In Rwanda, a mother’s quest to help her son
Judith’s trials in life started long before she gave birth to her son. She was an orphan and struggled to find the means to feed herself. She had her son, Alejandro, at…
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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…
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…
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…
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…