meetSinani
Sinani is a boy who is 4 years old and has joined fingers. He lives in Malawi where care for his condition is scarce. Thankfully, he is scheduled for surgery at CURE Malawi on Monday, May 28 and you can help! Find out more about him, or help now:
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Ali lives in Afghanistan and has cleft palate, and in Afghanistan the sort of specialty medical care Ali needs is scarce. There are 100 million children in the world just like Ali who have little hope for the future.
Many can't play with their friends or go to school, and when Ali grows up, things that we hope for like marriage or finding a job will be difficult or impossible...all because Ali has a curable disability! But you can change Ali's life forever.
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About Ali
In September of 2011, Ali Sina was born with a cleft lip and palate as the youngest of six children to a poor family in Kabul, Afghanistan. Put simply, Ali needs help.
Ali's father, Mohammad, is a cab driver, and his mother stays at home to care for Ali and his five older siblings (3 boys + 3 girls). Life in Kabul is difficult for a poor family, and it became much more complicated when Ali was born.
The first weeks of feeding and caring for any newborn are difficult, so imagine the added challenges for Ali’s mother because of the cleft condition. She struggled to ensure Ali received the nutrition he needed to survive the harsh winter in Afghanistan, and she admits to suffering from a great deal of mental, emotional, and physical exhaustion as she cared for Ali and his siblings.
Equally as difficult has been the social stigma of having a child born with a cleft lip. Afghanistan is like many places in the world where birth defects are misunderstood, and the whispers of friends and neighbors have caused Ali's parent to isolate themselves. With few options to even receive the specialty surgical care Ali needs and even less money to pay for an operation, it might have seemed that no one was in Ali's corner. But that simply wasn't the case. The God who sees, the champion of those without a champion, is intimately aware of Ali and his family, and He brought hope in the form of Afghan television.
One day on TV, Mohammad and his wife heard about a hospital in Kabul that provides life-changing surgery to children like Ali. It seemed too good to be true - that people from around the world would care enough to help their son. So with a sense of cautious optimism, Ali's parents brought him to the hospital to be evaluated by CURE doctors. That day, Ali was scheduled for a surgery to repair his cleft lip and palate.
On February 28, Ali Sina is scheduled for a life-changing surgery at CURE’s hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan. K-LOVE radio host Scott Smith will be in Afghanistan as a first-hand witness, and you can be a part of it. Follow along on your local K-LOVE station or by following his story online through cure.org.
“and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.” - Luke 9:2
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JSON RSS- Day 109 Ali's follow up appointment has been scheduled for 09/09/2012
Tuesday May 15, 2012 -
Day 109 Look at that smile! We'll see Ali again at his next surgery in mid September http://bit.ly/L4aof3
Tuesday May 15, 2012 -
Day 109 Ali Sina at his latest checkup http://bit.ly/JaON9O
Tuesday May 15, 2012 -
Day 47 Ali Sina made is checkup appointment this week, and he's already looking like a new boy (check out that smile)! He's scheduled for his next followup on April 9. http://bit.ly/xB64Hv
Wednesday March 14, 2012 - Day 47 Ali's follow up appointment has been scheduled for 04/09/2012
Wednesday March 14, 2012 - Day 39 Ali's follow up appointment has been scheduled for 03/12/2012 - Ali's tentatively scheduled for a followup appointment next Monday, but his next surgery will be almost 7 months from now. In the meantime, here's another photo of the little guy. http://www.flickr.com/photos/helpcurenow/6813558560
Tuesday March 6, 2012 - Day 38 Here's a video with K-LOVE's Scott Smith on the day after Ali's life-changing surgery. The little guy won't let go of Scott's hand http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKRxm0wRkj8
Monday March 5, 2012 - Day 38 Check out this video of K-LOVE's Scott's Smith during Ali's surgery last Tuesday http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSI7aiiTclc
Monday March 5, 2012 - Day 35 Ali's follow up appointment has been scheduled for 03/05/2012 - The little guy and his mother checked out of the hospital late yesterday. He's scheduled for a quick followup appointment early next week, but his next surgery will happen about 7 months from now when he's closer to 1 year old. We'll share a picture and updated next surgery date Monday or Tuesday of next week. Thanks for your continued prayers.
Friday March 2, 2012 -
Day 33 We got a chance to see Ali this morning in Kabul! He was looking great, and his Mom was so pleased. Here's a great pic of the little guy holding the finger of Scott Smith from K-LOVE http://bit.ly/Avgd0a
Wednesday February 29, 2012 -
Day 32 Ali Sina, just after surgery. We'll have more updates once he's awake and recovered. http://bit.ly/Ae0JVB
Tuesday February 28, 2012 -
Day 32 Ali Sina with his Mom, just before surgery http://bit.ly/zJocGz
Tuesday February 28, 2012 - Day Ali's surgery went very well. Thank you to everyone who followed along with the live updates and pictures at http://www.facebook.com/events/327458260639545/
Tuesday February 28, 2012 - Day 29 Ali's surgery is getting so close now! Pray for safety in Afghanistan and for no chest infections (its winter and he's a little guy) that could cause the surgery to be delayed. Lord-willing you'll be able to follow updates live from Ali's surgery at http://facebook.com/cureinternational at 10:30PM EST/7:30PM PST on Monday night, February 27!
Saturday February 25, 2012 - Day 19 Meet Ali Sina from Afghanistan. Scott Smith from K-LOVE will be in Kabul to witness Ali's life-changing surgery on Feb 28. Please pray for Ali and his family. Follow his story at: http://cure.org/curekids/afghanistan/2012/01/ali_sina/
Saturday February 11, 2012 - Day 1 Ali from Kabul with his mother http://bit.ly/z3Ybli
Friday January 27, 2012 - Day 1 Ali Sina with his oldest brother http://bit.ly/xRWeve
Friday January 27, 2012
Goal
$1,000 meets the funding goal for Ali's life-changing treatment
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Gigi Cardo
Salam Ali Jaan, Besiyar Khosh hastam ke toonestid in amal dashte bashid. Omid daram ke bezoodi behtar behtar beshid….
MaryJo Mayer
My prayer is that you heal quickly and that you know the love of Jesus! Thank you Cure for all that you are doing to…