Meet Abraham, a talkative, 39 year old man, from the highlands of Elgeyo Marakwet County in Kenya. Abraham is a married man with six children who are in school, and another one who is married. He lives with his family members in their rural home, where he works as a small-scale potato farmer and casual laborer. His wife is a homemaker who takes care of their family, and helps Abraham with some of the casual jobs that come his way. Abraham was riding his motorbike recently, when he accidentally hit a sheep that was crossing the road. He and the bike rolled several times before he was rescued by a good Samaritan, who brought him to the local hospital. He was badly bruised, and had significant wounds to his pelvic region and to his right foot. While the pelvic wound has healed well, the injury to his ankle - which was stabilized with a splint - is not healing as well, because so much tissue was lost. Until this injury is successfully treated, Abraham is in pain, and unable to use his leg, which means that he cannot work and provide for his family. Fortunately, our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, is helping Abraham receive the care that he requires. On July 19th, surgeons at AIC Kapsowar Hospital, will perform a surgery to enable Abraham to regain the use of his leg. Now he needs your help to fund this $1,478 procedure. Abraham says: "I got involved in an accident that almost cost my life, but I thank God for giving me another chance. I cannot work well due to the state of my lower limb, and I am kindly requesting help so that I may recover quickly and be able to work as before.”

Sokkhet is a 48-year-old mother and farmer from Cambodia. Her husband passed away several years ago, so she is the only source of support for herself and her daughter. Sokkhet's daughter is ten years old and in the fifth grade. Sokkhet is a cassava farmer in the Kratie province, which keeps her busy all day. At home, she relaxes and helps her daughter with her homework. In February 2023, Sokkhet was in a moto accident and fractured her right humerus (upper arm bone). She could not afford a hospital and visited a traditional Khmer healer for support. Currently, she is in pain and unable to use her arm or work outside on her farm, and she is worried she cannot feed her daughter. A relative told her about our medical partner, Children's Surgical Centre (CSC), and she traveled for five hours seeking treatment. Fortunately, on May 2nd, Sokkhet will undergo a fracture repair procedure that will enable her to use her arm again upon recovery. CSC is requesting $483 to fund this surgery. Sokkhet contributed $100 to her care. Sokkhet said: "I hope the doctors can fix my arm, so I can return to my farm to support my daughter and myself."

John is a 36-year-old private primary school teacher from Uganda. After completing secondary school, he decided to go to a teacher’s college, where he studied primary-level teaching. John is married to a small-scale farmer, and they have three kids together. Their eldest two children are six and four years old and both attend school, while their youngest is three years old and hasn't started school yet. They all live together in a rented room. Nine years ago, John developed a small swelling on his right cheek. He didn't seek medical attention because he thought it would disappear with time, but the swelling continued to grow. Although he treats the swelling with herbs at home, John hasn't seen any positive change. Now, John experiences pain around his cheek and is increasingly concerned about the size of the swelling. Fortunately, our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare (AMH), can help. John traveled to AMH's care center to receive treatment and was diagnosed with a lipoma, a type of non-cancerous tumor. On June 7th, John will undergo surgery at AMH's care center to remove the lipoma. Now, John needs help to raise $145 to fund this procedure. John says, “ I hope I will get well after surgery and continue with my teaching duties after complete recovery.”