Pre-trip comments

Our Gift of Sight Mexico -Oct. 2008 team will be traveling to the state of Zacatecas, Mexico in 9 days to deliver eyecare and recycled eyeglasses to thousands of people in need. Our team is composed of 27 members from the USA, Canada, and Italy. We will travel to Mexico on 10/14 and return on 10/23. We hope to not only provide a much needed service, but we hope to make many new friends during the process. The days will be long, the work will be tiring, and the conditions will not be perfect, but our team and the local Lions and volunteers will enthusiastically provide the gift of sight to as many of those in need as possible. Our team will have a good mix of experienced members as well as those making their first Gift of Sight trip. Some of our team members will be traveling outside their home country for the first time. We will be a group of individuals when we first meet each other in the airport in Houston, but we will quickly become an efficient team as we begin our tasks. We did experience a last-minute change regarding our mission director. Unfortunately, David, who had done most of the pre-trip planning, will not be leading our team as he has been assigned to another mission in the near future. However, our team is very fortunate that Leona has stepped in to take on the job as our mission director. Our thanks to David for his hard work. Please check this blog for postings and photos during our trip. The team is excited and anxious to get started. Now if we could only figure out what to pack and what to leave at home.