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Catch up on some of the latest happenings with Clear Vision Ministries. Simply click the title of an article below to view the entire article. Get highlights of our past projects under the Projects section of the website. No-Cost Donations to Clear Vision Ministries
You can help Clear Vision Ministries through two new ways to give by doing things you normally do: searching the Internet and shopping. Two online companies, Goodsearch.com and iGive.com, will donate a portion of funds received from Internet searches and purchases made at over 700 stores. You probably already shop at the stores. How to Use Goodsearch
Go to Goodsearch.com (click here) and use their search engine for all your search needs. In the box under "Who Do You Goodsearch for," type in "Clear Vision Ministries" and click the "verify" button. You should notice "Clear Vision Ministries (Wichita, KS)" appear in the box. Search the Internet as normal and around 1 penny will be donated to CVM for each search you make. If 1,000 people perform an average of 100 searches a month, CVM will receive $1,000 per month. Your searching adds up!! Goodsearch uses the Yahoo! search engine to provide you with quality search results. We suggest you make Goodsearch your homepage and turn cookies on to make sure CVM is always shown in the appropriate box. You can use Goodshop to donate a small portion of purchases to Clear Vision Ministries. For example, you buy a $20.00 remote control from Best Buy and CVM receives a donation of 10 cents. While this doesn't seem like much, if a lot of people participate, it adds up to a great donation. You can shop online from major stores like Amazon.com, Bloomingdales, the Apple Store, Barnes and Noble, Buy.com, iTunes, Target, Wal-Mart and many more stores. Simply go to the Goodsearch page, make sure CVM is in the box and then, click the GoodShop logo. You even get extra deals and coupons for your purchases at GoodShop. How to Use iGive
You can search using iSearchiGive to provide funds through Internet searching. Type "Clear Vision Ministries" into the box and then, select "Clear Vision Ministries Inc." You can now search with the Yahoo! search engine and make a donation to CVM at the same time. Team Jewels of Wichita Hosts Fundraiser Benefiting CVM
Team Jewels is a group of fashion directors selling jewelry by Park Lane in the Wichita, Kansas, area. Park Lane has over 50 years of experience making and selling quality jewelry.
On May 29th, the team will host a party with 15 percent of sales plus additional donations benefiting CVM. The party will feature fashionable jewelry, games, prizes and lots of fun. Everyone is invited to attend the party at the Sedgwick County 4H Extension office located on the corner of Ridge Rd. and 21st Street N.
Woman Receives New Heart Valve
In April, the plans had been made for the woman from Honduras to come to Wichita, Kansas, for surgery. Dr. Reusser spoke with the hospital, nurses, surgeons, anesthesiologists and other hospital staff about helping with the surgery. Everyone involved donated their time and expertise to save the woman's life. The hospital donated the use of the surgery room and the other rooms used after the operation. The doctors decided to use a pig valve instead of an artificial heart valve. Since the patient was only 21, she may want to have children in the future which is out of the question with an artificial heart valve. Also, the artificial valve requires taking blood thinning medication everyday for the rest of your life. After several hours of surgery, the heart valve of the woman was replaced successfully. Recovery time went extremely fast. After a couple of weeks, the patient boarded the plane to start the trip back to Tocoa, Honduras. When Barry Compton met the our friend in Orlando, he couldn't believe how much better she looked. She had normal skin tone and more energy than ever before.
Interview with a Purple Gorilla
CVM Press Release
Local Wichita organization helps people around the world Wichita, KS – Clear Vision Ministries, Inc., (CVM), has taken on the challenge of helping people in impoverished areas of the world to better their lives. The organization’s mission involves helping people around the world by building schools, camps, orphanages, prostitution rescue facilities, churches and more. They also provide leadership training and consulting to individuals and organizations in developing countries. Clear Vision Ministries provides materials, laborers, training and coaching at no cost to the recipient. In 2007, Clear Vision Ministries worked with the underprivileged in China, Ecuador, Mexico, Honduras, and Romania. These projects included training children’s workers, feeding programs for children, working with a girl’s rescue home, and building churches. In 2008, Clear Vision Ministries will work with people in Mexico, Honduras, Ecuador, China, Africa and more. CVM will help to provide a youth camp for children, provide housing and food for orphans and provide leadership training for people working with teens and children on these trips. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Wichita, Clear Vision Ministries operates based solely on the donations of its partners. All donations are tax deductible and help CVM continue its mission of helping people around the world. CVM carefully screens each project to ensure assistance is provided to the people who need it most. Pictures and video are taken of each project to show the progress made and lives changed. Thousands of lives have been changed in last few years with tens of thousands more yet to receive help through this organization.
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During the month of May, Team Jewels will donate 15 percent of all sales to Clear Vision Ministries. Each team member is hosting parties throughout the Wichita Area throughout May. Reports have come in of increased interest by customers to host parties to see and purchase beautiful jewelry and support a great cause.
In September of 2007, a 21 year old woman went to see the "gringo doctor" at the hospital in Tocoa. Cardiologist, Dr. Layne Reusser, was working at the hospital for a couple of days while the rest of the CVM team worked at Casa Grande. After listening to the woman's heart, he knew there was a serious problem with one of her heart valves. Without surgery, the woman would live another three to five years at most. Dr. Reusser decided to find a way to get the heart valve replaced in the United States.
