Venancio is a 40-year-old former security guard with a wife and three children living in the southern Philippines. Venancio's work as a security guard allowed him to sustain his family until he developed an abscess in his backside. The obstruction, which causes him daily pain, forced Venancio to stop work as a security guard. He now works only occasionally as a day laborer when he is able to tolerate the pain. A $920 surgery to drain Venancio's abscess and repair the obstruction will reduce his pain and allow him to return to his full-time job. His hope is that, with the surgery, he will be better able to provide consistently for his family. Let's help him do it!