ALUMNI - LARRY BENNETT

Larry Bennett is the son of Jerry and Harriet Bennett and “grew up” in our church. He is currently Chief of Optometry at the Mountain Home VA Medical Center, Johnson City, TN. He has gone on several medical missions trip with support and prayers from both our church and his church in Johnson City.

Larry was part of a group of 30+ medical personnel who went on a May 2002 missions trip to Mexico. The group went to the Good Samaritan Clinic, a rural medical clinic in the village of Tatoxcac, in the state of Puebla. The clinic is operated by the Mexican Methodist Church. It is staffed by Mexican volunteers with support from periodic mission groups who provide otherwise unavailable services.

Our church provided financial and prayer support for Larry as well as assisting in collecting and sorting glasses. Donated glasses were first sorted and broken or scratched lens pairs were discarded. The remaining glasses were then washed twice, the prescriptions were measured and they were sorted, bagged and boxed. As a result of this process volunteers in Enon and Johnson City provided Larry with 1200 pairs of glasses to take on the mission trip. Larry saw over 300 patients during his 2002 mission

 trip and plans to go again in 2003.

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