It was a pleasure to read the story of Humoody in the Sunday Herald. The circle of love and support surrounding him is so inspiring. His family has been his shelter from the storm of his birth country and without their advocacy his future would have held little promise.

I would like to tell you about the organization that brought Humoody to the U.S. and secured the first two years of his donated medical care.

Healing the Children Oregon and Western Washington Chapter is located in Mukilteo, and has restored health to 20,165 impoverished children from 24 countries since 1985. We are a small grass-roots, nonprofit operating with 1.8 fulltime employees and 110 volunteers. We procure millions in donated medical services and resources.

Our International Inbound program brings children to the U.S. for medical care and secures the donating doctors, surgeons, hospitals and host families. These children return home to their families when the medical care is completed. Humoody was a one-time exception. Our Medical Teams Abroad program sends medical volunteers overseas to provide donated care in countries such as Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras and Nepal. In 2014, we will support seven medical teams abroad working in the areas of audiology, education and ENT surgery. To learn more visit us at www.htcorwwa.org.

We are happy for the part we had in Humoody’s journey and are grateful for the many people, especially Randy and Julie Smith, whose big hearts have created the promise of a bright future for this young boy.

Ann Anderst, executive director

Healing the Children Oregon and Western Washington Chapter

Mukilteo