Children’s Profiles

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

GenesisGenesis is from Honduras and is 9 months old. She and her parents live next door to her grandparents, who have indoor plumbing. Her father makes wooden lobster traps for a living. Genesis' surgery is scheduled to take place in Illinois in April.

ValeriaValeria, also from Honduras, is 3. She lives with her parents and has two older twin sisters who currently live with their grandparents. Her father works for a sugar factory and her mother has a hairstylist business in their home. Valeria loves pizza. Her surgery is scheduled in Illinois in April.

GentritGentrit, 15 months old, is his parents’ only child. The Kosovo boy was diagnosed with a heart defect at four months of age. Living conditions are poor for his family. Gentrit underwent surgery in Florida on March 19. Please pray for a quick recovery.

BatyrbekBatyrbek is 1 ½ years old and lives with his family in a remote province of Mongolia, a three-day car ride to the capital city. He is scheduled for surgery in Missouri in late April.

TuvshinTuvshin, 1 ½, lives with his mother, aunt, uncle, and cousin in a one-room apartment in a Mongolian city. Tuvshin’s mother was a high school math teacher for many years. His surgery is scheduled for late April in Missouri.

KhandsurenKhandsuren, 1, lives with her parents and older brother in Mongolia. The family recently moved to a new area and her parents are looking for work. Her father plans to plant a garden to earn some money. Her surgery is scheduled for Missouri in late April.

KhongorzulKhongorzul is a 2 ½-year-old girl from Mongolia. She lives with her mother, grandmother, and two uncles. Her father was killed in a car accident in 2007. Her grandmother is a second grade teacher. She had successful surgery in Minnesota, and went home in mid-March.

RehemaRehema is a 2-year-old girl from Uganda. Her father is a carpenter and her mother is a hairdresser. The family lives in a one-room apartment. Her surgery was successful, and she returned home in mid-March.

GenavivGenaviv is 8 years old and lives with her mother and older brother in Uganda in a rented room with no electricity or plumbing. Her mom works at a grocery shop and does laundry for income, earning less than $1 a day. She returned home in mid-March after a successful operation in Florida.

TsognemekhTsognemekh is 6. His heart defect was discovered by a doctor in his Mongolian village three years ago. He has an older brother and sister. Tsognemekh returned home in mid-March after having his operation in Minnesota.

KherlenKherlen’s heart defect was discovered at four months of age. She is now 2 ½ years old. Her parents earn money buying and selling animal products in Mongolia. She was able to go home after surgeons in Minnesota performed a successful operation.

AnitaAnita, 4, lives in Uganda with her mother, aunt, and cousin in a police barracks, where her mother is employed as a secretary for the district police officer. She was diagnosed with a heart defect when she was one month old. She is back home after a successful operation in February.

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