shipment specifically is being targeted to serve the Kitovu Hospice Mobile Unit that serves a 250 mile [...]
Fiji Team Leaders Tom and Nancy Stoeckel would like to invite you to join the 2017 MMI FIJI Medical Missions trip to the remote areas of Fiji. Tom and Nancy are currently recruiting mission minded team members who are physicians, PA, NPs, nurses, medical assistants, optometrists, dentists, physical therapists and anyone willing to serve alongside them in a [...]
This past August 2016 Nancy Hinds approached MMI and asked if we would partner with her in sending a 40 foot container full of medical supplies and equipment to Hospice Africa in Uganda. MMI was honored to be asked to serve those dying and in need in Africa. Nancy Hinds is now retired form Hinds [...]
