Meet Melissa – Melissa is a bright and curious 21-year-old from Guatemala who lights up every room with her energy. When we first met her, she playfully repeated her phone number in five different languages just to make us smile. Despite facing tremendous health challenges, her spirit remains unbroken—she’s full of questions about the world and shares her joy with a radiant, beaming smile.

Melissa has lived with diabetes since childhood, and it has slowly taken a toll on her eyesight. Nearly blind now, her family had begun raising money for eye surgery—with help from their church, neighbors, and friends. But last September, just before her surgery, tragedy struck. On the way to a pre-op appointment, a truck ahead of her car dropped lumber onto the road. Melissa’s vehicle was hit. She suffered a serious leg injury and spent weeks in the hospital recovering. She shared that the medication damaged her kidneys and she now lives with end stage renal disease.

Her family had to use the money saved for her eye surgery to cover her emergency care.

Today, Melissa navigates the world with a cane as her vision continues to decline. Yet through it all, her spirit remains bright. There’s still hope for her to see clearly again—and that’s where we come in.

We’re raising $2,000 to help cover the cost of Melissa’s much-needed eye surgery.

Please join us in making a difference, and let’s give Melissa the chance to see the world again….clearly, brightly, and fully. 

Your donation, no matter the size, will bring Melissa one step closer to seeing the world that she loves to explore and learn about. Together, we can help Melissa see again. Thank you for your compassion and generosity. 

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