Posts tagged CURE Malawi
Purpose in Every Corner
Volunteer Surgeon: Flavia Alberghina Flavia Alberghina is an orthopedic resident from Sicily, Italy, who is volunteering at our CURE Malawi hospital for six months. She fell in love with pediatrics the moment she stepped into the hospital, realizing medicine wasn’t only related to athletics. “I used to think medicine was just for athletes; that it […]
Hygiene Kits Reach Malawi
When the cyclone hit multiple districts in Malawi, CURE staff came together to lend a hand and help the flood victims in need of basic medical attention. With generous donations from International Aid and Hope and Healing, CURE Malawi was gifted 4,000 hygiene kits to distribute amongst the community. Over the next year, these packets […]
Bowed legs no more! Sarah’s Story
“They use to laugh at me and now they have been silenced.” – Sarah Sarah, who is now 16, arrived at CURE in 2009 in search of a miracle. “When my daughter was five years old, both her legs bowed, so I took her to a public hospital where they referred us to CURE,” said […]
In pursuit of excellence through partnership
Mark Heydenburg, a biomedical technology trainer with International Aid, visited our CURE hospital in Malawi, fixing equipment, setting up new machines, and training CURE Malawi’s local staff. Mark resides in Grand Rapids, MI, but has traveled all over the world sharing his expertise, including over forty visits to North Korea. His animated and adventurous personality, […]
A real Success story
Success, an eight-year-old girl from Malawi, hated going to school. Her classmates mocked her mercilessly because of the way she looked, and her teacher did nothing about it. “We found out that Success was skipping classes,” said Success’s mother, Maria. “She was passing through the local shops so she did not have to go to […]
Medical missions: 6 months in Malawi
“The very first time we ever spoke about Malawi was two years ago,” says Emma. “Andrew came in one night and was like, “I’ve got some really exciting news, but I’ll wait to share it with you until we are going to sleep.” I was thinking, ‘Oh, what could it be? I hope it’s really […]
Construction Manager finds faith and inspiration on volunteer mission
“Work in itself is an expression of faith.” Cody volunteered with CURE Malawi for seven weeks, managing a variety of different projects around the hospital. “I heard about CURE through a radio talk show host named Dennis Prager. He was sponsoring CURE on one of his shows. This was about five years ago, and that […]
Local artist teaches CURE Malawi patients how to draw
“I was born an artist. It started out for fun like any other kid, and when I was about nine years old, I saw someone who was good and wanted to learn.” Seraiah Mdala is a local volunteer who teaches art to the children here at CURE Malawi! He is the son of our theater […]
Thokozani is Jumping for Joy
A couple of weeks ago, we had the privilege of visiting former patient Thokozani. He was treated at CURE Malawi for Blount’s disease, a condition that affects the knee and causes the leg to bow. We’re always so thankful to hear how God has used CURE Malawi to heal and change not only the children […]
CURE Malawi’s new mobile library
CURE Malawi recently received some lovely visitors from the UK who helped fund and set up a mobile library for our kids!
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