Beloved, Age 16 Operation of Hope was donating surgeries in Africa in 2006 when they met a gentle young boy named Beloved. On that memorable day, Beloved and his family put aside their darkest fears of rejection and cautiously approached our surgical team with a whisper...
Lullubell, Age 4 In 2009, CNN International documented the work of Operation of Hope in a 20 minute documentary called, ‘Inside Africa’ Hosted by Isha Sesay. In this documentary an adorable little girl came to the hospital with the help of her Great Grandmother Sarah. Lullubell...
Blessing, Age 14 It’s the kind of thing kids do all the time: Something on the ground catches their attention. It looks interesting and shiny. They pick it up. More often than not, it doesn’t alter your life forever.When Blessing Makwera was 14 years old, he...