I Once Was Blind But....

Meet two-year-old twins Assan and Alusan.


Due to being born with catatracts in both eyes about all they could do was detect light and dark but were unable to see. Their family fled neighboring Sierra Leone in 1999 and have been living in an IDP camp since then. They, like many people in Liberia, are unable to afford this simple surgery as they struggle to live on less than a $1 a day.

After hearing about the Mercy Ship docked in the port, Ellen, the boys' mother came to the ship on April 15th. Even though she didn't have an appointment, the staff examined the twins and scheduled them both for a free surgery the following week.

This past Thursday Assan and Alusan had their cataracts removed and on Friday the patches were removed. The improvement was apparent to all around. Their eyes were no longer sunken and unresponsive. Now both boys were able to follow the movements of hands and balloons. It will take a few weeks for their vision system to develop and soon they will be able to see their mother's smile.


Father, bless Assan and Alusan and may they come to know the One who causes the blind to see.