Student's Mission Stories

Student leaders are a valuable asset to every international medical mission.

Operation Smile sends two volunteer students leaders and a student sponsor on international medical missions to help educate children and families about burn care and prevention, oral rehydration therapy, nutrition and dental hygiene. 

Students must complete the Mission Training Workshop to attend a medical mission.   

Read student's stories from the mission field:

• Yma Winton, Junior at The Brentwood School, Los Angeles, Calif.
  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: August 6-14, 2009
  
  
• Claire Lavers, Senior at Academy of the Holy Angels, Demarest, N.J.  
  Guwahati, India: May 21-29, 2009
  
  
• Ryan LaRock, Senior at Norfolk Academy, Norfolk, Va.  
  Alexandria, Egypt: April 20-30, 2009 
  
  
• Gillian Crowe, Senior at Mount Anville Secondary School, Dublin, Ireland  
  Jimma, Ethiopia: May 29-June 6, 2009 
  
  
• Briana Lee, Senior at Mira Costa High School, Mira Costa, Calif.  
  Guwahati, India: May 21-29, 2009
  
  
• Brooke Hogan, Senior at Norfolk Academy, Norfolk, Va.
  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: August 14-24, 2008
  
  
• Claire Crawford, Senior at Starkville High School, Starkville, Miss. 
  Cebu, Philippines: February 20-27, 2009
  
  
• Jessica Smith, Senior at Norfolk Academy, Norfolk, Va.  
  Cartagena, Colombia: February 28-March 7, 2009
  
  
• Erin Comerford, Senior at Cape Henry Collegiate, Virginia Beach, Va.  
  Amman, Jordan: March 5-13, 2009
  
  
• Jennifer Mings, Senior at Cibola High School, Albuquerque, N.M.  
  Jimma, Ethiopia: May 29- June 6, 2009 
  
  
• Amanda Markowski, Junior at Westfield High School, Westfield, N.J. 
  Er-Rachidia, Morocco: October 11-20, 2008
  
  
• Hollie Tyrell, Junior at Rathdown School, Monkstown, Dublin, Ireland
  Kisumu, Kenya: October 22-November 1, 2008 
  
  
• Janine Duffy, Junior at Pope John Paul II High School, Boca Raton, Fla.
  Cebu, Philippines: February 20-27, 2009
  
  
• Shannon Kelly, Senior at Villa Walsh Academy, Morristown, N.J.
  Asuncion, Paraguay: September 11-20, 2008
  
  
• Danielle Rodriguez, Graduated 2008, Cibola High School, Albuquerque, N.M.
  Hue, Vietnam: June 6-13, 2008