Mark Spankowski – Optometrist

November 2019 – I was made aware of the Guatemala Medical Resources Partnership through my good friend Chuck Strohbach, fishing buddy and pharmacist extraordinaire.

My partner Jessica Heinke and I are blessed to serve the Lake Geneva community at our practice, Family Eye Care. The 2020 mission will be my tenth trip.

I am also privileged to be a member of Wisconsin’s St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Cathedral Medical Committee, providing essential care to refugees from Kosovo from the 1990’s until the present. I am pleased to report that our efforts were recognized this year by the New Gracanica Serbian Orthodox Monastery in Third Lake, Illinois with the awarding of the Hierarchical Gramata of Recognition. We try to follow the example of Saints Cosmas and Damian, the holy and unmercenary third century martyrs who were doctors who provided care for patients without charge.

I am eagerly looking forward to the upcoming 2020 trip! Here’s to my many dear friends from previous missions and to those who are joining us for the first time as we endeavor to provide the highest quality care to our patients.