Stories

Every mission has stories to tell. Lighthouse is no different. Read the transformative stories of patients, pastors, and families impacted by the missions of Lighthouse for Christ.

Priceless

Priceless

At only three months of age, Valencia’s mother noticed the cataracts forming in both eyes.  His left eye soon was nearly unusable and he began...

Birthing Hope

Birthing Hope

Ruth Salati spent most of her 80 years bringing babies into the world.  Even as she lost seven of her own ten children, her faith in Jesus kept her...

Life Changed

Life Changed

Mr. Kazungu and his wife supported their ten children working as a chef and missionary. Three years ago he became worried when his vision grew...

Now I Know My ABC’s!

Now I Know My ABC’s!

Kalonzo is the fourth child of subsistence farmers in a nearby village. He was unable to pass Kindergarten since he suffered from a lazy eye AND a...

Coaxing Life from this Scorched Dust

Coaxing Life from this Scorched Dust

Years of farming by hand in the sun cost Dama her vision in the form of double cataracts.  Dust and the reflected rays are very common causes of...

All He Needed Was…

All He Needed Was…

a pair of glasses!  Hussein began losing his vision in third grade and by seventh grade, had to DROP OUT because he could not see.  His first stop...

Welcome David Sawe!

Welcome David Sawe!

Our new Clinical Officer, David Sawe comes to us from Tenwek Mission Hospital in Western Kenya.  He has been a C.O. since 1998 and then trained in...

The Rest of the Story

The Rest of the Story

Dr. Fredrick Korir may have had to turn down a perfectly good camel payment for saving this man’s sight, but twinkling eyes, fresh with vision, are...