Matthew was just one when his parents discovered he had a sight impairment. His cataracts had him turned away from pre-school at the age of four.

Matthew was just one when his parents discovered he had a sight impairment. His cataracts had him turned away from pre-school at the age of four.
This Thursday, 19 August on Miracles Day, you have the chance to give someone the Miracle gift of sight for just $33 – changing their life forever.
For children with cataracts, the longer they wait for treatment, the more likely it is that future surgery will not be successful.
I was there in a tiny hospital in a remote part of the Philippines where a CBM-funded program had taken up residency to provide cataract surgeries.
For Suman, growing up in a remote village in eastern Nepal, life took a sudden turn the year she turned five and now she needs a Miracle.
11 year old Curtis started a business washing his neighbours’ bins and is now using what he earned to give 10 people the Miracle gift of sight.
“Sometimes, I still cannot believe that a surgery, which was over so quick, turned things around for our family… for Joanna.”
“As a parent, I feel the weight of responsibility for providing for my young family… that miracle moment is something that I’ve never forgotten.”