A team from Linkenheimer spent 10 days in Nicaragua during June of 2022 with the hope of bringing eye care and the gift of vision to people in the rural region of the Rio San Juan. Nicaragua is the 2nd poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and the people in this region are severely underserved. Most have no medical, eye or dental care available to them. During our time there, the team tested and dispensed eye glasses to over 630 patients, many of whom travelled great distances to get to our testing site. The village we set set up in for testing is a hub for immigrants from Venezuela, Cuba and Columbia who are travelling to the U.S. border. We also provided toys and games for the children, along with sunglasses. This was Linkenheimer’s sixth trip to the region.