Welcome!

This site is dedicated to our eight-year-old daughter Carisa (nicknamed Kika) who was born with spina bifida and as a result is paralyzed from the waist down. Kika has normal intelligence and lots of potential, but we need help with the funding of her ongoing medical care to help her realize her full potential!

We are a missionary family of eight —Mom, Dad and six children—working on the field of Mexico. The Lord has never failed to supply all our needs and while praying about what to do to cover the expenses we face for Kika, He encouraged us to put up a site to seek the help of others.

Please don't hesitate to help us in this worthy cause! Even if you can only contribute $10, it will add up and be greatly appreciated! If anyone feels led to contribute on a regular basis, that would be terrific! No donation is too small nor, for that matter, too large!

What is Spina Bifida?

For those of you who don't know what spina bifida is, it is a malformation of the spine which occurs during the mother's pregnancy. The results are varied depending on the location of the malformation. In Kika's case, it left her paralyzed from the waist down. Shortly after birth she needed an operation to close a hole in her back and then another operation was performed to insert a shunt (a plastic tube) from her brain cavity to her abdomen to control a related condition that she has, called hydrocephalus. She was also born with clubfeet.

Kika's ongoing needs are many. She goes to therapy twice a week, needs braces, x-rays, regular lab tests, brain scans, special equipment, etc. This is a condition which will require attention and care for her entire life.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this and consider our request. And a special thank you to all of you who decide to donate. We know that God will bless each one of you! Remember, you can never out give God!

Love and prayers,

Wayne and Esther

(Kika's parents)

Latest News!

• Kika's operation was a success!

• New Photos added.

• Giger Medical Device for Kika: We wanted to thank everyone who has responded to our request for donations towards the purchase of the Giger Medical Device pictured to the far right. This amazing device repairs damaged nerves through repetitive motion. It attaches to a home PC which monitors and gives feedback and controls the device. People who have used this have had remarkable results and increased mobility. For further information and details please visit their website.

Amazingly enough the major share of donations we have received have come from fellow missionaries working around the world. And there have been many others, most of whom we have never met, but who we now pray for and want to thank. We have made a lot of progress however, as you can see by the little thermometer, we have a ways to go. So we'd like to continue to ask for help towards the remainder of the funds we will need. If anyone would like to help, please visit our Donate page and make a donation. Please specify that your gift is to help towards the Giger Medical Device. Thank you so very much for your help with this!