In my first few months at CURE, I was privileged to be a part of a small team of folks invited to a young adult conference in Atlanta hosted by Louie Giglio called Passion 2010. I was blown away by the experience and the response to CURE as a ministry. We asked students to come together and provide life-changing surgeries for 50 children with cleft lip conditions in Afghanistan. The result was overwhelming as the students healed over 100 children in just 3.5 days!

Last night, Passion 2011 kicked off in Atlanta, and CURE was invited back to share the story of kids in Uganda who need a life-saving surgery. We’re asking Passion students to come together to heal 50 babies in Uganda who are born with a life-threatening condition known as hydrocephalus.

The video below is a story told by our spiritual director in Uganda, Miriam, on how some local tribes treat these unwanted children, but CURE is changing that through sharing the love and compassion of Jesus Christ with these families in Uganda and showing them that these children can be cured completely!

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