Recheal is a 20-year-old from Kenya. She is studying in secondary school but has been unable to attend school for the last three months due to her condition. Recheal is the sixth born in a family of eleven children. Her parents are small-scale farmers, growing maize and beans for their family’s home use. Recheal does not have medical coverage, and her parents had to sell cattle and maize to raise Ksh 120,000.00 ($783) to cover her initial surgery costs. Recheal needs to undergo urgent surgery, and her family is requesting financial assistance. Recheal has been diagnosed with an abdominal bile leak that is causing her discomfort and pain. Her doctors have recommended surgery to ease the pain and enable her to resume her studies. She first experienced painful stomach swelling in August 2023. She visited a local health center and was treated for worms, which relieved her of pain for a while, but it recurred with time. She then visited our medical partner’s hospital for review. At the beginning of November, she received a CT scan that showed a liver cyst that required surgery. She underwent a laparotomy to remove the cyst on November 23rd. Four days later, the doctors identified a bile leakage that needed to be rectified. She is now scheduled for emergency surgery on November 28th to fix the fatal condition. African Mission Healthcare (AMH) is requesting $1,074 to fund this surgery. Recheal said, “I have missed school for three months now. This procedure will help ease stomach pain and enable me to return to school.”

Amina is a 48-year-old woman who works as a nanny. She accounts for only one family relative, a cousin. The rest of her family, including her grandparents and her mother, who was also an only child, have unfortunately passed away. Amina became really tearful when she started sharing her story. From a young age, her menses have been heavy and painful. This condition has intensified over the past year. She explained that she has struggled with her condition for so long to the extent of giving up on getting any treatment. Amina has been experiencing severe bleeding, lower abdominal pains, dizziness and headache. She has also been treated for anemia and depression. She has been diagnosed with multiple fibroids and needs to undergo a hysterectomy, a procedure in which surgeons will remove her uterus to finally help her heal. Our medical partner African Mission Healthcare Foundation (AMHF) is requesting $755 to fund Amina's surgery scheduled for July 26th. Once recovered, Amina will be able to live her lifer free of pain. “I am so desperate and alone. I kindly plead for support so that at least my health can be back to normal, and I can resume my job and support myself,” said Amina.

Seng Hong is a 23-year-old construction worker from Cambodia. He lives in Kampong Cham province with his family. His father also works in construction, his mother makes and sells Khmer sweets in the village or at the market, and his younger sister is in school. He works hard in construction, and after work, he likes to hang out in the backyard with his friends and listen to music. Eleven months ago, Seng Hong fell off the back of a tractor and fractured his humerus (upper arm bone) and wrist in his right arm. He could not afford surgery at that time and did not seek care until three months ago when he had a pin placed at a government hospital to stabilize the bone due to his inability to use his arm for work. Soon thereafter, the affected area became swollen, red, and warm to the touch. Seng Hong experiences increased pain and oozing of pus at the surgical site. Now, the hardware is exposed and infected. It is difficult for him to use the hand and he in chronic pain. Fortunately, our medical partner, Children's Surgical Centre, can help. On August 18th, Seng Hong will undergo a hardware removal procedure at CSC's care center. This procedure will clean out the infected area, and remove any necrotic tissue and hardware if it is contributing to the infection. Seng Hong is contributing $100 to his treatment, and CSC is requesting the remaining $304. Seng Hong said: "after surgery I hope the pus and pain goes away and I can use my arm to help my father in construction."