Medical mission takes Daniel Heiser to the Gambia

■ Aurora grad cherished his time, experience in Africa

  • Shown here is a peanut field, also known as ground nut in Gambia, where Daniel Heiser recently spent six months on a medical mission. Courtesy photo
    Shown here is a peanut field, also known as ground nut in Gambia, where Daniel Heiser recently spent six months on a medical mission. Courtesy photo
  • Daniel Heiser of Aurora, left, shown here with his Gambia “twin brother,” Malik. Courtesy photo
    Daniel Heiser of Aurora, left, shown here with his Gambia “twin brother,” Malik. Courtesy photo
  • Medical mission takes Daniel Heiser to the Gambia
    Medical mission takes Daniel Heiser to the Gambia

    Deciding to travel across the world to live in the Gambia for six months isn’t a decision most people would consider, but for Aurora graduate Daniel Heiser that was the beginning of a new journey.

    “I went there in January of 2017 and I was there for six months,” he said. “I went back last summer, 2019, for another month.”

    Heiser traveled to Africa through the World Evangelization for Christ (WEC) or…