![Luz and Mia holding a picture of themselves with Kylie and Kris Jenner](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-12/luz-mia-with-kylie-jenner.jpg?itok=69gNhwZ2)
Mia Update: Kylie Jenner's Hosts Still on Cleft Journey
A patient’s mother on how Smile Train partners treated her daughter
Vivian Exemplifies Beauty Inside and Out
When Vivian started school, the kids laughed at her so much she didn't want to live. Then she met someone who told her she should become a model.
![Zindia holds Joseyur in one arm and a picture of him before cleft surgery in the other](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-11/joseyur-og.jpg?itok=hKpozdhK)
Zindia and Joseyur Keep Going
Never bet against a mother’s will to see her child smile.
![Sokim smiling after free Smile Train cleft lip palate surgery in Cambodia](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-11/sokim-50.jpg?itok=PQzoKd6w)
Sokim: A Moment of Panic, a Lifetime of Smiles
![Benjamin thinking in a field in Kenya after his Smile Train-sponsored cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-10/benjamin-k-thinks-outside-after-free-smile-train-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-kenya.jpg?itok=-d4oDesF)
Sebastian: From Nine Days to Live to Chubby Baby
After Pamela's delivery, the nurses told her that her son, Sebastian, only had nine days to live. She was devastated. She didn’t know where to turn. Then she was referred to Smile Train's local partner, Fundacion Ninos que Rien.
![Barbara with her mother and sister.](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-08/barbara-with-mother-sister-and-bunny-after-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-smile-train-mexico-50.jpg?itok=_X45FAKk)
What Bárbara Taught Her Mother
![Smile Train patient Demaris from Kenya holds a picture of herself before her free cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-07/damaris-holding-photo-before-free-smile-train-cleft-lip-cleft-palate-surgery-kenya.jpg?itok=g5glTJIO)
Determined Damaris
Even when the whole world seemed against her, Damaris persisted. And won.
![Hector Daniel held by his family](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-06/hector-looks-forward.jpg?itok=ciFZXyX-)
We Are Smiles in El Salvador
When their son's life was changed forever, Héctor Rivas and Karen wanted to give the same relief to families across El Salvador.
![Anghelo hugs his mother after free cleft surgery in Peru](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-04/anghelo-with-mom-free-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-peru.jpg?itok=gX4sMVHu)
Anghelo Soars from the Lowest Valley to the Highest Peak
After experiencing some of the lowest depths imaginable, Anghelo and his family now celebrate their miraculous lives.
![A school-aged Meng with her mother after cleft lip and cleft palate surgery in Cambodia](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-03/meng-with-mother-after-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-cambodia.jpg?itok=iVVNLX0x)
A Daughter's Cleft; a Mother's Journey
A mother’s account of her child’s journey to cleft care in her own words.