International Missions
Mission Vision serves Internationally by training, staffing, and equipping teams of volunteers to partner with missionaries to bring give vision and hope to those overseas
There is a Real Need for Eye-Care for Our Brothers and Sisters Overseas
“It’s the Biggest Health Crisis You’ve Never Heard of,“
~The New York Times on the topic the lack of eyeglasses
“Over 161 Million People are Visually Impaired. 37 Million are Blind”
~World Health Organization
“2.5 Billion People Globally Need Glasses“
~The New York Times on the topic the lack of eyeglasses
We Need You
Mission Vision acts as an incubator for mission work overseas. Volunteers who feel called to serve internationally, contact Mission Vision to obtain comprehensive training and supply them with all the items they need to serve. We provide equipment, contacts, training, and any other essential resources required to serve those abroad. See some of the many countries we have sent our volunteers to here. Become an international missions partner by donating or providing supplies or become a volunteer and serve abroad those who would otherwise never have the opportunity to receive routine eye care.
See the Impact Our Work has Made In 2017-2018 Alone
46 Trips
Were staffed by Mission Vision volunteers to bring restoration to those in need globally
30 Countries
Were given access to eye-care through Mission Vision International Mission Trips
80,900 Glasses
Were distributed by Mission Vision volunteers to those in need across borders
Countless Lives Changed
Through the restorative eye care, powerful message of the gospel, and the life altering hope delivered on every Mission Vision trip
A change of View
What Serving on a Mission Vision Trip Looks Like
Ed Kramer has gone on more than one Mission Vision Trip. He has experienced first-hand the power vision carries and has seen change in his own heart. Serving those in need alongside fellow volunteers can bring a change not only to those whom you serve, but to the very heart of those serving.
Read Ed’s Experience as a Mission Vision volunteer in Haiti and the blessings that redemption brings
Reaching Out Internationally
From the Dominican Republic to Zimbabwe, need knows no boundaries according to Mission Vision. To that end, the organization provided over 80,900 pairs of glasses to some 46 different international trips in 2017 through 2018. To help facilitate those trips, Mission Vision may be called upon to provide equipment (for example, the autorefractor) and supplies of neutralized glasses.
“It was a lot of hard work, but it was great.”
I met this one girl who was feeling very anxious. Her school was giving an exam and all the questions were going to be written on the blackboard, and she couldn’t see them. As soon as she put on her new pair of glasses, she started to cry. This one moment will affect her entire future. Who knows how far she will go?
We can give out about 300 pairs of glasses in a single week, and the impact of each pair is immediate. Right away, for example, an older woman will be able to read the bible or sew, or a kid will be able to see the blackboard at school.
The Need Is So Much
It was just awesome to witness how people would smile when they put on a pair of glasses and could see.
In The Field
“Preparing for a clinic,” says Michael, “is really intense. You have to collect hundreds and hundreds of glasses, then clean, neutralize and sort them, and finally pack them in suitcases and cross your fingers that the government doesn’t confiscate them when you arrive.”
-Michael
Missionaries, like Michael, change the lives of thousands overseas on international Mission Vision outreach trips. Read about missionaries like Michael and consider becoming a Mission Vision Missionary yourself.
Helping on the Home Front
You don’t need to travel to another country to serve those in need. Just ask Sandy. She works from home, and with other volunteers, to prepare the much-needed eyeglasses that will be taken out by the missionaries traveling to other countries.
To serve those in need abroad right here at home, visit the “contact” page and fill out the form. Make sure to specify your interest.
