The LEAP Foundation medical mission teams comprised of medical specialists, nurses and general helpers have dedicated their time, expertise and own resources to help bring free medical care to impoverished areas. These areas would not normally have access to the state-of-the-art surgical techniques and specialized care. The LEAP Foundation provides reconstructive surgery to correct cleft lips, cleft palates, congenitally absent ears, and other facial deformities and disfiguring injuries. In addition, volunteer mission teams have included general surgeons, eye surgeons, ocular prosthetics and  prosthetic specialists. These individuals enhance the skills of the local medical community and provide medical supplies and equipment to the region.

Li Ying Wang

If you would like to view some news coverage of Li Yings' story please click on the link Below.
Li Ying's Video Coverage

Dear LEAP Supporters,

Li Ying came to the US in October of 2005 with her mom and an American missionary who found out about LEAP.

Though it took an amazing amount of trust, as the Wang's didn't speak any English and had barely been outside of rural China, Li's mom was willing to risk everything for her daughter. Li had hypertelorism (eyes separated by a cleft, encephalocele (outpouching of the brain), as well as 4 segments of a nose separated by a wide cleft, and a cleft lip and palate.

The surgery was risky and challenging. But God blessed the entire process. Li and her mom are now back in China. Li's return brought tears to her father's eyes, who had not seen her in months, and had no idea what to expect.

Li's follow-up procedure will be done in China, within this coming year.

Dedicated to Changing Lives