Cheng has two sons, one daughter, and enjoys listening to the radio and watching television in his free time. In 2007, Cheng fell twenty meters from a palm tree, causing injuries to his spine and later resulting in a loss of sensation in his right foot. He was treated for his spinal issues at a local hospital, but now he is unable to walk without support and experiences swelling and discharge in his right foot. Attempts to reconstruct his foot have failed, and he no longer has the resources to seek alternative treatment options. Cheng is ready for surgery that will remove his lower leg. Amputating his lower leg will make sure that Cheng doesn't suffer anymore pain, and will intend to allow him to be fitted with a prosthetic leg in the future. "I hope that I will not have any more pain after my surgery, and that I will be able to walk again even without my foot," Cheng shared.

Paulo is a young man from Tanzania. He is a friendly boy and very social. He is the first born child to his mother who has four children. His father is polygamous and has two wives. The second wife has two children making it a family of six children. He was only able to go to school until class three and due to financial challenges. Paulo suffers form seizures and two years ago he was involved in a fire accident after getting a seizure and sustaining severe burns on his stomach and on his right side of his arm. This has left him with contracture on the axilla which is limiting his arm movement thus making him have challenges carrying out his daily life activities. Fortunately, our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, is helping Paulo receive treatment. On January 31st, surgeons at their care center will perform a burn contracture release surgery to help him move and use his arm freely again. Now, he needs help to fund this $608 procedure. Paulo’s mother says, “Our son needs this treatment but we can’t afford the cost, kindly help us.”

Meet Nicodemus a 14 year-old boy. He is social and likes inventing new things. Nicodemus is the 4th born in a family of 5 children. He is class 8 candidate at Daystar Primary School in Athi River. The family hails from Athi River in Machakos County. His mother is a vendor and widowed. She sells porridge and chapatis in the construction sites. His mother noticed a sudden change in his walking style last year. Nicodemus also complained of his knees knocking each other a situation which was giving him a rough time to walk and play with her friends at school. He currently feels pain as he walks as the left knee knock the right. He is currently using crutches to walk and his condition is worsening. “I would love to walk like other people, I am not comfortable with walking using crutches and I would like to achieve my passion of becoming an engineer. Any kind of support will be highly appreciated.” Nicodemus informed us.