Dr. David and Laurie Vanderpool started doing volunteer medical work 22 years ago, providing free health care in developing countries that suffered from either natural or man-made disasters. In 2005, the Vanderpools formally founded Mobile Medical Disaster Relief (MMDR) after Dr. Vanderpool and his eldest son, David S. Vanderpool, provided emergency medical care across the Mississippi coast after Hurricane Katrina. Soon after the hurricane, Dr. Vanderpool expanded his relief efforts to provide medical care and disaster relief abroad. They ran temporary medical clinics in war-torn and impoverished countries like Ghana, Mozambique, Iraq, Honduras, and South Africa.
In 2010, an earthquake devastated Haiti. Dr. Vanderpool was a first responder to provide care to thousands of patients affected by the disaster. After spending 12 days seeing patients with horrific injuries, performing countless operations, and witnessing the desperate need of Haiti, the Vanderpools felt called to help the Haitian people and provide a lasting impact in this country. Soon after this, MMDR rebranded itself as LiveBeyond.
David S. Vanderpool joins me to inform and educate us about what is happening in Haiti with LiveBeyond in 2019.
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