ChOSEN provides first world eye surgery free of cost to developing nations. Cataract and retina surgeons are invited to join our team on one week medical mission trips to our state of the art centers in Mexico, Nicaragua and Africa. Volunteer ophthalmic surgery techs and nurses are also greatly needed on our trips. We graciously rely on volunteers and monetary donations to maintain and further increase our footprint of Christian service in these areas of extreme need and poverty.
Help us continue the vital work of restoring sight to the blind and proclaiming the year of the Lord’s favor to these people in great physical and spiritual need. Whether by monetary gifts, gifts of service or both, you can make a difference. ChOSEN works as the healing hands of a compassionate God who commands His confessors to look after the needs of our impoverished and downtrodden neighbors, while at the same time pointing them to The Great Physician, Jesus Christ whose death on the cross covers over all of our sins and offers definitive healing to our sick bodies and minds!
Drs. David and Jill Neely were sent to Chinandega, Nicaragua to serve as full-time medical missionaries at the CHOSEN Surgery Center in 2021. David completed a college degree from Auburn University, a medical degree from the University of Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham, an ophthalmology residency at the Callahan Eye Hospital, and a vitreoretinal fellowship at the Retina Consultants of Alabama. Jill completed a college degree from Samford University, a medical degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, and a residency in internal medicine at University of Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham. They are parents to twins, Caleb and Isabella. If you wish to support David and Jill financially, select the link “Donate” above and you will be able to make a secure online donation.
ChOSEN is a registered 501c3 charitable organization that relies entirely on donations (cash, volunteer, and in-kind) to conduct its compassionate undertakings. ChOSEN does not charge its patients for medical care. For approximately $250, we can perform an eye surgery on an indigent patient from a developing nation to the same standards as to what is performed in the United States. ChOSEN uses <1% of its donations on administrative and fundraising expenditures. Recent independent financial audits are accessible here. None of ChOSEN’s directors receive compensation.