Was This Mysterious Messenger an Angel?

Daniel was born with a cleft lip and palate. He lives with his parents and his brother in a poor barrio in Honduras. Initially, the couple’s biggest challenge was getting Daniel to eat enough, his mother, Melida, explained, emotion in her voice.  “The doctor said to give him 2 ounces of milk at a time.  A normal baby can drink that in a few minutes.  It took Daniel an hour-and-a-half to drink that tiny amount,” she said sadly.   

Daniel was losing weight.  His worried father, Hector, told us, “The doctor said that he had a case like this where the baby died at 10-months because of malnourishment.  He said we need to schedule an operation right away.”

But the young parents could not afford the multiple surgeries needed to repair Daniel’s cleft lip and palate.  As Christians, they’d been praying for help.  They said their miraculous answer came as they walked home from the doctor’s office that day!
 “We were going back home, suddenly someone approached us and gave us the number for Operation Blessing,” Hector explained.   “It was a total stranger.  He said, ‘Don't ask me my name, just call this number, and God will do the rest.’ At that moment we had HOPE.”   

They called the number they’d been given.  “When we contacted Operation Blessing, they welcomed us as if they had been expecting us!” Hector said, his voice full of emotion.    
 
Then thanks to YOU, over the next year Operation Blessing paid for Daniel to receive three separate surgeries to repair his cleft lip and palate.  Those operations were successful and now Daniel is an active, happy toddler with a new smile.   

“We thank God because He sent us an angel; that man was an angel who connected us to Operation Blessing,” Hector said.  “God knew we needed help because we had lost all hope.”

Melida is also so grateful. “Thank you to everyone who gave the money we needed for the surgeries for our son.  There are no words to express my gratitude. Thank you.” 

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