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Thank You from LWB’s Chairman of the Board

Posted on May 7, 2024

What a wonderful week we spent in Antigua during our 2024 Guatemala Cleft Mission Trip. Such a beautiful place and such kind and loving people. I have had the weekend to reflect on last week’s cleft surgeries and the team who made them possible. Over 50 wonderful new smiles. Over 50 mothers with tears of […]

Our 2024 Guatemala Cleft Trip: Day Five of Surgeries

Posted on May 4, 2024

Today was the final day of surgeries on LWB’s 2024 cleft trip to Antigua, Guatemala. It has been the most amazing week of transformations, and we thank you for following along! Morning rounds today were filled with lots of happy parents, as they know they are very close to going home and showing off their […]

Our 2024 Guatemala Cleft Trip: Day Four of Surgery

Posted on May 3, 2024

Hola once again from the beautiful city of Antigua, Guatemala, site of LWB’s 2024 cleft surgery trip. LWB has been doing cleft surgery trips for 20 years now, and today we were honored to help our oldest ever surgical patient. We introduced you to Ronald in our first blog, a humble man who has waited […]

Our 2024 Guatemala Cleft Trip: Day Three of Surgery

Posted on May 2, 2024

Hola from the wonderful charity hospital in Antigua, Guatemala where LWB is holding its 2024 cleft surgery trip. Today was a very full day of surgeries, with 12 children going through our operating rooms. One of the happiest babies of the day was 5-month-old Jimmy, who had charmed everyone on intake day. Jimmy had a […]

Our 2024 Guatemala Cleft Trip: Day Two of Surgery

Posted on May 1, 2024

Hello again from Antigua, Guatemala, where the Fuego volcano is putting on a show. Our 2024 cleft trip is now in full swing, with another eleven children receiving their life-changing surgeries today. Before the magic in the OR got underway this morning, our team did rounds on the patients who received surgery yesterday. The moms […]

Our 2024 Guatemala Cleft Trip: Surgeries Begin

Posted on April 30, 2024

Hola from the beautiful city of Antigua, Guatemala as we report on our first full day of cleft surgeries. Twelve beautiful children had their operations today, and our team loved getting to know each of the families more. First up on the schedule was tiny Gretal, who was Dr. Tollefson’s first patient of the week. […]

Our 2024 Guatemala Cleft Trip: Triage Day

Posted on April 29, 2024

On Sunday, we kicked off our second cleft surgery trip to Guatemala! The team welcomed close to 60 vulnerable children and their families for triage at the Obras Sociales Del Santo Hermano Pedro Hospital in the heart of beautiful and historic Antigua. Filled with hope, families journeyed from far away rural villages to bring their […]

LWB’s 2024 Guatemala Cleft Surgery Trip

Posted on April 25, 2024

At LWB, we have a deep commitment to helping some of the world’s most vulnerable children who have been born with cleft lip and palate. Cleft lip and palate cause many serious challenges such as difficulty feeding, poor growth and overall development, dental issues, frequent ear infections, hearing loss, and speech issues. Since 2004, we […]

Child Trafficking in Asia

Posted on April 18, 2024

Human trafficking, as you can well imagine, is an incredibly complex topic that sadly includes children from countries all over the world. It’s hard to find a single definition of child trafficking, but UNICEF describes it in this way: Child victims of trafficking are recruited, transported, transferred, harbored, or received for the purpose of exploitation. […]

Bentely’s Story of Hope

Posted on April 11, 2024

When Baby Bentely was born in India in 2021, his parents were told right away that he had a very serious heart defect that needed immediate surgery. Their tiny newborn was placed on a ventilator and referred to the cardiac specialists at Amrita Hospital. It was his one chance for healing. While Bentely’s mother recovered […]

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