|
Donate NowChange the lives of the world's most vulnerable.
|
Jerald's Story
To a little boy in Africa, like Jerald, what's the harm in letting a fly land on his face? There are so many buzzing around him all day.
 Jerald didn't realise that the flies were infecting him with Trachoma. It is the world's most virulent form of preventable blindness. Because of Trachoma, eight million people today - especially women and children - are totally blind.As Trachoma spread into Jerald's eyelids, the inflammation turned his eyelashes inwards, so they began to scratch his precious eyes. That scratching is agony ... and if Jerald received no help he would soon be completely blind. We didn't let that happen. As soon as cbm field workers found him, they gave him a simple ointment and taught him how to keep his face clean. That is all it took. Jerald is safe from agony, and his sight is safe from blindness by a thousand scratches. But if we hadn't found Jerald, he would probably be blind by now. |
|
|
 |
Signup for our e-newsletter