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During Kenia’s eye surgery, her mother, Consuelo, told me how Kenia couldn’t see anything when she was born and that she suspected that she couldn’t hear as well. She explained how urgently she prayed for help for Kenia, especially to give her daughter vision. When Kenia was a few months old, a women in Consuelo’s church volunteered to try to help her, and found a doctor that did help. I’m not exactly sure what was the problem, but Kenia’s vision was restored and her eyes were tracking just fine until about a year ago. I think this woman even paid for Kenia’s first eye surgery.

Kenia with mother, Consuelo, during exam at Ameri-Med

The experience for me is not yet over, as we see what can be done to improve Kenia’s hearing and get her to the proper teacher who will be able to teach her to communicate effectively be it verbally or through sign language. However, it has been such an eye opener thus far and so extremely encouraging for me, in this time of fear of terrorism and horrifying stories of drive-by shootings and child abduction, to find love and charity in so many people of all levels. After watching the news, it’s easy for me to lose my faith in the goodness of human nature. But Kenia’s story is showing me the positive results that a mother’s love and strong faith can bring, the good works of doctors donating so much of their time and skills, and the effectiveness of a professional facility like Ameri-Med, equipped with a super staff, clear lines of communication and a charitable staff of directors. All of the pieces for helping Kenia to improve her vision and hearing have amazingly come together so easily, that it makes me wonder if I’m not part of something a lot bigger here.