Volunteers Travel to Bethlehem to Provide Eye Care
BETHLEHEM, Israel -- Whether it was 2,000 years ago or today, people still travel long distances to reach Bethlehem.
This month, a medical team from across the globe gathered in the city to provided desperately needed eye care. The group worked 12 to 14 hour days doing eye exams, handing out glasses and even performing cataract surgeries. The OBI team partnered with First Baptist Church of Bethlehem to do the medical outreach, which treated hundreds of people just before Christmas.
"To them it's like new life, a new beginning," said Maria Wojtaszewski, who volunteered at the event. "All their life they couldn't see, but now they have a future and a hope."
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BETHLEHEM, Israel -- Whether it was 2,000 years ago or today, people still travel long distances to reach Bethlehem.
This month, a medical team from across the globe gathered in the city to provided desperately needed eye care. The group worked 12 to 14 hour days doing eye exams, handing out glasses and even performing cataract surgeries. The OBI team partnered with First Baptist Church of Bethlehem to do the medical outreach, which treated hundreds of people just before Christmas.
"To them it's like new life, a new beginning," said Maria Wojtaszewski, who volunteered at the event. "All their life they couldn't see, but now they have a future and a hope."
This month, a medical team from across the globe gathered in the city to provided desperately needed eye care. The group worked 12 to 14 hour days doing eye exams, handing out glasses and even performing cataract surgeries. The OBI team partnered with First Baptist Church of Bethlehem to do the medical outreach, which treated hundreds of people just before Christmas.
"To them it's like new life, a new beginning," said Maria Wojtaszewski, who volunteered at the event. "All their life they couldn't see, but now they have a future and a hope."
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