Starving for food, starving for attention
Esdras Mendoza looked like a newborn at just 4.9 kilograms, or about 10 pounds. I locked eyes with him in passing and instantly fell in love. It wasn’t until later…
Nicaragua
The gift of love in the form of a smile
The moment when a mother sees her newborn baby for the first time is a joyous, special occasion. However, sometimes there are instances when that special moment is followed by…
Nicaragua
A grandmother’s chance to help change her granddaughter’s life
Born in 2005 with a bilateral cleft lip and cleft palate, Dina Alexander has struggled to communicate for nearly a decade. Just last month, Dina’s grandmother Benigna heard on the…
Ethiopia
In Ethiopia, Operation Smile is a family’s only hope
A young mother wearing a white shawl sat patiently on a bench with sadness overwhelming her face. As she waited for her child’s medical evaluation at the Operation Smile medical…