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Apr262010

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Warshin’s Story

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Our colleague, Bryce Alan Flurie, has just returned from the CURE Oasis hospital in the United Arab Emirates.  He had the chance to meet a girl named Warshin and her father, Najat.  He shares their story:

Najat  is a documentary filmmaker from Kurdistan, Iraq. Since I’m a multimedia producer, we obviously had a lot to talk about…film festivals, cameras, editing software.  But the most important subject in the room to both of us was his 13-year-old daughter, Warshin.

Warshin was born with clubfoot, a condition that made it difficult for her to keep up with her seven siblings. Fortunately, the Kurdistan region where she is from is filled with kind and accepting people.  But even in an accepting culture, other children can be cruel.

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Apr192010

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Abdul’s Story

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Here is a story about a boy named Abdul from Afghanistan who was treated at our hospital in Kabul.

It happens with boys all over the world. One minute, they are playing together as best friends; the next they are tussling in the dirt. Shortly thereafter, except for a few scrapes and bruises, they are no worse for the wear.

This happened to 11-year-old Abdul one day as he was playing with some friends. A disagreement turned into a fight with another Afghan boy. After a few minutes, the fight was over, and he came home to dinner.

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Apr012010

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Happy Easter

posted by at 5:11 pm

As we head into the Easter weekend, we’d like to share a story we just received from Derek Johnson, our executive director in Uganda:

For the past two weeks, a visiting plastic surgeon, Dr. Philip Metz, has provided cleft lip and palate surgeries to patients at the CURE Uganda hospital. One of these patients was a baby named Alice.

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Baby Alice

I sat down with the mother of Alice after her daughter’s surgery and talked with her about what it meant for her to see her child’s life transformed. We talked about life in her village and the labor and toil required to live off of the land.

As she looked at me with watery eyes, she stated that although this surgery, and their experience at CURE, won’t solve all of their problems, “her baby has been given a second chance” at life.

As Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, stories like Alice’s remind us of the reason why He died and rose again.  His resurrection has given many people a hope for a “second chance” at life.  No matter who we are or what we’ve done, the powerful message of Jesus’ love for us all can transform any life.

We wish you all a Happy Easter.

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