In the email introducing us to her, our Medical Partner says, “Angel is as her name suggests, an angel, beautiful and bright eyed.” Angel has a big personality. She lives with her mother and her two siblings, and she says she wants to be a tailor when she grows up. Angel’s bright future is threatened, however, by an awful accident. When Angel was eight months old, her mother left her with her father while she went out to buy ingredients for dinner. Angel’s father wasn’t paying attention, and while Angel was playing, a kerosene lamp fell on her bed. Angel’s mother came home to find her young daughter’s feet on fire. She immediately covered them in a blanket and rushed her to the hospital, where Angel received first aid. However, her mother couldn’t afford any medical care beyond what she had already received. Five years later, simply because she was born into a community where the average income is less than $2 a day and she was unable to access proper medical care, Angel's burns have developed into scar contractures that make it impossible for her to walk. Doctors at African Mission Healthcare Foundation believe that with contracture release surgery, Angel will regain normal use of her feet. We need to raise the $1500 it will take to cover the cost of Angel’s surgery so that, despite this accident, she is able to live a normal life.