A MAGAZINE 2026 | ISSUE 13
ON THE COVER Meet the people behind every surgery.
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INSIDE When surgery is 400 miles away, your support goes the distance.
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What inspired a Kansas City surgeon to volunteer at CURE? Find out!
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CHECK-UP A CURE MAGAZINE 2026 | ISSUE 13 Check-Up highlights the physical and spiritual transformation happening around the CURE children’s hospital network. These stories are made possible by God’s grace and the generous partners and supporters dedicated to making a difference in the lives of the most vulnerable children living with disabilities. Throughout Check-Up, some hospital references use the shortened version of their legal name.
ABOUT CURE
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CURE International is a Christian nonprofit organization that operates a global network of eight pediatric hospitals providing expert surgical and intentional ministry care for children living with treatable disabilities. CURE donors help provide services at no cost for families living in poverty.
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OUR MISSION
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To heal the sick and proclaim the kingdom of God. —Luke 9:2
HOW YOUR GIFTS HELP When you give to CURE, your gift brings lifechanging surgical care and the love of Jesus into the lives of children with clubfoot, cleft lip/palate, knock knees, bowed legs, hydrocephalus, and more. Thank you for your partnership and support.
WE WELCOME COMMENTS AND FEEDBACK! checkup@cure.org (616) 512-3105 cure.org
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LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT God uses incredible people to bring CURE’s mission to life—including you! CURE NEWS We’re flying doctors to reach remote kids, expanding biblical counseling to heal hearts, and more! EVERY CHILD MATTERS
FOREVER CHANGED Surgeons straightened Sarafina’s legs. God changed her heart. INSIDE A MOBILE CLINIC
WHEN SURGERY IS 400 MILES AWAY See how we’ve reached 80+ kids (and counting!) in a remote part of the Philippines. FEATURE STORY
WHY I SERVE From the operating room to the supply room, meet some of the team God has called to serve kids every day. ON THE FRONTLINES
MORE THAN A JOB Dr. Micah Tan says he is 50% doctor, 50% soccer dad . . . and 100% committed to serving kids in need. PARTNERS IN MINISTRY
ADVANCING THE MISSION TOGETHER A Bible study group from Atlanta and a volunteer surgeon from Kansas City are reaching more kids with life-changing surgeries. LAST LOOK
SNAPSHOT OF IMPACT This is what healing looks like at CURE!
Your Partnership Changes Lives BY JUSTIN NARDUCCI President/CEO
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henever I walk through a CURE hospital, I see what your partnership makes possible.
I see surgeons and clinical teams caring for children with excellence, ministry workers praying with families, and administrators supporting all of it. Your generosity equips these men and women, people called by God, to serve children and families with compassion. In this edition of Check-Up, you’ll meet some of the remarkable people who bring this ministry to life (page 12). They are using their God-given skills to serve children, encourage families, and share the love of Jesus.
You’ll also meet a young girl whose life was transformed through expert surgery and compassionate ministry care (page 8). After experiencing the healing and love she received at CURE, she shared a beautiful truth: “I can see how much God loves me.” And we’ll take you to the farthest reaches of a Philippine island, where our teams are traveling hundreds of miles to find children living with treatable disabilities and connect them with surgical care (page 10). Thank you for making all of this possible. Because of you, our hospitals are stronger, and more children and families than ever get to receive life-changing surgeries and experience the love of Jesus.
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Justin (center, back row) visits CURE’s hospital in the Philippines and the dedicated team members who answer God’s call to care for children and families each day.
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CURE NEWS
Advanced Surgery for Children with Complex Conditions
Every day, children come to our hospitals requiring complex surgical procedures to repair complicated conditions that could result in lifelong disabilities if left untreated. In addition to serving more children than ever before, our expert surgical teams are also taking on increasingly complex cases, expanding the specialized care we can provide. Last year, of the nearly 23,000 surgical procedures performed at CURE hospitals, more than 3,400 were categorized as complex.
A Cup of Coffee. A Community of Support.
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Many moms and caregivers come to CURE suffering the emotional strain of caring for a child with a disability. At CURE Ethiopia, they now have extra support through the hospital’s Coffee with Moms program.
“I have built friendships here because we talk about life issues we all share with our disabled and healing kids,” said one mom who has attended multiple sessions. “The topics go deep and make us think.”
Tapping into Ethiopia’s traditional coffee ceremony, every Thursday the hospital holds special activities for the children while the spiritual department ministers to the women with guided talks on topics like grief, marital conflict, and healthy parent-child communication.
Through Coffee with Moms, CURE Ethiopia cares not only for children but also for the hearts of the mothers who love them.
right: Through the Coffee with Moms program, women find comfort, prayer, and guidance for life’s challenges—reminding them they are not alone.
These include complicated spinal surgeries to treat scoliosis, intricate cleft repair surgeries for severe cleft conditions, and microsurgeries to improve hand function for children missing a thumb. Thanks to the support of partners like you, our surgeons have the training, tools, and resources they need to take on these challenging cases and provide more kids the chance to live healthier, more independent lives.
left: Mekdelawit continues her recovery with halo traction, an important part of the complex care helping her move toward a healthier future.
above: Last year, our teams performed more than 3,400 complex surgeries like this spine surgery at CURE Ethiopia for Mekdelawit.
Making the Journey to Surgery Possible One year after launching, CURE Malawi’s patient transport program has helped address a huge barrier to children accessing lifechanging surgery: transportation (many families live far away and lack means to travel). Through the program, which was created to ensure more patients make it to CURE for surgeries and follow-up care, CURE partners with NGOs to bring children safely to and from the hospital.
to 75 percent in many districts! The goal is to reach 75 percent continuously in all 28 districts by 2029. The program is expanding access to care for children like Rahim, who is being treated at CURE Malawi for a bone condition in his leg. His dad, George, thought help was out of reach—until he heard about the program. “The hospital felt like it was on the other side of the world,” he said. “When the CURE car arrived at our village, it was the first time I believed Rahim would actually walk.”
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One year in, the percentage of patients who make it back to CURE for their scheduled care has increased from 40–45 percent
CURE meets families where they are, removing barriers to care by providing transportation to the hospital for life-changing surgery.
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Care for the Wounds You Can’t See Children and families who come to CURE carry wounds that go far beyond a physical disability. Many have endured years of rejection, shame, isolation, and trauma—pain that surgery alone cannot heal. That’s why CURE is expanding counseling support across all eight hospitals. Six counselors have already been hired to provide traumainformed care for children and families facing stigma and emotional wounds, ensuring they experience both physical healing and the transformative hope of Christ. For 10-year-old Numeli, who came to CURE Malawi with severe clubfoot and deep emotional pain, this care has been life-changing and helped him overcome low selfesteem. Today, he shares, “I am very happy here. I have discovered that God loves me.”
New Flights Bring Surgery Within Reach Since 2023, CURE has partnered with Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) to fly 169 children with life-threatening neurological conditions from South Sudan to our hospital in Uganda. These trips offer hope to desperate families like Satina’s, whose daughter Rose was flown by MAF to CURE
Scan here or visit cure.org/healing to see how healing extends beyond the OR at CURE.
above, left: After Christian counseling and biblical trauma-informed care at CURE Malawi, Numeli’s spirits are much brighter as he recovers from clubfoot surgery. above, right: CURE Kenya’s Pastor Phoebe illustrates Isaiah 61:3 with paper crowns in a counseling session, emphasizing wearing a headdress of beauty instead of ashes, replacing mourning with joy.
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above: CURE Niger Spiritual Ministry Director Emanuel Mayaki mentors a local pastor, who will advocate for children in his community and connect families with CURE.
Uganda, where neurosurgeons successfully removed a dangerous brain tumor. “God has truly been merciful to us,” Satina shared.
below: A recent group of mothers from South Sudan cuddle their babies after landing in Uganda.
Now, through an expanded partnership, MAF pilots are flying our medical and ministry teams to a remote Ugandan community, trimming a 12-hour drive down to a 2-hour flight to reach children who otherwise have no hope of receiving life-saving neurosurgical care. Since April, the team has seen 250 patients, providing medical care and demonstrating the love of Jesus. Together, we are going farther—and faster—to bring lifechanging care to those in need.
right: Rose, pictured here with her mom, Satina, was treated at CURE Uganda for a lifethreatening brain tumor after an MAF-flown mobile clinic was held near her home.
Pastors Lead Children to CURE in a Muslim Country In Niger, an estimated 665,000 children with treatable disabilities are in need of specialized surgical care. Unfortunately, many families don’t know help is available.
Since the program launched in fall 2025, 28 pastors have completed the training and 41 patients have been scheduled for surgery.
left: Through the Surgery Voucher Program, Rachidou was referred to CURE Niger, where his bowed legs will soon be straight thanks to life-changing surgery!
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CURE Niger has launched a Surgery Voucher Program for pastors. In this predominantly Muslim country, pastors reach out to families in need, bringing both a first connection to a Christian church and the generous gift of surgery in the form of a surgery voucher. Through the program, local pastors are trained in the Theology of Disability, equipping them to challenge harmful beliefs about disabilities and offer Christ’s love to this overlooked group. In partnership with CURE, pastors are living out the mission to “heal the sick and proclaim the gospel.”
This program is just getting off the ground. And continued support from generous donors like you makes it possible to equip more pastors who ensure children in need find their way to CURE.
to learn more about the impact of pastor training on communities.
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EVERY CHILD MATTERS
Forever Changed SARAFINA’S STORY OF RESTORATION & GOD’S FAITHFULNESS Your generosity made life-changing surgery possible for Sarafina, renewing her connection with God and her dreams for the future.
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A Lifetime of Pain From birth, Sarafina had hyperextended knees, meaning her joints bent backward. Walking, standing, and even sitting were painful. She dreamed of becoming a teacher but couldn’t attend school. “I thought God had forsaken me,” she says.
Life-Changing Surgery Thankfully, a stranger saw Sarafina struggling to walk and referred her to CURE Malawi, where surgeons performed surgery to straighten her legs—at no cost to her family.
A Glimpse of God’s Love The ministry team prayed for her during recovery, offering hope rooted in God’s Word. “Looking at myself and how far I’ve come since starting treatment, I can see how much God loves me.”
“God has changed my life!”
Chasing Dreams
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Today, Sarafina’s legs are straight, she walks without pain, and she’s still chasing her dreams. She asks one thing: “Please pray for me that I can become a teacher one day!”
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or families in Zamboanga Sibugay, specialized surgical care has always been out of reach—not just financially, but geographically. The region is among the five in the Philippines with the fewest surgical practitioners, and Tebow CURE Children’s Hospital of the Philippines (Tebow CURE Philippines), the country’s only specialized charitable children’s hospital, is a 16-hour journey away. Children with bowed legs, clubfoot, or cleft lip too often go without care. In early 2025, CURE brought the hospital to them. A two-day mobile clinic evaluated 132 children and scheduled 111 for lifechanging surgery.
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Since the journey is inaccessible to most, CURE buses every referred child to and from our hospital in Davao City for surgery and follow-up appointments. So far, 20 busloads of children have made the trip, and 80 have already received surgery. “Tebow CURE has opened a window of opportunity for [these children],” says Raiba Abdua, President of Zamboanga’s Provincial Persons With Disabilities Federation. “Those who were unable to leave their homes will no longer have to hide and can become part of the community.” Another mobile clinic is planned for later this year.
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The first busload of patients from Zamboanga arrived at Tebow CURE Philippines in March 2025. So far, more than 150 post-surgery follow-up visits have been provided for those who’ve received their surgeries.
TAKING FIRST STEPS TOWARD SURGERY During the mobile clinics, kids like Xiane receive medical evaluations from CURE surgeons and hear about the good news of Jesus.
REACHING KIDS LIKE BELLE Clubfoot prevented 5-year-old Belle from wearing shoes and walking independently. CURE’s mobile clinic in Zamboanga changed that. Her mom, Leah, calls her surgery an answered prayer: “I’ve been waiting for treatment for Belle since she was a baby. I never imagined a hospital like Tebow CURE Philippines would go the extra mile to help children like my daughter. [This clinic] was God-sent!” before
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“CURE doesn’t just focus on medical treatment, but also on treating children and families with dignity, compassion, and care.” — P E ACE OTO N O
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Serving at a CURE hospital is more than a job—it’s a Godled mission. Meet the CURE staff members across Africa and the Philippines whose purpose-driven work changes lives every day.
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URE Niger’s Quality and Patient Safety Manager, Peace Otono, was just a teenager when she first stepped inside CURE’s hospital as part of a community service program through her school. To this day, she vividly remembers the joy that simple things like games and coloring brought to the children recovering from life-changing surgeries. “Seeing their smiles despite everything they were going through really stayed with me,” says Peace, who is Nigerian but was born into a large missionary family in Niger. She grew up in a home where loving God through serving others was a way of life. So, when it came time to choose a career, Peace knew exactly what she wanted: to pursue nursing so she could return to CURE Niger, using her faith and healthcare skills to impact lives. In January 2022, her plans came to fruition when she was hired as a Nurse and Patient Coordinator before moving into her current role later that year. Peace has no doubt she made the right choice. “I serve with CURE because it is more than a workplace to me,” she says. “Being here feels like coming back to something that helped shape who I am today.”
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Thanks to your support, Peace is one of more than 1,500 dedicated CURE employees who help children and families experience the love of Jesus through compassionate care.
CURE is a place where my faith and my profession meet in a very real and meaningful way.”
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Melanie began with Tebow CURE Philippines at its opening, eager to support surgical teams in the OR—and that passion has never faded. “Behind every inventory line item is a child’s miracle. When I look at our warehouse shelves, I see the tools that will allow a child to walk, run, and live disability-free.”
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A carpenter by trade, David draws on his own experience with limb loss as he crafts orthopedic devices for children at CURE Zambia. “The work I do at CURE encourages me and gives me hope. Then I also give hope to those children who are very heartbroken. That’s why I’ve chosen to work for CURE.”
right: David’s experience with limb loss brings purpose to his work making orthopedic devices for kids.
Every action, big or small, points back to God’s love and His kingdom.” — ESTHER BEATRICE AMOSHI, Human Resource Officer CURE UGANDA
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Dr. Sam Maina is inspired by CURE’s mission to live out Christ’s call to care for those in need. “The resources donors have entrusted to us go a long way in changing not just a child’s life but entire families, communities, and eventually a nation,” he says. “ This is what Christ was referring to when He said I needed clothes and you clothed me” (Matthew 25:36).
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ON THE FRONTLINES
Highlighting healthcare workers serving CURE patients around the world
MORE THAN A JOB:
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After years of praying to work at CURE, Dr. Micah Tan now helps children with conditions like bowed legs and clubfoot get to walk, run, and experience the love of Jesus through every surgery.
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A PRAYER ANSWERED Raised in a family where medicine and ministry went hand in hand, Dr. Micah grew up watching his mother serve patients as a pediatrician while his father faithfully served the church. At 13, after breaking his arm and being treated by an orthopedic surgeon, he discovered a passion for restoring movement and giving people back the freedom to live fully.
completing his orthopedic residency at Southern Philippines Medical Center, where one of his mentors was Dr. Espiridion Reyes, who also served at Tebow CURE Philippines. After Dr. Micah became a board-certified orthopedic surgeon in 2021 and a fellow of the Philippine Orthopedic Association the following year, Dr. Reyes invited him to join the CURE team—the very hospital where he had once prayed to work. CURE continued investing in his development, sponsoring a six-month pediatric orthopedic fellowship at the University of Hong Kong, where he trained alongside world-renowned surgeons and continued
He earned his medical degree from Davao Medical School Foundation in 2010 before
right: For Dr. Micah, every patient is an opportunity to reflect Christ’s love. “I treat patients like Jesus would treat them,” he says.
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refined advanced techniques he now uses to care for children across the Davao region. In 2024, he became a full-time surgeon at Tebow CURE Philippines.
Tebow CURE Philippines
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Since opening in 2014, Tebow CURE Children’s Hospital of the Philippines has provided life-changing surgeries and shared the love of Jesus with thousands of children and families. In 2024, the hospital celebrated 10 years of ministry and recently reached another milestone—its 100,000th patient visit.
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Conditions We Treat Tebow CURE treats more than 10 different life-limiting disabilities, including:
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Today, he is one of only four pediatric orthopedic surgeons serving the entire Davao region. But ask Dr. Micah what keeps him at CURE, and he doesn’t begin by talking about surgery.
MORE THAN A JOB “It feels like a mission,” he says. “It’s not just treating patients with disabilities. It feels like you’re doing something bigger than yourself.” Every day is filled with long hours, complex surgeries, and overflowing clinics. Yet what makes CURE different, he says, is the opportunity to care for children the way Jesus would. “I have to remember that I’m not only here to treat patients physically,” he explains. “I reflect God’s love to them.”
That compassion shapes every interaction, whether it’s taking extra time to make a frightened child smile, listening to a worried parent, or working alongside the hospital’s spiritual ministry team to care for each family’s emotional and spiritual needs as well as their physical ones.
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feet, giving him the ability to take his first steps toward a future filled with possibilities. Klyvan’s mom, Judy Ann, says, “I don’t have to carry him anymore. He can play outside and make friends.” Transformations like Klyvan’s change the lives of children and families. They also remind Dr. Micah of the incredible privilege it is to use his skills to serve God’s children.
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“I’m fifty percent doctor and fifty percent soccer dad,” he says with a smile.
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Watching his own sons chase a soccer ball has given him a new appreciation for what surgery means to the children he treats. Many simply dream of running, wearing shoes comfortably, or playing sports with friends. When treatable disabilities steal those experiences, “it touches my heart,” he says. Dr. Micah’s skill as a surgeon and his heart as a soccer dad come together to change the lives of kids like Klyvan, whose clubfoot condition prevented him from even walking independently. Through a series of weekly castings followed by surgery, Dr. Micah straightened Klyvan’s K LY VAN , AFT E R
above: After surgery at CURE with Dr. Micah Tan, Klyvan can walk, run, and kick a ball. Perhaps soccer is in his future!
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left: Dr. Micah Tan is one of four pediatric orthopedic surgeons serving the Davao region of the Philippines.
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PARTNERS in MINISTRY
Honoring a Legacy Through the Gift of Surgery
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or more than 50 years, Bill Clegg has faithfully taught adult Bible classes at First Baptist Church Social Circle, just east of Atlanta, touching countless lives with his humility and servant’s heart. So when Bible study attendees Keith and Pam Kelly and several friends wanted to honor Bill’s lifetime of faithfulness, they knew an ordinary gift wouldn’t do. Instead, they and their fellow class members sponsored a CURE surgery for a child in need in his honor—a tribute that reflects Bill’s own heart for others.
“He loves the class, and he loves helping people,” says Keith, a longtime CURE supporter and former board member. That love was evident in the more than 100 people who attended a party for Bill, where they shared that, sparked by Keith and Pam’s idea, they had gathered enough donations to sponsor four lifechanging surgeries in his honor.
right: Gene received lifechanging clubfoot surgery at Tebow CURE Philippines through surgery sponsorship made in Bill’s honor.
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above: Keith and Pam Kelly honored Bill Clegg (center) by sponsoring a surgery for a child in need.
“I was deeply moved to learn they had sponsored surgeries through CURE in my name,” Bill says.
“It’s one of the most meaningful gifts I’ve ever received.” The experience also inspired Keith and Pam to sponsor another surgery in honor of their five grandchildren, hoping to pass along a legacy of faith, generosity, and compassion. Keith says the personalized updates made his family feel like they were part of the child’s healing journey. He hopes others will consider sponsoring a child’s surgery in someone’s honor—a meaningful gift with a ripple effect that lasts a lifetime. “It’s something we can do that’s God-honoring and helping someone,” he says. “When you can see what it’s doing and see God’s hand in it, that really makes it fun.”
Sponsor a Surgery To sponsor surgeries in honor of someone you care about, scan or visit cure.org/sponsor-a-surgery
Expert Care, Half a World Away
A Volunteer Surgeon’s Perspective Featuring Dr. Aaron Shaw
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t was during his first year of medical school, serving in a makeshift tent hospital after Haiti’s devastating 2010 earthquake, that Dr. Aaron Shaw sensed God calling him to use his surgical skills to serve those in need.
That conviction stayed with him through his Army residency, four years of military service as an orthopedic surgeon, and fellowship training in pediatric orthopedic spine surgery. After completing his fellowship and beginning his practice at Children’s Mercy Kansas City, Dr. Shaw says, “I wanted to use my skills to serve the Lord.” A friend eventually introduced him to CURE, which led to two trips to CURE Ethiopia in 2025 and 2026. There, Dr. Shaw helped advance CURE’s spine program, sharing his expertise and performing scoliosis surgeries alongside the team. “As CURE Ethiopia expands to serve more children with complex spine conditions, volunteers like Dr.
Scan or visit cure.org/volunteer to see all of our opportunities.
Shaw play a vital role in strengthening our capacity and our teams,” says CURE Ethiopia Medical Director Dr. Timothy Nunn. As a surgeon, Dr. Shaw recognized the clinical excellence already present at CURE Ethiopia. “What really stood out to me was the facilities, the staff, the training—they are exactly what I’d want in my home institution,” he reflects. “The standard of excellence was no different than what I’d find in the US.” But what impacted him most was seeing that excellence paired with Christ-centered care. “There aren’t many opportunities for surgeons with highly specialized skills to dedicate those skills directly to the Lord,” he says.
“Serving at CURE is a wonderful way to mature your faith and be the hands and feet of Christ.”
Dr. Aaron Shaw has made two trips to perform spine surgeries alongside CURE Ethiopia’s surgeons . . . with plans to return next year.
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above: Dr. Aaron Shaw joins CURE’s surgeons on a complex spine procedure.
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LAST LOOK
Surgery Heals Bodies.
God’s Word Heals Hearts. When a child is healed, hearts are softened to receive the message of the gospel and grow closer to Jesus. Every child we serve, like Musa, receives a Bible in their local language. He says, “I believe in the healing power of Jesus . . . and now I can read my favorite stories about Elijah and Joseph.” Soon, Musa won’t need his crutches. But he’ll always need God’s Word.
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YOUR LEGACY
Their Healing With a little planning today, you can leave a legacy that helps children receive life-changing surgery, hear the good news of Jesus, and experience hope for generations to come.
WAY S T O G I V E → Stocks & Mutual Funds → IRA Assets → Real Estate → Bequests in Your Will
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Scan here to get started, email legacy@cure.org, or visit cure.org/planned-giving
Giving stock has been a great way for us to donate . . . It means more kids receive surgeries and hear about Jesus!”
Musa, age 12, treated at CURE Kenya for clubfoot
—MARK & ANDREA SPEARS, CURE SUPPORTERS
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