A Heart Attack at Any Moment

Wenyang tried hard to live up to his name, which means powerful and strong.  Yet, his classmates had another name for him.

“One boy called me a sissy,” he shares.  “I didn’t have energy, so I colored with girls and just made paper airplanes by myself.”  

Mr. Wang recalls, “I told Wenyang that I wasn’t very strong when I was a boy either, but I exercised, and things changed.  I said, ‘You can do it too!’” 

However, when he played basketball with his dad, he ended up in the hospital.

“His lips were purple, his face was blue, and he was covered in sweat,” Mr. Wang recounts.  He continues, “A doctor said he’d been weak his whole life because he was born with a hole in his heart.  We had no idea.”

Mrs. Wang adds, “We were told without surgery, the hole would impact his physical development, his health, and personality.  The news crushed me.” 

Over time, Wenyang’s heart got worse.

“He laid in bed clutching his chest and gasping for air,” his mother recalls.  “If this continued, his body would give out and he’d die.”

“I told my mom I was fine because I didn’t want her to worry and cry,” Wenyang shares.  He then admits, “But really I was dizzy and nauseous.” 

Wenyang’s dad remembers “Once, Wenyang was coughing and had a dangerously high fever, so I carried him on my back to the hospital.”  

“The doctor said the hole in his heart was too big, and he could have a heart attack at any moment,” adds Mrs. Wang.  “He lay weak in my lap, his body was as dry as a branch, and his spirit was fading.” 

Wenyang needed heart surgery as soon as possible.  Yet the Wangs couldn’t afford it.  Then a doctor told them about Operation Blessing

“When we heard Operation Blessing would help us, suddenly the sky got bluer,” Mrs. Wang proclaims.  “Operation Blessing volunteers even prayed for us and told us they loved us because God loved us.”

Thanks to your help, a doctor repaired the hole in Wenyang’s heart. 

“Now he has a good appetite, and he’s growing fast,” his mom says.  “Every day, we go for a walk, and Wenyang is always the one who walks the fastest.”

His father adds, “He’s like a new person. When I look at his happy smile, I’m so relieved.”

“My classmates don't laugh at me anymore,” Wenyang declares.  “Finally, I feel like my name really fits me.  I’m confident and healthy and strong.”

“Without you, our son would’ve died.” Mrs. Wang says.  She concludes, “Your love is selfless, and it’s changed our whole family.”

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