LEAP (Life Enhancement Association for People)
The LEAP Foundation is a very important part of my life that I am honored to commit my time, energy and resources. With the help of two nurses, I started this organization in 1991 with the goal of taking a surgical team
to the Dominican Republic to operate on babies born with cleft lips and palates. We planned for a one time venture. I had no idea that I was about to embark on the most incredible adventure of my life that is now 17 years
in the making and going stronger than ever. We have either been to or operated on patients from the Dominican Republic, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Laos, India, Yemen, Algeria and China. We are currently planning
trips to Bhutan, Cambodia, and Zimbabwe. I am privileged to be associated with over 300 of the most dedicated, selfless, giving people who volunteer their services for LEAP. We have a budget that consists of one underpaid
mission director named Sherry Colburn, who works 24/7 for LEAP. Though she gets little salary and no health, insurance or retirement, she will tell you she has the best benefit package around.
While we have changed the lives of over 3000 patients, none has been changed more than ours. I encourage you to learn more about this incredible group whose mission is to "touch the world, one life at a time" by visiting our website at www.leap-foundation.org.
Somehow, every time in my life that I have taken a step towards Christ, He has blessed me with adventure and fulfillment. Has the path for LEAP been easy? Absolutely not. We have had innumerous challenges that would have given us the excuse to say: "we accomplished a lot of good, but it's time to move on". Yet somehow, the rewards of persisting through adversity to spread and receive love doesn't allow that to ever be a consideration.
