This story is such an emotional story to tell. While I was in Pucallpa Peru with the Resurge Medical team this young girl and her mother showed up on clinic day. Clinic day is the first day of patients coming to the hospital, at which time,  the potential children are met by the surgeon and pediatrician.  At […]

Precious Lourdes was another life changing moment for me. I fell in love with Lourdes the moment I met her.  I stayed by her side during her journey with the loving medical team from ReSurge.  These photos were taken within the first 24 hours following the repair of her cleft lip.  I was with Lourdes during the nearly […]

I had the opportunity, while in Peru with ReSurge, to visit with Angel and his family.  I did so because of the great disappointment that Angel’s family experienced when he could not get his cleft lip repaired because he had a fever.  When a child does not pass the physical they cannot have surgery.  I visited the […]

The loving touch of nurses is again in evident in this photo of nurse Diane holding precious Lourdes as she is brought from surgery to recovery.  Tina is preparing the bed which will comfort Lourdes as she wakes up.  I personally took this photo as I watched on.  The loving touch and professional care from […]

Piero from my trip to Peru was such a friendly and spirited 7 year old.   This photo was taken 2 days after his cleft palates was repaired . He was so friendly to me during his stay at the hospital that I wanted to say good bye before my trip home . This photo was […]

The attached photos are the gifts we get from the human spirit of children. These photos are from my trip to Pucallpa Peru.  Many of the photos came from an amazing photographer Adam Forgash. The love and innocence of these children is easy to see. They have love in their eyes and hearts. Their standard […]

A mother’s love and connection with their children is beautiful, yet difficult to express in words. Hopefully these photos capture the true meaning of Mothers love…the love and touch of Mothers all around the world. Happy Mother’s Day to all of the mothers around the world! Michael

This is a photo recently taken of Angel and his mother. I met them when I was in Pucallpa Peru in April 2010. At that time Angel had a fever and was not allowed to have his cleft lip repaired. Just last month in Feb 2011 this photo was taken and within 2 days he […]

As the year is about to end and the new year is about to begin, I think about how fortunate we all are with the heart and soul of nurses around the globe. This year I had the opportunity to spend one week with 4 amazing nurses while I was in Pucallpa, Peru.  This was […]

Adam Forgash is a New York City-based documentary photographer / photojournalist. His work combines a passion for photography with the opportunity to build meaningful relationships with his subjects. With over twenty years of experience, he has worked with commercial, editorial and non-profit clientele including Amnesty International, Interplast, The Smile Train, Associated Press and Corbis/Sigma. His […]