Thank You from LWB’s Chairman of the Board
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 […]
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Our 2024 Guatemala Cleft Trip: Day Five of Surgeries
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 […]
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Our 2024 Guatemala Cleft Trip: Day Three of Surgery
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 […]
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Our 2024 Guatemala Cleft Trip: Day Two of Surgery
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 […]
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Our 2024 Guatemala Cleft Trip: Triage Day
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 […]
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Help a Child in Guatemala
Guatemala is a beautiful country in Central America that is deeply impacted by severe poverty. Child labor is common, with many children not receiving an education. Only 4% of children living in rural regions will ever graduate high school. Guatemala also has a very high rate of malnutrition, with one of two children suffering stunting […]
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