Krind
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“The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light.” – Matthew 6:22
Imagine the moment. Five-year-old Krind, his tiny hands trembling, waits for his eye shield to be removed. Will he finally see his mother’s face clearly? Will the darkness that has consumed his young life finally lift?
And then – the moment arrives. The shield is gently taken off, and light floods his little world. His mother’s face comes into focus. Overcome with wonder, he simply stares. His miracle has arrived.
This beautiful moment is possible because of the extraordinary kindness of people like you. Your generosity reaches the poorest, most vulnerable children and adults in the world, offering them the precious gift of sight.
Krind and his family are Dalits, a group once considered “untouchable” by society. They have known hardship beyond words. Yet through the compassion of people like you, they have been deeply touched by the overflowing love of Jesus Christ, expressed through life-changing cataract surgery.
Today, will you share this miracle with another child, another family lost in the shadows of blindness. Will you help lift the veil of darkness for someone who cannot afford the surgery that could change their life forever.
Your hope giving gift can help set a child free from blindness - a loving act of kindness, a lifelong impact.
Blindness steals so much more than sight – it takes away hope, education, independence, and even survival. Krind’s vision was so poor, he couldn’t see anything just a few feet away.
His teachers noticed he was struggling, unable to keep up with other children. He stopped playing. His world was closing in. For families trapped in deep poverty, the diagnosis of childhood cataracts is challenging. Without intervention, a child like Krind faces a lifetime of blindness and despair. But thanks to the generous support of people like you, there is hope.
Across Nepal, a network of cbm-funded Outreach Clinics now reaches out to children like Krind. When his parents, Dal and Kumari, learned of his condition, they were overcome with fear. “Our son has cataracts in both his eyes!” his mother whispered, her voice shaking. “We are very worried...”
But then came the words of hope. The health worker at the Outreach Clinic reassured them: “Your son will get the best treatment at the hospital.” And thanks to people like you, that promise became a reality.
At the cbm-funded Biratnagar Eye Hospital, Krind’s eyes were carefully examined.
The diagnosis was severe visual impairment. Without immediate surgery, his young brain would begin to forget how to see. Time was running out.
His eye surgeon, Dr Pawan, made the urgent decision: “We will be doing the surgery tomorrow.”
With children’s cataracts, every day without sight means their young brains will “forget” how to see perfectly. Every child with cataracts needs surgery as soon as possible.
There’s good news. Krind was not born with cataracts, so his brain has learned how to see.
“He will have good vision,” predicts a very relieved Dr Pawan.
On the day of surgery, in his tiny maroon surgical gown, Krind looked so fragile. His mother carried him, light as a feather, to the operating theatre.
Under general anesthesia, the skilled hands of a surgeon removed the tiny, clouded lens stealing his sight and replaced it with a clear new lens. A simple surgery but a transformation beyond measure.
As he slept, his parents watched over him, praying for their beloved son. Their beautiful boy. When he was born, they wove together the sounds from their two names – Kumari and Dal – and created a new sound: Krind. His name is their love story.
And then the next morning, off comes the eye shield – and in streams new light, life and hope. Krind blinks. He looks at his mother. He’s stunned. Her face! He simply gazes at his mum: the most beautiful sight he could ever ask for. This really is a beautiful miracle of God’s grace, through the generosity of people like you.
Krind’s future is now filled with hope. Soon, his other eye will be treated, and his journey to a full life will continue.
But what about the next child? The next mother and father waiting in anguish, longing to see their child’s eyes shine with joy once more?
Today, you can help make that miracle happen again. Your gift will help keep the cbm-funded Outreach Clinics running, and help the cbm-funded Eye Hospitals maintain gold standard surgery techniques to give the Miracle of Sight. Your generosity can change a life forever.
Think of the limitless joy your generosity will bring. Poverty is already an unbearable weight – blindness makes it even heavier. Your kindness lightens that burden.
Thank you for being part of God’s plan to bring sight, hope, and a future to children and adults who need it most. Thank you for giving the Miracle of Sight.
Generosity like yours has blessed Krind and his family beyond their dreams. Today, please help give the miracle of sight and bless a family of the poorest of the poor. Without your generosity, they could never afford to set their child free from blindness. Please will you prayerfully considering sending a gift today, to share the Miracle of Sight in the world’s poorest places. Thank you.
