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RESTORING SIGHT AND HOPE
Our Monthly Trip To Limpopo
Testimonials from the waiting room: Talking to patients during our monthly eyedoctor flight to rural Limpopo, where our opthamologists perform cateract surgery at the local clinics. Bringing help, hope and healing to many forgotten communities.
MAF SA’s local initiative Flying for Life uses Mercy Air aircraft to fulfill their monthly trips in South AFrica.
Maranda P
99 years old.
Maranda lost her sight two years ago.
She has five kids, she expresses how she misses seeing them. When she regains her sight she most looks forward to seeing the sunset.
Nancy M
67 years old.
Nancy lost her sight four years ago when she was cleaning her house.
When she regains her sight she wants to see everything –she wishes to stay awake the whole night just to experience the beauty of seeing again.
Her friends in her village told her about the missionaries [MAF SA].
Myodzanga
73 years old.
Myodzanga lost her sight 12 years ago.
She has four children, all married.
She misses working in her garden and reading her bible. When Myodzanga regains her signt she wants to start working, and attending to her home.
She heard about the missionaries [MAF SA] on the streets of her village.
Seeing again wil be a dream come true, when she regains her sight she will spend all her days visting her grandchildren and buying them different colourful sweets.
John M
60 years old.
John lost his sight last year.
He has two children; he is the breadwinner.
John heard about the missionaries [MAF SA] through social workers.
Once he regains his sight John most looks forward to spending time working in his garden.
Anonymous
Patient expressed how she used to sow and loved it.
After she lost her sight she also went through a divorce because she wasn’t bringing any money or food to the table.
When she regains her sight she looks forward to reading her bible once again, and get back to sowing with immediate effect.
She has three children who have their own homes, the one she was staying with has recently passed away.
