Pheaktra is a 31-year-old construction worker from Cambodia. He lives with his parents and younger sister. Both of Pheaktra's parents work on a vegetable farm. Pheaktra worked with his parents at the farm until he recently took a job in construction. In his free time, Pheaktra likes playing soccer with his friends and looking at social media. Eight years ago, Pheaktra had an ear infection. This infection caused the tympanic membrane, or the ear drum, in his right ear to perforate. Now, Pheaktra experiences ear discharge, tinnitus, pain, and hearing loss. He cannot communicate clearly with others and his hearing has deteriorated rapidly in the last year. Fortunately, our medical partner, Children's Surgical Centre (CSC), can help. Pheaktra traveled to our medical partner's care center to receive treatment, and on June 8th CSC's surgeons will perform a myringoplasty procedure in Pheaktra's right ear. During this procedure, surgeons will close the perforation that is causing his symptoms. Now, CSC is requesting $487 to fund this procedure. This covers medications, supplies, and inpatient care for Pheaktra. Pheaktra shared that he is hopeful he can improve his hearing and his life by having surgery. He looks forward to feeling healthy again.

Prudence is a teacher in a secondary school and last year was fortunate to be promoted to head teacher at the school. However, despite this achievement, she has found herself facing financial difficulties, exacerbated by the ongoing financial struggles within her own congregation, which has yet to recover from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Since three years ago, Prudence has been experiencing lower abdominal pain accompanied by a noticeable increase in abdominal pain. This debilitating condition has significantly hampered her ability to perform her duties at the school. This uncertainty about her health has caused her significant distress, given that she cannot bear to wait any longer, having already endured three years of suffering. She has been diagnosed with multiple uterine myomas. She needs to undergo a hysterectomy, a procedure in which surgeons will remove her uterus. Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, is requesting $219 to fund Prudence's surgery. On September 16, she will undergo surgery at our medical partner's care center. Once recovered, Prudence can resume her daily activities free of pain. Prudence says, “I am so glad that I have finally found the donors here at Nyakibale Hospital and I request for any possible support from them so that my health is restored as I continue with my work of teaching.”

Sokleap is a 13-year-old girl who lives in Kandal province with her parents and younger brother in Cambodia. Her mom works at a factory and her father is a mango farmer. Sokleap loves to read and hopes to one day be a teacher of Cambodian history. Her favorite meal is barbecued pork and rice. About a year ago, Sokleap developed a painful mass in her right thigh. After visiting a doctor, she was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, the most common type of bone cancer, which mainly affects teenagers and young adults. She is currently undergoing chemotherapy to shrink the mass and prevent the cancer from spreading. Unfortunately, despite completing some courses of chemotherapy, Sokleap now needs to undergo surgery to remove a portion of her hip joint greatly impacted by bone cancer. This will give her the best chance of survival as she completes chemotherapy. Surgeons at our medical partner, Children’s Surgical Centre (CSC) will perform this procedure on April 26th. CSC is requesting $479 to cover the cost of the operation. Sokleap's family said, "After surgery, we hope that Sokleap will be in less pain and can continue her treatment."