5/28/19 Today as I was walking into the church for the outreach, a woman approached me who was limping. She lifted up her dress to show...

My heart cries. The stories I have been told. The way I've seen defeat die and triumph after their escape. The sounds of their voices. I...

In Ghana, normal outreach days started off like this: 1. Roosters and sweeping. Every morning around 5 am, I woke up to the sound of...

Today we were scheduled to go to an outreach, but after driving for 5 minutes, one of the optometrists-- who was on the phone-- told our...

Today was my first day observing surgeries at Friends Eye Hospital in Kotwi, Ghana. Unite for Sight supports local optometrists,...

After a 4 hour drive to a rural area in Ghana, we visited one village and did some eye screenings and exams. This was my first overnight...

What an experience. It started off like this: One morning I woke up and immediately was not feeling great. I knew this was our long...

Today we had the day off because Dr. Wayne needed to go down to Accra. When he comes back, we will continue up to Tamale. So today we...

So today was interesting. Last night at 2am the power went out. Power out = no fans = no A/C=no outlets=no appliances. I typically wake...

Kumasi Mall Day Today we went to the Kumasi Mall and did eye screening, exams and eye-drop/glasses dispensing at a booth at a fair...

It all took place on a dark, Thursday evening, in Kumasi Ghana. The other two interns and I were peacefully doing our homework (actually...

Today was our first outreach in Kumasi- a region in central Ghana. I was shocked when I came to this city at first. On the way to the...

Today we traveled from Accra (southern Ghana) to Kumasi (central region). We have a new driver, and he definitely has a different driving...

5/9/19 (Juapong) A little over one month ago, my grandmother passed away. She was the heartbeat of our family, so her passing impacted us...

Before I get too far into the stories, I recently realized that I haven't actually explained what I am doing here in Ghana. As part of a...

Today we visited the village Buduburam in central Ghana. It is always so interesting and exciting for me to discover these villages. The...

I noticed the way his grin crept up the sides of his face until be broke into a wide smile; this was a moment of victory for both of us.

Never in my life have I been so exhausted, yet simultaneously fulfilled. During this flight over to Accra, I began reading a book by...

Travel was... crazy. My flight from D.C. got delayed and then pushed back and forth a couple of times, almost making me miss my...

January 29, 2019-- two days before the deadline-- I applied for BYU's Ghana Global Health Internship with Unite for Sight. I quickly...