Kevine & Edward
Such beautiful faces, such warm and happy natures, but hidden behind these smiles, their little legs are badly bowed, bent and twisted. Every step is agony!âPrepare the way of the Lord. Make His paths straight.â â Mark 1:3 Kevine and Edward are twins in remote Uganda. Seven years old, their childhoods are filled with poverty […] Introducing Fatuma
Abandoned at birth by her mother and father, Fatuma was left in the care of Gertrude, her maternal grandmother. Now aged 3, she is much loved and cherished but sadly, every day is a struggle… Grandmother Gertrude is everything to Fatuma. She plays the role of Fatumaâs mother and father at the same time. The bond […]Farewell Dinesh
Soon we will be saying goodbye to our current representative child, Dinesh in Nepal, and welcoming a new child as the face of cbm Child Sponsorship.On the towering hillsides of Nepal, Dinesh was born with one leg completely missing. No thigh or stump for attaching a prosthetic leg. This would become one of the most […]Victoria
At just 22 years old, Victoria lost five babies in five years to miscarriages and stillbirths. If that wasnât enough, after the traumatic birth of her fifth baby, she suffered from obstetric fistula, which occurs when the baby becomes stuck in the birth canal, tearing a hole and causing incontinence. This must have been devastating. […] Dinesh
On the towering hillsides of Nepal, Dinesh was born with one leg completely missing. No thigh or stump for attaching a prosthetic leg. This would become one of the most complex cases cbm Child Sponsors have ever faced â but they did not hesitate to help.Dineshâs future was as dark as his doorway, where he sat grieving […] World Hearing Forum
At the first General Assembly of the World Hearing Forum (WHF), which took place on 4-5 December, CBM played a prominent role as member of the forumâs steering committee and co-chair of one of four working groups. The theme of the meeting, which took place in Geneva, was Alliance – Advocacy – Action.Pictured – CBMâs EHC representation […]Jack
Blindness had crushed Jackâs spirit. It started after his right eye was injured â which is extremely common among the thorns, barbs and branches of PNGâs dense rainforest. In fact, 1-in-15 men and 1-in-10 women in the Highlands struggle with blindness.âThou shalt love thy neighbour as thyselfâ â Matthew 22:39After his eye injury, both of […] 