Praise is a one-year-old baby girl from Uganda. She is the second-born child in a young family. Her elder sister is currently attending a baby class at school. Her parents are small-scale farmers.
Since birth, Praise has had an umbilical hernia. She was born in February last year with a swelling around her umbilicus. When her parents sought medical advice, they were informed that the condition would likely require treatment only after she was older. Since she was delivered normally and was otherwise healthy, both mother and child were discharged from the hospital in good condition. For most of her early life, Praise grew well and remained healthy.
However, last month, the swelling around her umbilicus became permanent, and everything changed. Praise began crying excessively and became unusually irritable. Since she has not yet started speaking, expressing what she is feeling has been impossible. Her mother reports that she has experienced episodes of constipation and has recently lost interest in breastfeeding. She has also lost a significant amount of weight, causing great concern for her parents.
When her condition worsened, Praise was rushed to the hospital as an emergency case. An ultrasound scan was performed, and an urgent surgical intervention was recommended. Fortunately, on June 2nd, she will undergo hernia repair surgery with the help of our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare. She needs help raising $230 to fund her surgery. Once completed, this procedure will hopefully allow her to live more comfortably and confidently.
Praise’s mother says, “It will be God’s grace having your support to have our daughter operated because at home, we don’t sleep, because of pain, the child is always crying, we just don’t know what to do, but hopefully with your support, the rest will be possible by God’s grace.”

