UPDATE ON MMI CONTAINER TO UGANDA
MAY 5--It arrived in Mombasa, Kenya MAY 20--It is scheduled to arrive at its final destination for Hospice Africa in Masaka, Uganda
VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH OF MAY: MARY YANG
Our MMI Volunteer of the Month is Mary Yang. Mary Yang is Hmong and was born in Thailand. At the age of 3, her parents moved to the USA. From birth, Mary was diagnosed as being blind and highly visually Impaired. Mary was mainstreamed into regular classes at Bullard High School and later Central High School. [...]
UPDATE ON MMI CONTAINER TO LAOS: National Buddhist Churches of America gives $9500 grant for Laos Shipment
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 [...]
UPDATE ON MMI SHIPMENT TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Ammar Ibrahim, MD, Diabetes Clinic (MMI Container scheduled May/June 2017)
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 [...]
UPDATE ON MMI SHIPMENT to TAJIKISTAN: MMI supports two eye clinics in Tajikistan
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 [...]
Ralph Handly, OD—-MMI Board Member & Director of MMI Optometry Department
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 [...]
MMI & Global Passion go to Fiji July 11-25, 2017. Sign up for this MEDICAL MISSIONS TRIP to FIJI.
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 [...]
M*A*S*H TEAM runs the California Classic this Sunday, April 2
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 [...]
Volunteer of the Month for April: Don Carlson
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 [...]
MMI & Nancy Hinds ship container to Kitovu Hospice Mobile Unit in Uganda on March 9th.
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 [...]