Providing Medical Relief, Supplies & Training

Meet T.P., a boy who suffered a hot water burn to his left arm. Due to the severity of the burn and lack of immediate medical care, his elbow became limited with what could have been a permanent 90-degree contracture. The Strathys took on this seemingly untreatable case — and thanks to their generous donation of surgical services and therapy, T.P. has regained full range of motion in his arm.

Meet M.R., a young girl who suffers from seizures. During one of M.R.’s seizures, she fell into a cooking fire and sustained severe third-degree burns. Since M.R. and her family live in a rural area, she received minimal health care which resulted in massive scarring and damage to her face and eyelids. When a visiting missionary nurse brought M.R. to the Strathys, they saw extensive surgery was required to restore her health. They were able to dramatically improve M.R.’s condition but without funds for required physical therapy treatment the reconstructive outcome is limited. M.R.’s condition, however, is vastly improved thanks to the Strathys’ intervention.

Meet M.H., a boy who was severely burned when hot water spilled onto the left side of his body. Since his family lives in a rural area, medical treatment was limited to binding his left arm to his chest, which caused the arm to become affixed to his side. With a single reconstructive surgery, Dr. Kevin Strathy was able to detach the arm from its side, fully restoring M.H.’s ability to use his left arm and resume life as an active little boy.