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$1 a Day Won’t Buy Surgery

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Lina’s first instinct as a mother was to blame herself when she saw that her daughter was born with a cleft palate.   Later, she watched helplessly as Paska tried to eat and drink.  

When she was born and I saw her lip,  I thought I did something wrong, that it happened because I committed a sin in my past,” said the desperate mother, Lina. “Every time Paska drank milk she choked on it and it came out of her nose.”  

Then the toddler figured out that by putting three fingers in her mouth to block her cleft palate, she could keep from choking while she drank!     

Meanwhile Paska’s parents tried to save for surgery.  But together they earn only a dollar a day.  Her dad, Alek, works on a rubber plantation and mom, Lina, works “watching” a rice field to scare away birds and rats, so they won’t eat the grain.

Then someone told them about CBN.  We arranged for Paska to receive the surgery for free. A few months later we went back for a visit.  

“The first time I saw  her after the operation, I so happy and grateful!” said Alek. “Her lips are beautiful.”

“Thank you for helping us!” said a grateful mother.

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Ken Hulme
Ken
Hulme

CBN International Managing Director for The 700 Club | Ken's been telling stories as a producer and writer for nearly 40 years. Currently, he manages and mentors media teams based in countries worldwide that provide stories about the work of CBN, Operation Blessing, and Orphan’s Promise for The 700 Club and other media platforms. He is married with four adult children and nine grandchildren.