Jay Smith, Director of Missions Jay is a semi-retired tax preparer in McKinney, Texas, US. His passion is to give a "hand up" not a
"hand out". He is the leader of the various mission trips. His discernment gives
him the insight to scout out and identify a mission opportunity. He heads up
each trip personally providing the proper organization, reservations,
authorization, and security for each location served. He is married to Lou
Ann Smith and has four children. Look at the Africa
tab to see what his oldest daughter, Michelle, is up to for the kingdom. E-Mail:info.amazoncharities@amazoncharities.cc
Dr. Simon Lin, Board Member Dr. Lin is a doctor of dental surgeon (DDS) in Canada. His passion is to
bring people to the Lord by providing dental care for those individuals that
have never seen a dentist in their lives. He brings a staff of caring dentists
and hygienists to provide cleaning, restorations, and extraction of severely
decay teeth. He even brings his entire family to experience the joy of serving
others. He is married to Janice Lin (a multi lingual R.N.) and has 3 children
who all partner together to form this highly professional, experienced, and
sensitive team. E-Mail:
doctors.amazoncharities@amazoncharities.cc
Dr. Alan Upchurch, Board Member Dr. Upchurch is a doctor of
optometry (OD) in Texas, US. He faces many challenges in providing vision exams
in remote areas but has developed a system that requires no language
interpreters or outside electricity. He brings the bare basic, but
technologically accurate, equipment that provides a thorough diagnosis. He
partners with the local chapter of Lions International to collect discarded
"recycled" eyeglasses to deliver to these patients. He is married and has 3
children. E-Mail:
doctors.amazoncharities@amazoncharities.cc
Lou Ann Smith, Administration Lou Ann is the face behind the paperwork. She is the administration tool
behind the scenes working to make reservations, confirm security documentation,
provide bookkeeping services, and is the website administrator. Lou Ann is
unable to travel on these mission trips due to a life changing accident
that left her a paraplegic. The last mission trip she attended was in June of
2004 to a remote village along the Amazon River in Brazil. It was an awesome
experience teaching her that God is truly in control of our lives. God has placed her in this role
for Amazon Charities and she loves
it. Click here to read her story. E-Mail:
info.amazoncharities@amazoncharities.cc
