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

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…