When Jennifer was in her teens, her parents noticed that her grades started declining. She was a bright girl, and even the teachers at her school in the Central region of Ghana couldn’t explain why this was happening. Little did they know that Jennifer was suffering from vision loss. She first noticed at age 14… Continue reading The Gift of Sight restores a teen’s hope for future employment
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Little girl’s hope for the future is restored
Twelve-year-old Hellen was struggling so much at school that she eventually dropped out. What was the point if she could hardly see to keep up with her studies? At home, she couldn’t help her mother pick up groceries from nearby shops because she couldn’t see to walk alone. “I depended on my siblings to do… Continue reading Little girl’s hope for the future is restored
Three generations of support
Operation Eyesight has become tradition for the Hatfield family. Sylvia Hatfield and her husband, Reverend Donald, first heard about Operation Eyesight from Donald’s mother, Mabel. “Mabel heard Art Jenkyns (founder of Operation Eyesight) speak just as he was getting started,” says Sylvia. “She told us she was supporting Art’s work to bring sight to the… Continue reading Three generations of support
This one’s for all the moms out there…
Those wrinkled feet. That scrunched up button nose. Those tiny little fingers. Their chest, rising and falling. Their soft little eyelids fluttering. How many times did you just sit there, gazing lovingly at your new baby, watching them sleep, so peacefully, so innocently? I’m sure you remember the very first moment you laid eyes on… Continue reading This one’s for all the moms out there…
