Children’s Profiles

Please pray for the following children who are currently in North America recovering from or awaiting heart surgery

JoseJose is the first child accepted for surgery from Bolivia. The 6-year-old boy was diagnosed with a heart defect in August. He lives with his mother and grandparents in a remote town some 13 hours by bus from La Paz, the capital city. His mother, Rocio, is studying to be a nurse. Jose is scheduled for surgery in Texas in mid-November.

CristianCristian, 10, is the youngest of eight children. The Honduran boy lives with his parents and four of his siblings in a modest home that has electricity and running water. His father is a carpenter. Cristian is scheduled to have surgery in Tennessee in early November.

Badamdulam Badamdulam will turn 12 on Christmas Day. She lives with her family in a ger on the outskirts of a city. Her father died in 2002. She has three brothers. Badamdulam is traveling to Illinois for surgery.

Armanbyek Armanbyek is 16 and is from a western province of Mongolia near the Russian border. His family is Kazakh and does not speak the Mongolian language. Because of his serious heart condition, Armanbyek stopped attending school after the second grade. He is scheduled to have surgery in Minnesota in November.

Khosbayar Khosbayar was diagnosed at two months of age with a heart defect. The 5-year-old Mongolian boy lives with his parents and younger brother. His mother is a doctor in a local hospital, and his father stays home and takes care of the boys. His surgery took place in Minnesota on October 30. Please say a special prayer for Khosbayar as he is going through a difficult recovery period.

CHILDREN'S HEART PROJECT

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Beating the Odds

The Children’s Heart Projects helps a Mongolian girl overcome obstacles to enjoy a new chance at life

An Answer to Prayer

God’s provision is seen when a Children’s Heart Project patient has a successful operation

Transforming Hearts