Medical Missions

Abounding in Love actively participates in medical missions that provide free cleft lip and palate surgery to children in the Philippines. Our charity pays for all of the expenses, which eliminates the financial burden on families who are struggling financially. Below is a summary of the medical missions we've been a part of since 2023. For more detailed information about our work, please view our Program Summary.

Operation Rainbow Australia Cleft Mission
June 17- June 23, 2023

Our third medical mission of 2023 marks a new milestone for the Abounding In Love organization. This mission is our first partnership with the fantastic team of Operation Rainbow Australia and the Kiwanis Club of Cebu. Together, we successfully provided free surgery to 40 Abounding In Love children with cleft lip and palate conditions. Specifically, 25 children underwent cleft lip surgeries, while 15 received palate repairs. The Medical mission was held at the Visayas Med Hospital. We are thrilled to have partnered with these organizations and eagerly anticipate future missions working alongside them.

Abounding team with Operation Rainbow Australia medical team on the last day of Medical mission.

Two children with cleft lip at the hotel waiting for screening.

Mother hold her child after cleft lip surgery.

Mother and their children who has cleft condition at the screening day for a medical mission by a charity.

Abounding in love team with the Kiwanis Club of Cebu at the Medical Mission for Cleft.

A child with cleft smiling for a picture with Abounding In Love staff.

Two parents feeding their child with cleft at a medical mission.

A hospital staff and charity staff assist mother and her child after surgery.

Filipino girl pose for a picture after her surgery.

Father comforting his child after surgery

A Filipino child recovering after his cleft surgery

Filipino child with cleft waiting for surgery

Filipino girl with cleft palate smiling for a picture while waiting for surgery

Parents and children leaving the hospital after the children had their surgery

Filipino girl recovering from her cleft palate surgery

Operation Rainbow Australia cleaning the child's stitches after cleft surgery

Two charity staff assisting mother and child during a medical mission

Charity staff assisting father and son with cleft.

A charity staff handing out water bottles to parents and their children

A Filipino girl smiling with her mother at screening day.

Operation Rainbow Australia medical team perform a physical exam on the children with cleft

Two parents and their child with cleft arriving at the hotel

Abounding In Love and the Kiwanis Club of Cebu pose for a picture

Parents and their children with cleft lip arriving at the hotel for a medical mission

Rotaplast Cleft Mission
February 21-March 3, 2023

Abounding in Love’s second mission of 2023 was another partnership with the fine folks at Rotaplast International (our 7th mission with them) and the Rotary Club of Cebu Port Centre. This mission took place at Adventist/Miller Hospital in Cebu, Philippines. We enrolled 81 children, 62 of which received successful cleft lip and palate surgeries, 2 received an obturator, and one child had a dental procedure.

2 brothers pose for a picture after receiving free cleft lip surgery from charity

2 poor Filipino children with cleft lip waiting to get free surgery from a charity

2 children who need cleft palate surgery at a medical mission hosted by charity

2 poor children in the Philippines with cleft palate

2 Filipino children with cleft palate in a hotel room the day before surgery

2 Filipino girls with cleft palate smiling for a picture a few hours before surgery

A baby at the hospital recovering from cleft lip surgery

A baby girl recovering from cleft lip surgery at a medical mission

A mother tending to her baby who is recovering from cleft lip surgery

A baby recovering from cleft lip surgery with his mother

A mother holds her baby as he recovers from cleft lip surgery provided by charity

A baby recovering from cleft lip surgery at a medical mission in the Philippines

A Filipino baby with cleft lip at the hospital for surgery

A poor Filipino boy recovering from cleft palate surgery at a medical mission in the Philippines

A boy with a repaired cleft lip waiting to receive free cleft palate surgery

A boy with a repaired cleft lip waiting to receive free cleft palate surgery at a medical mission

A boy with a unilateral complete cleft lip at a surgical mission in the Philippines

A boy with a unilateral incomplete cleft lip waiting for free surgery at a medical mission in the Philippines

A boy with cleft palate sitting on his mother's lap while waiting for free surgery from a charity

A child in the Philippines with a cleft lip wearing an Abounding in Love charity shirt

A child in the Philippines with cleft lip waiting for surgery

A Filipino child recovering from cleft lip surgery at a medical mission

A child with cleft lip being prepped for surgery by a charity organization

Cleft charity staff holding a child with cleft lip at a medical mission

A child with cleft lip and his mother at a non-profit medical mission for free surgery

Faces of Tomorrow Cleft Mission
January 7-14, 2023

We kicked off 2023 with another medical mission in partnership with Faces of Tomorrow. The mission occurred from January 7-14 at Gallares Hospital in Tagbilaran, Bohol. 52 poor children received free surgery (a total of 60 different procedures: 28 cleft lip repair, 23 cleft palate repair, 1 rhinoplasty, and 8 cleft palate speech surgeries). 20 dental procedures were performed at this mission as well.

Medical Missions

Operation Rainbow Australia Cleft Mission June 17- June 23, 2023

Rotaplast Cleft Mission February 21-March 3, 2023

Faces of Tomorrow Cleft Mission January 7-14, 2023

Operation Rainbow Australia Cleft Mission
June 17- June 23, 2023

Rotaplast Cleft Mission
February 21-March 3, 2023

Faces of Tomorrow Cleft Mission
January 7-14, 2023