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Jerry & Karen Holte arrived in South Africa in the middle of January. This is what they have been up too. Submitted by Karen Holte.  (more...)

Many people think of the Galapagos Islands as a holiday destination but there is a great need for vision care and spiritual direction. Jim Blessman writes about this outreach... Submitted by Jim Blessman.  (more...)

Jerry Holte’s mother passed away this week while Jerry and Karen are in South Africa. They will not be returning home from South Africa. Jerry and his mother dealt with this possibility before they left and this is the way she wanted it. Read the tribute he wrote to his mother. Submitted by Jerry Holte.  (more...)

From July 15 to September 11, we traveled to South Africa with a team of 13 people and started our optical outreach in the Free State. Submitted by Jim Blessman.  (more...)

This country has more orphans and widows than almost any other country in the world due to the AIDS epidemic. Submitted by Sue Khan.  (more...)

At the close of two weeks in this country, I can tell you we are having another great experience in South Africa. Submitted by Jim Blessman.  (more...)

This is an actual account written by Michell Ricker who just returned from ministry with us in South Africa on September 27th, 2006. Submitted by Michell Ricker.  (more...)

Cold, hard statistics state that 1,000 children lose a parent each day in South Africa. We have wondered and prayed about how we could help these kids. Do we build an orphanage? Submitted by Jim Blessman - taken from Enews 4/19/06.  (more...)

We have come to Santiago, Chile with a mission group from Des Moines First Assembly, our home church. There are 35 people on the team; it is always a special treat to travel with people from our own church. Submitted by Dr. Jim Blessman.  (more...)

"I'm so happy now I will be able to see," said the grade 7 pupil. "I can't wait to show my mother." Submitted by Sibongile Mkani .  (more...)