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"His ears are sick!"

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JiaHao always loved being the center of attention.

His sister JiaJia explains, “Whenever I did karaoke, he ran over and took the microphone. And sang and danced around, like he was a famous rock star.”

Mrs. Wang adds, “He looked at JiaJia’s mouth and tried to copy what she was singing, but we couldn’t understand a word.”

That’s because JiaHao was nearly deaf—and couldn’t hear or speak himself.

“The doctor said a plane taking off or a car honking right in front of him would sound like a whisper in his ears,” Mrs. Wang weeps.  

JiaJia says, “I asked my mom why my brother ignored me when I talked to him, and she said his ears were sick! But they were so small and soft. Sometimes I blew on them and I hugged him, hoping it would make him better.”

The Wangs worried about their son’s future.

“How would JiaHao ever go to school? What about getting married?   How could he face a silent world his whole life?” asks Mr. Wang.  “How painful!”

Mrs. Wang shares, “People bullied him.  I heard them say, ‘JiaHao can't say anything.  Is he a fool?’”

A doctor said six months of injections might fix his ears.  All it did was drain the Wang’s savings.  Then a friend gave JiaHao used hearing aids, but they didn’t fit.

“They squeezed his ears together, and he still couldn’t hear well or communicate,” reports Mr. Wang.

Mrs. Wang adds, “He just heard a lot of noise and kept pulling them off.”

Mr. Wang figured out it would take 20 years for the couple to save for new hearing aids, but they were determined to try.  Meanwhile, Mrs. Wang started praying that God would do something sooner than that.

“How else would he be able to hear the gospel and know who Jesus is?” Mrs. Wang asks.

Then a teacher told the Wangs about CBN, and we gave JiaHao hearing aids that fit.

“I thought, this must be the Lord answering prayers.  He touched the hearts of strangers—and now JiaHao can hear,” smiles Mrs. Wang.  

Mr. Wang exclaims, “Finally our son can communicate like a normal person.  This makes my heart feel sweet as honey.”

Jia Jia concludes, “Now my brother is happy every day. We sing Christian songs. JiaHao understands the meaning of the words, and we can praise God together!”

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Zsa Zsa Palagyi
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Zsa Zsa Palagyi loves to tell stories about the Lord. Originally from California, she moved to NYC to work in TV, where she committed her life to Christ and was later called into Christian media. Now a CBN producer and Christian radio on-air personality, she seeks authenticity and enjoys art, culture, travel, fitness, fashion, the beach, and cats.