Dr. Paul Gamertsfelder started Men in Missions in 1974. Men in Missions was changed to Work & Witness in 1984, and has been the catalyst for more than 150,000 Nazarenes having hands-on experiences on mission fields throughout the world. This building will be named for this very special servant and his life's work in the field of optometry will be carried on inside its walls. To God be the glory! Construction was started in early 2008 by Work & Witness teams from across the country. This 10,000 square foot clinic & daycare center is being built in Frome, Jamaica.

Dr. Paul's daughter, Adria Schumann, and two others with Wesley United Methodist Church in Bloomington, Il, were interviewed on WJBC, "The Voice of Central Illinois". Click on the image below to listen to the interview.

Tour of the Surgery Wing at the GMC in Jamaica (Jan 2012)

Tour of the Primary Care wing of the GMC in Jamaica (Jan. 2012)

Here is a snipet of the Pre-Dedication Service on May 1, 2011.

Peggy & Dawn, two of the Mission House cooks, singing "I Am Blessed".

Dr. Gamertsfelder Performs the First Eye Exams

By Sam Barber, Pastor of Shepherd Church of the Nazarene...The Shepherd Work and Witness team boarded the Delta flight and, in what seemed like no time, those in window seats wondered if the island they were flying over might be Cuba. It was, and what a gorgeous early November day we had to fly--the deep blue ocean interrupted only by white caps that fooled us for small boats from our 20,000 foot vantage point.

A tip of the wing and Montego Bay, Jamaica, came into view. The water morphed from deep blue to crystal clear aqua and the sandy beach beckoned. We were fully awake now, chattering and planning, gawking and craning to see what the Caribbean looked like. As we expected, just like a travel brochure...read the full story...


	Dr. Paul was awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award from The Ohio State University College of Optometry. Dr. Paul is only the third recipient of the Award. Download the alumni magazine article here: page 1, page 2

child sponsorship

Dear Supporters of CVS,

Here are three happy children, on their way to the Salvation Army School for Blind and Visually Handicapped in Kingston last Monday morning. It was the culmination of months of planning, and made possible by supporters of our Child Vision Sponsorship program. The two who are sponsored by Mission of Sight and Professional Eye Care (CVS) are Brittanya, in the middle, and Romario, on the right. (The girl in yellow is from Mandeville and a third year student at SA.)...read the full letter