Meet Night, a jovial and playful five year old girl. Night lives with her parents and two younger siblings in a traditional home in Kenya. Her father works selling second hand clothing, while her mother stays home to take care of the children. Shortly after she was born, Night's parents realized that something seemed wrong. They brought Night to a health facility in Turkana County where they lived, and were referred on to BethanyKids Hospital. There she was diagnosed with hydrocephalus, which meant that fluid was collecting in her head. Surgery was performed, and a shunt was placed to continuously drain the fluid from Night's head. A year later, however, Night's head began to increase in size, and she developed weakness on the right side of her body. The doctors at the local health facility urged Night's parents to take her back to BethanyKids Hospital for additional treatment, but Night's parents didn't have enough money to do this. With the help of our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, Night is now scheduled to undergo a craniotomy on January 5th at BethanyKids Kijabe Hospital, when surgeons will drain excess fluids from Night's brain. Night's father is providing as much of a co-pay as possible for this procedure, but the family needs your help to raise the remaining $1,500 required to cover all of the costs of Night's surgery and care. Night’s father said: “Night is not able to communicate well because of her condition. This surgery will help her to be able to speak.”

Hing is a 30-year-old rice farmer from Cambodia. He and his wife have two daughters, including a nine-year-old in first grade and a four-year-old who is not yet in school. He shares the work on the farm with his four older siblings who live nearby. In his free time, he likes to sing. In October 2022, Hing was riding a motorcycle and collided head-on with another motorcycle on a dark road, fracturing his left femur. His family took him to a provincial government hospital, where he had surgery and metal hardware inserted to help heal the fracture in his leg. His pain remained severe, and, 13 days later, he underwent surgery for a fractured hip as well. Now, the bone has healed and Hing would like the hardware to be removed. Fortunately, surgeons at our medical partner, Children's Surgical Centre (CSC), can help. On March 10th, Hing will undergo a hardware removal procedure, where surgeons will remove all the metal hardware which has continued to cause him a chronic pain. Now, he needs help raising $304 to fund his procedure and care. Hing shared, "after the operation, I hope that I will not have any more pain and will be able to take over some of my wife's work."

Peninah is a 26-year-old woman from Uganda. She is the sixth born child in a family of eight children. After completing primary school grade seven, she dropped out. Now, she stays with her sister in Southwestern Uganda. Her father is a small-scale farmer, while her mother mostly stays home. In October 2022, Peninah began experiencing troubling symptoms, including mild pain and swelling in her neck. She visited a local health center, where she received an exam and was diagnosed with a non-toxic goiter. She was prescribed medication, but now, she often has a sore throat and sometimes experiences difficulty breathing. Surgery has been recommended to treat her condition. Fortunately, our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare (AMH), is helping Peninah receive treatment. On March 9th, she will undergo a undergo a thyroidectomy, where surgeons will remove all or part of her thyroid gland. Now, she and her family need help raising $333 to fund her procedure and care. Peninah shared, “I want to look normal again. I pray that I may have a successful surgery and be able to live a comfortable life in the future.”