Our Stories

His family thought a child like him could never make it. Then they encountered Smile Train

A cleft mother’s true story of faith, miracles, and Smile Train

Love always finds a way.

Cleft surgery was only one piece of Livingstone's journey from malnourished baby to star of his village.

Magaly is the mother of David, age five, a Smile Train patient in Quito, Ecuador. She shared with us her son’s journey to cleft care and what Smile Train has meant for her entire family.

At one month old, Mirian weighed just four pounds. Five months later, with the support of our local partners, she had transformed into a happy, chubby baby.

When Valery was born, her parents cried at the sight of her cleft. Now, thanks to continuing treatment sponsored by Smile Train, Valery fills their lives with song and music.

When Zena's family thought they could never afford cleft treatment for their daughter, you gave them hope.

Wendy was 17, single, and scared. She had just had a baby with a cleft, and any help seemed far, far away from her family's ranch in the remote Andes highlands. But Smile Train was there.

Auner was lucky to survive long enough to enter our partner's care. Now, he's thriving and smiling.