"Rosa is a K'ichee' speaking Mayan woman from central Guatemala," Wuqu' Kawoq (WK) tells us about this 37-year-old woman. "She lives with her young children and husband." The family farms for a living and Rosa used to weave textiles by hand for additional income. But she's got rheumatoid arthritis - which is making this difficult to do. "For two years, Rosa has had severe pain and stiffness of all of her joints when getting out of bed in the morning," WK says. "These symptoms leave her incapacitated, sometimes for 3-4 hours. She has young children at home and she is having trouble caring for them. She also has trouble keeping up with tasks around the home. She feels depressed because she's not able to do things she normally would, such as go for walks and hang out with friends." But with $425 the WK team can help. "Rosa's pain and stiffness will be resolved with medical treatment," they continue confidently. "She'll be able to wake up feeling rested and pain free in the morning. She be able to go for walks, take care of her children, and start weaving once again." Let's fund Rosa's care today!

This is Rachael, a 39-year-old woman from Kenya who lives with her three children and elderly mother. From a humble background, Rachael works as a casual laborer doing laundry or farm work for neighbors. Rachel has been experiencing almost continuous abdominal bleeding and pain, but didn't visit a doctor because she couldn't afford treatment. Rachael has uterine fibroids, non-cancerous growths of the uterus. The bleeding has caused Rachael to become anemic, which means her body does not have enough healthy red blood cells. She has had to receive emergency blood transfusions as a result, but to permanently cure her, she needs a hysterectomy. When asked how she feels Rachael says, “I feel very desperate because my mother is old and I have left my children in her care. I hope Watsi will come to my aid so that I can be well again and have the strength to work for my children.” For $790 Rachael will receive a total abdominal hysterectomy, which means that her uterus and cervix will be surgically removed. This procedure will relieve her of the bleeding and pain and also treat her anemia. After Rachael recovers she will be able to go back to work, take care of her children, and lead a healthy life.

Meet Gladys, a 56-year-old mother of six from Kenya. Gladys is a widower and to support her large family she grows maize and beans on a small farm that her late husband inherited from his ancestors. During a free cancer screening in her village, doctors discovered a lump on Gladys’ right breast. She was later diagnosed with breast cancer. To treat Gladys’ cancer and to prevent it from spreading to other organs she will undergo a mastectomy, a surgical procedure to remove her breast tissue. If the surgery is not done soon, the cancer could spread. As the cancer progresses Gladys will become sickly and will no longer be able to work on her farm. For $740 Gladys will receive the surgery that she needs. "My children depend on me and I need to be healthy so that I can continue working on my farm," says Gladys. African Mission Healthcare Foundation, our medical partner, tells us that after surgery Gladys is expected to recover and be able to continue to work on the farm and support her family. Let’s help Gladys and her children by funding this surgery!