Lameck is a child from Tanzania. Lameck is a fifth born child in a family of five children, he is a shy little boy and likes to keep to himself. His parents are subsistence farmers who earn very little and can barely support their family. Lameck has clubfoot of both his feet. Clubfoot is a condition in which the foot is twisted out of shape. This causes difficulty walking and even wearing shoes. Fortunately, Lameck traveled to visit our medical partner's care center, Arusha Lutheran Medical Centre. There, surgeons will perform clubfoot repair surgery on September 10th. Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, is requesting $890 to fund Lameck's clubfoot repair. After treatment, he will be able to walk easily with no pain and difficulty. Lameck’s father says, “Please help my son get the treatment he needs so he may be able to walk without difficulty.”

Kakada is a three-year-old girl from Cambodia. She is an only child, and enjoys playing with her toys and watching television in her free time. Three months ago, Kakada burned both her hands on hot charcoal. The burns have left her hand disfigured and she is unable to flex or extend her fingers. When Kakada's family learned about our medical partner, Children's Surgical Centre, they traveled for two hours seeking treatment. On August 2, surgeons at CSC will perform a burn contracture release surgery to help to release the skin near the burn site, allowing her to move her fingers without difficulty. Now, she needs help to fund this $448 procedure. She says, "I hope that after surgery, I will no longer have to worry about my daughter's condition and she will be able to move her hands normally."

Abiud is a baby from Kenya. Abiud was born and raised in a small village called Tuturung where most of the inhabitants work in farms or other small not very stable jobs. Abiud parents don’t have an education so they don’t speak Kiswahili but a local Kalenjin language. They live in a small mud hut with palm frawns as a roof. They fetch water from one stream that serves the whole village they live. His family gets its food from their small farm and consists mostly of cassava, millet, and sorghum. On Monday 9/9/2019, Abiud came to hospital accompanied with his parents presented with history of fall while crawling on top of a bench and sustained injury on the left hand. An He can not use his hand and is in pain. Fortunately, surgeons at our medical partner can help. On September 12, Abiud will undergo a fracture repair procedure, called an open reduction and internal fixation. The treatment will help his hand heal well and he will be able to use it again Now, our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, is requesting $771 to fund this procedure. His father says, “I just want my child not to be in pain anymore and be healthy and happy and have a good life.”