Vosh/Se supportato il viaggio di missione a Cuba!

VOSH / Southeast (TUTTO) Supportato un viaggio dalla rete cubana CFP a Santa Clara, Cuba febbraio 18 Attraverso 25 di quest'anno. Santa Clara è la quinta città cubana più grande, popolazione intorno 350,000 e vicino al centro geografico dell'isola. Uno degli scopi principali del viaggio era che ciascuno dei trenta membri del team portasse in una valigia piena di merci mediche OTC, Le medicine OTC, come Advil, Tylenol, Ibuprofene, Aspirina e altri medicinali comuni di droga, sono stati usati per rifornire i gabinetti medici della chiesa cubana poiché le merci mediche OTC sono super breve a Cuba.

Due membri del team CFP attivi in ​​una chiesa di Winter Park, Florida, che sono anche membri attivi vosh/SE, erano a conoscenza dei rapporti aneddotici riguardanti l'insergibilità quasi TOAL dei lettori a visione singola per i cubani in pensione e pensionati. Questi due membri V/SE hanno pensato che questo viaggio sarebbe stata una buona occasione per "testare le acque" e determinare se era davvero difficile ottenere i lettori di visione singola a Cuba oggi. I membri V/SE hanno convinto la squadra a prendere 600 Coppie di lettori riciclati per la distribuzione nelle cliniche della chiesa. Questi lettori sono stati elaborati da volontari dedicati presso la struttura V/SE di Ocala, Florida, che è ampiamente noto in Voshworld come "The Tin Hut".

Siamo felici di riferire che questo sforzo non avrebbe potuto avere più successo. Il 600 Le coppie sono state tutte dispensate abilmente da volontari cubani che hanno gestito sei cliniche gestite in chiesa in tutta la Cuba centrale. Attualmente, La maggior parte delle cliniche mediche del governo cubano sono in grado di fare rifrazioni e scrivere prescrizioni, ma vari problemi economici e sociali hanno prodotto situazioni complesse che impediscono in gran parte la distribuzione del governo degli occhiali e non sembra esserci disponibilità di occhiali da lettura a prezzi accessibili sul mercato, soprattutto a prezzi convenienti per le persone disoccupate o per le pensioni. Sembra esserci un grande presente bisogno di sforzi simili alla recente missione supportata da V/SE e intendiamo fare del nostro meglio per vedere tali sforzi per assicurarsi che le persone meritevoli di Cuba abbiano accesso agli occhiali da lettura. Cerca presto notizie di missioni simili a Cuba.

P.S. Se ti aspettavi immagini, Per favore, parla con il ragazzo che era così eccitato quando il nostro aereo è atterrato a Miami International che ha lasciato il cellulare sul suo posto in aereo quando è sceso.

Grazie per aver letto questo. Resta sintonizzato per altre notizie cubane.

John Gehrig, Vice Presidente per lo sviluppo,, TUTTO




Missione della Guyana

We invite you to consider a donation to VOSH Southeast for the 2025 Guyana, South America clinic.

From July 17–27, VOSH will carry out its first contact eye care mission to the remote islands of Guyana, South America. A team of dedicated professionals—including an on-site ophthalmologist, optometristi, opticians, and clinic support—will bring essential services to isolated communities where care is unavailable.

This mission will launch what we hope becomes a long-term partnership for sustainable vision care.

With the help of local host Dr. Kemol Roshan and government-issued vouchers for glasses, we’re ready to serve—but we are still short on the funds needed to make this life-changing mission possible. Your donation will help bring sight and hope to hundreds who have never had access to proper eye care. Let’s plant the seeds of vision and partnership together.

Please donate at the VOSH Southeast Website

https://voshsoutheast.org/

Grazie!




Project Trip- Guyana


The team is still looking for 1 ophthalmologist and 1 optometrist

Tentative Date: Venerdì, Luglio 18 to Saturday, Luglio 26, 2025 (9 giorni)*
Arrive: Cheddi Jagan International Airport
Host and Coordinator: Dr. Kemol Roshan
Maximum Project Team Members: 15 (Combination of MDs, OD, LDOs, other health professionals and assistants)
Actual Team Members: 8 (1 MD, 1 Opt Tech, 2 LDO, 4 admin & assistants)
-Dr Roshan will be connecting with the Health Regional Office and government officials to facilitate with the project.
-He will take care of providing eyeglasses to the areas we will be going.
-We will be going to a couple of islands with various communities- he will be going this weekend to see and determine the needs of the people.
-Accommodations, food, and transportation will be provided by host. All other expenses are responsibility of each member.
-Going by road and boat to our clinic destinations and working with the local health center in their respective communities.
Items we have already for the trip to bring with us:
Portable lensometer
Vision screener
Vision charts
Readers and Plano Sunglasses
Phoropter
Items to try to bring on the trip:
Trial lenses (2 – se possibile)
Portable slit lamp
Indirect Ophthalmoscope / Volk lens
Dilating drops
Once we have the total team members confirmed of their commitment to the project, we will let you know the travel arrangements and costs. We are going to be getting quotes with Key Travel who works with VOSH International for a lower cost flight tickets. We also have Dr. Evelyn Diaz who maybe able to have it at a lower cost with a friend of hers that works for an airline company.
*Please note: We are taking in consideration one day of arrival, one day of traveling and setting up, clinic days, traveling back, and day of enjoying the country before going back home.
Any question, concerns, or comments, please feel free to contact me at 813-536-9837 or email me at sandraivette518@gmail.com. Looking forward to working with each and everyone of you in providing one of the greatest gift- the gift of sight.
rispettosamente,
Sandra Ivette Miranda, LDO




Handheld Slitlamp

We have 2 Missioners that are in need of a handheld slitlamp?

Please Let us know if you can help in any way!

VOSH Southeast

info@voshsoutheast.org




Great trip to Tacana Guatemala

Tacana Guatemala, a very remote area on the border with Mexico at 11,000ft elevation. We had a lot of help! With 25 doctors, nurses and helpers from the USA, many from Guatemala including the army, we were able to accomplish a lot!

The weather was beautiful! The people are very friendly and appreciative of the surgeries and eye exams. We did 182 surgeries, 700 eye exams and gave out a thousand pair of glasses.

Thank you for your support!

Blessings Glen




911 Tribute

911 Tribute

By Fellow VOSHer: Kirk Thomas

In the year 2001, I lead a small VOSH/Minnesota mission into:

Medjugorie & Mostar Bosnia Herzegovina. During our mission, the two towers were attacked and destroyed back home. I shut the mission down for the day and we went to the local church. The Minister personally blessed two Rosaries, one each for the towers that went down and the people who lost their lives. Those two Rosaries are still hanging on the towers in painting in my bedroom. Every year since then, a few of us get together every September 11th to honor that day in history.

Kirk R. Thomas




Help in Guatemala

WE ARE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS FOR 2 EYE MISSIONS TO GUATEMALA,

WE NEED OPHTHALMOLOGISTS, OPTOMETRISTI, INFERMIERI, OPTICIANS, AIUTANTI, & TRANSLATORS.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, PLEASE CONTACT ME A.S.A.P.

Food. Lodging. and Transportation in Guatemala is furnished.
Your only cost is your Airfare and overnight lodging to make flight connections if needed.
*******NEWLY ADDED UPCOMING EYE MISSIONS TRIPS************
2025 VOSH S/E & Eye for God Ministries.
We plan on doing 150 EYE SURGERIES & 850 EYE EXAMS at each location.

SAN JUAN SACATEPEQUEZ GUATEMALA AUGUST 10 a 16.

COBAN GUATEMALA OCTOBER 12 a 18

Glenn Lashley
Occhio ai ministeri di Dio & VOSH S/E




From One of our Dedicated VOSHers

Hello VOSH Southeast….

My name is Kirk Thomas, here is a picture of just one corner of my house with items I brought back from VOSH/Minnesota missions. I’m out of wall space in my whole house. I started with VOSH in 1986, my brother was an Optometrist and asked if I was interested in going on a VOSH mission to the Amazon River in Columbia to serve the Mysya Indians on Monkey Island. I told my brother I didn’t know anything about Optometry! and as a true brother, he said to me; “We need a dummy to carry things”. To make a long story short, from that moment and into the next 36 anni, I worked and lead missions into 29 paesi. Became Vice President of VOSH/Minnesota and also Vice President of VOSH/International. And yes, I still was not in the Optometric industry. All things in life come to an end, my Optometrist brother passed away nine years ago….. I retired from VOSH three years ago. Right now I’m 80+ years old and on a number of heart medications as with a lot of old folks. I didn’t feel it was very safe working in a third world foreign country with a heart issue, so I retired from my wonderful life’s ventures I loved to the next generation so they can enjoy their mind blowing experiences.

The very best to all.

Kirk Thomas




Article from the Marion Citizen

Article from the Marion CitizenEye Clinic to Guatemala

https://www.chronicleonline.com/weeklies/marion_citizen/lifestyle/ocala-lions-club-members-join-eye-clinic-on-trip-to-guatemala/article_915165d8-37d7-5289-85c9-66add32ae042.html




Help Needed – Missione Tacana

WE ARE IN BAD NEED OF 2 OPHTHALMOLOGIST & 4 INFERMIERI .

FOR MARCH 16th to 23rd, Mission in Tacana Guatemala near the Mexican border.

IF YOU ARE INTRESTED PLEASE CONTACT ME A.S.A.P.

Food. Lodging. and Transportation in Guatemala is furnished.
Your only cost is your Airfare and overnight lodging to make flight connections if needed.

Glenn Lashley
Eye For God Ministries and VOSH Southeast
cella: 386-846-6293