Allan is 14 years old. He comes from a small village in Namayingo district, near Lake Victoria in Uganda.
He was born with a condition which made his stomach swell and hurt all the time, he could only use the restroom once every 3 months. No one in my village understood what was wrong with him. His mom thought it was a curse or witchcraft.
Life was hard from the very beginning. When he was just seven months old, his father died, leaving his mother to care for him and his three older siblings. She worked so hard, while battling HIV/ AIDS and didn’t have the money or knowledge to get him the help he needed, For ten years, he lived with this pain. He couldn’t run, play, or be like the other kids or attend school, Berakha childcare found him and told his mother that Allan`s condition wasn’t a curse—it was something medical, and it could be treated. They took him in, loved him, and made sure he got the surgeries he needed to save his life. Now, Allan`s life is completely different. The pain is gone, the swelling is gone and he feels strong again. He is in school, learning and dreaming of a bright future. He also participates in the Berakhah Children’s Choir and helps with the media team at the children's Church.
