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—currently residing in the states . 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 needs therapy, 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!

• Move to the states: After much prayer and thought and due to ongoing medical issues for Kika, we have moved back home to the states to avail ourselves of the medical care available here. Since that time Kika has undergone surgery to replace her shunt which had begun to malfunction and she will be going in again for an operation to straighten her feet. Once that is done she will be able to have braces and begin learning to walk. For the most part, we will be discontinuing updating this site as it seems to have served its purpose for these past seven years. Perhaps Carisa herself will begin her own blog to update those who are interested in her progress. This site will remain online as a source of information and a testimony to the many miracles, friends and supply that have resulted from its existence.
  
  We'd like to thank all those who sent contributions towards the purchase of a Giger Medical Device. We never got near the amount needed and, at present, have used those funds to Kika's ongoing care. Thank you so much for your generous giving!