Damascus is Mary's third child and was born a completely healthy at a small hospital. There were no issues until three days later when Damascus developed…

“I like how endearing Jay-Ar is towards me, he’s very dear to me. I’m excited for his surgery! I want him to go back to school. Now, he’s in Grad…

“When Jery’s older brother Jomar was born with clubfoot, I was surprised and didn’t know what to think. Then my husband told me that his brother, w…

“Cristian has already had eight castings. We heard about CURE’s mobile clinic near our hometown from a teacher at our school. When we went they did h…

“It always breaks my heart seeing my daughter going through all this,” says Mamit, Meklit’s mother.

Meklit is the sweetest child ever! She …

Medina traveled for a day to get to CURE. She comes from a place called Woldia, and she has been to other hospitals seeking help for her bowed leg. At on…

When Helen Teferi was little, her parents noticed her crawling differently than other children. She was crawling on her bottom, scooting along, rather th…

Bereket, a bright little boy who loves running around and playing with his friends, lives here in Addis Ababa with his family. He came to CURE seeking he…

“I want to be able to keep up with my friends and to be able to do all the things a I am not capable of doing now,” shares Emmanuel.

Emmanuel …

“A doctor from CURE Hospital provided for me the money that I needed to use for transport”, says 18-year-old Fatina. Vivian is her second child, her …

“I’m looking forward to seeing my daughter healed and walk without any difficulty,” shares Worknesh, Belise’s mother about her hopes for her daug…

”I want him to return to school and continue his education after his healing,” said Welay, Hiluf’s father.

Hiluf is the fifth and youngest c…

"I have a lot of fun with my friends," Hana tells us.

Hana is in the second grade and comes from north of the capital city of Addis Ababa. Her pa…

“I am praying that the baby may be okay,” said Maria. Shortly after Maria gave birth to her first child Alamanzan, she noticed his skin was yellow an…

"Once he's healed I want him to walk to school like a normal boy," says Ali, Bilale's father.

Bilale has already begun to walk and run like a chi…

“I am still in 1st grade but when I grow up, I want to become a soldier or a police officer,” says Nels.

“My hope for Nels is that he will b…

“In 2012, I was in a car accident. I was sitting in the front seat, and I broke my femur and lower leg. We went to the hospital, and I had surgery on b…

“Isaac was born with a bone cyst and had to have surgery, but taking that out didn’t take away the bump on his leg,” says Isaac’s mom, Clovel.

Little Arthur has a big sister at home who is waiting for him, and two parents who love him a lot! He's already been through some pretty big challenges i…

Refif’s mother says, her daughter fell from a bed when she was a couple of days old, and since then they have been waiting for her to start crawling or…

"I don’t like how my leg looks like right now, I want them to be straight and sometime it hurts to walk too and I want that to stop too,” Jhonny told…

“I am very excited to have surgery! When I get my prosthetic, I want to be able to play frisbee and run! Oh! I want to dance hip hop, too! I know how t…

Venessa and her grandmother, Concepta, have come to CURE all the way from our neighboring country, Kenya. After delivering baby Venessa by c-section, her…

“I love planes and I want to be a pilot when I grow up!” proclaims Tewodros

Tewodros has had his a clubfoot since birth and this is not his fi…

Elleni is an energetic little 2nd grader who aspires to be an engineer once she finishes school. In the meantime, she loves running around and playing wi…

Abrham is an outgoing and joyful young man who's personality defies the odds. When Abrham was just a toddler, he was involved in an unfortunate cooking a…

“We are so happy,” said Abdoul Malik’s mom, Amina. “We’re so happy he’s getting surgery.” Abdoul Malik is six years old and already on his …

“I really want her to be healed and have straight legs so that she could go to school and be with kids her age,” says Dawod, Aliya’s father.

“I want to be a teacher!” proclaims Kembon proudly.

Kembon is a sweet little girl who has come to CURE Ethiopia seeking help a deformity in he…

“I like to play soccer!” exclaims Dersolegn.

Dersolegn comes from a family of farmers and is the last born child for his late father, Zerihun.…

“I want to become a chef, but I can only cook fried eggs!” -Khristyne

Okay, fried eggs might not be the ideal food specialty in becoming a che…

“I feel so sad seeing him not being able to go to school like his friends do, not walking like them and not running around and playing with them,” sa…

“We prayed before surgery, and we prayed before we walked into the hospital, so he can finally have his surgery. We told him that we’d get his feet f…

“I want to be a soccer player when I grow-up!” proclaims Mohammed.

Two years ago Mohammed was involved in a car accident where he badly hurt h…

“I always get tired after walking a little, and it’s painful to move around too”. Lefiker told us. “I hope it all stops. I want to walk without a…

Little MIchael is a playful young man who is the only child to his mother Mastewal. As such, he's the pride and joy of his family and his parents want to…

"I'm looking forward to being healed and continuing my school!" proclaims Kassalem.

Kassalem is a friendly young boy who has come to the CURE Eth…

“When he was younger, he would just sit and play with his extra thumb, but now that he is getting older, it is getting in his way," Reyan's grandmother…

“I want to be healed and walk to school like my friends do!” Tangute told us.

Tangute is a nine year old, friendly girl! She came to one of ou…

“If I walk long distances, it hurts and I get so tired,” says Yeabsira and continues, “I was in the first grade but I could not continue school bec…

“I just wish that my daughter will grow up to worship the Lord and that we can give her a good life,” Maricel tells us, dreaming of her little daught…

“I want to be a doctor someday, and heal all the people I can heal!”proclaims Sinide.

Sinide is a friendly girl! She has come to the CURE Ethi…

Mama Nyidhuar and baby Athiel are two very special visitors to CURE Uganda! They aren't actually from Uganda at all, but are from the Dinka tribe of Sout…

Meet Timothy a 15 year old boy who is the last born child in a family of 5. He was born normal and he grew okay up until he was about 4 years old where h…

“I remember the very first day I gave birth to my son,” Brenda, Nivan’s mom, told us. “Indeed, it was the best day in my life. When my son was ha…

“Sweet. Girly. Generous.” These are the things that Ervie loves about her daughter, Ereanne!

Ereanne is a five year old girl who loves to danc…

“Tebow CURE is the answer to our long time prayers. There may have been a lot of delays, but I am glad God orchestrated everything and led us here for …

Baby Miracle is the youngest of four children, and she was born prematurely, at just 7 months. Miracle was born at a hospital just around the corner from…

Abdou was seemingly born like every other child and was viewed as a blessing by his family. Unfortunately, this didn't last long. As Abdou began to walk,…