Melissa is a bright and curious 21-year-old from Guatemala. She lights up every room with her energy, while waiting for a fistula for dialysis treatment.

When we asked for her phone number, she repeated in five different languages just to make us smile. She's full of questions about the world and shares her joy with a radiant, beaming smile.

Melissa has lived with diabetes since childhood, and it has slowly taken a toll on her eyesight. Nearly blind now, her family had begun raising money for eye surgery—with help from their church, neighbors, and friends. But last September, just before her surgery, tragedy struck. On the way to a pre-op appointment, a truck ahead of her car dropped lumber onto the road. Melissa’s vehicle was hit. She suffered a serious leg injury and spent weeks in the hospital recovering. She shared that the medication damaged her kidneys and she now lives with end stage renal disease.

Her family had to use the money saved for her eye surgery to cover her emergency care.

Today, Melissa walks with a cane and her vision continues to decline. But there’s still hope.

We’re raising $2,000 to help cover the cost of her much-needed eye surgery.

Let’s give Melissa the chance to see the world again… clearly, brightly, and fully.

If you’re able, please consider donating or sharing this appeal. Together, we can restore more than just her sight—we can help restore her future.