The November 2022 Team
Doug
This was Doug’s first trip to Africa. He served our team by greeting patients and doing crowd control. Doug became well known with the kids by handing out snap bracelets which he brought from home.
Dr Josh
Josh was born and raised in Uganda. This is his third team initiative with our ministry. He has been a doctor for four years. He became a father for the first time just 6 weeks before this trip. To expand his professional knowledge, Joshua worked with Dr Gustavo.
Dr Rachael
Doctor Rachael has been an integral part to the foundation of this ministry. As a pastor’s wife she helped create a network of women to reach out to the poor in their communities. We are delighted that she has accepted our offer to work with us to establish a full time hospice care unit. Rachael will be able continue our vision clinics with the supplies and glasses we brought to Uganda
Francis
When not serving in mission work or in his church, Francis is a farmer in Kenya. He was part of a ministry Dr Nikki founded in Kenya 20 years ago. This is his second trip with our ministry. He has become a proficient assistant to Dr Gustavo in his dental clinic. He became a first time grandfather two months ago.
Dr Gustavo
Dr Gustavo has a dental practice in his home country of Honduras. This is his second trip with our ministry, though he has worked with Dr Nikki on other teams in the past. His passion for serving Christ and heart to serve people are matched with his sense of humor. He is known as our “selfie King”
Jacinta
Jacinta was a nurse in Kenya for over 20 years and was part of Nikki’s ministry in Kenya. This is her second trip with our ministry. She is now a pastor at her home church and a wife and mother.
Joshua
Joshua worked as a translator on our 2018 team initiative, when we partnered with Prepare the Way Ministries. Joshua still works with Prepare the Way, a missionary organization that runs an orphanage, school and seminary in Mukono.
Linda
Linda is a first time traveler to Africa. She did a great job screening people for reading glasses. She also put in hours of work before the trip making many of the handmade glasses cases we were able to offer our patients.
Lisa
Lisa has been to Africa three times with HWAO She is also on the board serving as treasurer. She is a Certified Nurses Aide back in the Us, This trip is very special for her since her daughter Mandy is also on the team.
Mandy
This is Mandy’s first time in Africa. She enjoyed her role as keeper of the glasses cases. She thinks she would like to return on another trip. Mandy joined to take advantage of an opportunity to experience a mission trip with the bonus of spending time with her mom, Lisa.
Margaret
This is Margaret’s third trip with HWOA. She is also on our board of directors.
Nathan
Nathan is a native of Uganda. He works for another mission organization in the area. He is the son of one of the pastors of the churches we visited.
Nikki
Nikki is the founder of HWAO and leader of the operations. She has been a Nurse Practitioner her whole career and has been organizing missionary initiatives both short erm and permanent for over 20 year. Now retired she lives in Uganda.
Phillip
Phillip is a native of Uganda and a worker at a local US based missionary orphanage and youth center. In addition to being an excellent interpreter, he is a talented photographer and hs provided many of the picture and videos used on our website and social media
