Mary is a 51-year-old mother of one and considers herself blessed as she was unable to conceive for a long time. As a single mother, Mary rents a two-roomed semi-permanent house where amenities are outside of the house. She is a farmer and supports herself with the little produce grown on her farms. For the past five years, Mary has been experiencing severe lower abdominal pains. She has been diagnosed with multiple uterine myomas. Recently, the pains have been quite severe, affecting her ability to work and move comfortably in day-to-day tasks. This has affected Mary's performance and she hopes to be treated and relieved of the pain. She needs to undergo a hysterectomy, a procedure in which surgeons will remove her uterus. On January 19th, she will undergo gynecological surgery at our medical partner's care center. Mary needs help raising $219 to fund her procedure and care. Once recovered, Mary will be able to resume her daily activities free of pain. Mary says “I will praise God when the condition is no more so that I can live a better life and do farming to sustain myself."

Nine-year-old Thiri is a first-grader, living with her mother and two brothers in Burma. Her mother sells vegetables in a local shop, while Thiri and her brothers attend school. While playing with her friends in front of her house in early January 2023, Thiri tripped, and fell into a pile of rice sacks, injuring her left eye in the process. Immediately, she realized that she could not see out of her left eye. Over time, her eye injury became more painful, red, and sensitive to light. Eventually, when her eye did not heal, her mother brought her to Mae Sot Hospital, where she was diagnosed with traumatic glaucoma. Our medical partner, Burma Children Medical Fund, is requesting $1,500 to fund lens replacement surgery for Thiri. On February 1st, doctors at Mae Sot General Hospital will remove the natural lenses from both of her eyes, and replace them with intraocular lens implants. Once she has recovered. Thiri will regain her ability to see clearly. Now she needs your help to fund this critical procedure. Thiri's mother said: "I want her to receive surgery and recover soon so that she [Thiri] can go back to school and I can go back to work. I want her to be rich in the future, not like me, and own her own shop, because she likes to cook."

Yeu is a 44-year-old mother of two. She lives in Kampong Thom province with her husband and two daughters, who are both high school students. Her husband is a rice a farmer and fisherman in the off-season. Yeu works full-time at a fruit cart in her village. When not at work, she likes to watch TV and be with her family. Ten year ago, Yeu had an ear infection. This infection caused her left ear drum to perforate. For this reason, Yeu experiences pain, severe tinnitus, discharge, and hearing loss. She cannot communicate clearly with her family and customers, and experiences almost constant discomfort. Yeu traveled to our medical partner's care center to receive treatment. On January 26th, she will undergo a myringoplasty procedure in her left ear, where surgeons will close the perforation. Our medical partner, Children's Surgical Centre, is requesting $487 to fund this procedure. This covers medications, supplies, and inpatient care. She said,"I hope when I have an operation my hearing will improve and I won't have pain anymore."