by heartsafire | Jul 16, 2012 | Hearts Afire News
Hi there, Back again… Boy what an incredible day. After a delicious warm breakfast of croissants, scrambled eggs, and bacon, and of course let us not forget that delicious aromatic Dominican coffee, we headed for the border. Upon arrival there were hundreds of...
by heartsafire | Jul 16, 2012 | Hearts Afire News
Hi everyone, I’m writing from the Haitian field. Wow, God has already given us favor. It took us two hours to check in close to 100 bags full of medical, ministry and sound system for the people of Quenaminthe, Haiti. Once checked in, we waited for our plane to leave,...
by heartsafire | Feb 22, 2010 | Mission Stories
February 6 – A team of 11 consisting of Dr. Vilma Vega (team leader, co-founder/president Hearts Afire, and Infectious Disease), Dr. David Sugar (Orthopedic surgeon), Dr. Allen Van (orthopedic surgeon), Dr. Gary Dunlap (orthopedic surgeon), Dr. Jose Estigarribia...
by heartsafire | Jan 22, 2010 | Mission Stories
As founders of Hearts Afire we unanimously decided based on the prompting of God that we must send in a team. Being the surgeon and one of the founders, I was the obvious choice. I never had a desire to go to Haiti; never felt called to Haiti; but realized that God...
by heartsafire | Jan 22, 2010 | Mission Stories
January 12 – Devastating 7.0 earthquake shakes the poorest country in the western Hemisphere – Haiti January 13 –As I started my morning in prayer, I realized that we could not stand back and watch but that as medical missionaries in the US and being so close to Haiti...
