Provide Surgery for Children in Ethiopia

Shewit is an 8 year old boy from Adwa town, which is 934 kilometers from the capital of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa. He is exceptional - energetic, friendly, and extroverted; he loves to play and make conversation with new people he meets. If you see a group a people laughing and having a great time, you can be sure that Shewit is in the center. Shewit loves to play soccer and he wants to be a doctor when he grows up.  But it was not always well for him.

Shewit was bown without testis and he has been in three different hospitals since he was two years old.  He had his first surgery, which was unsuccessful, at the age of 7.  When his mother first brought him to BethanyKids at Myungsung Medical Centre, she was worried and sick herself. Because of her health condition she can't work, and her husband retired some years back so their family of 10 children are living on his pension benefit.  They were already struggling financially, and Shewit's medical costs were hard for the family. When his mom was informed that he can get the surgery for free, she was overjoyed and so relieved.

His mom said, “Because of his condition it was hard for me to make sure the needs of my other kids were satisfied. I knew he needs a special care and I always worried as a result of his condition. He dropped out of school... at early age because he had a lot of absents going to hospitals and since then he couldn’t go back to school. This hurts the entire family member a lot. Once his surgery failed before and (because) we can’t afford for another surgery again we always worried thinking that he won’t get to a normal position again. But God intervened and he is now in his best position. And I am so grateful for the free treatment he got.”

After the surgery Shewit is now very healthy and excited. His mom is also happy for her child. She is thankful for your generous donations for his surgery.  Please consider donating to help change the life of another child like Shewit.