As newlyweds, the Chens thought they were ready to face anything—until their doctor suggested abandoning their newborn.
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MR. AND MRS. CHEN MARRIED IN
THEIR MID-20s, AND
IMMEDIATELY SIGNED UP TO
VOLUNTEER AT AN ORPHANAGE.
SO BY THE TIME MRS. CHEN GOT
PREGNANT, THE COUPLE CARED
FOR A LOT OF BABIES AND FELT
PREPARED TO BE PARENTS.
WHAT THEY WEREN'T REPAIRED
FOR WAS THEIR BABY'S CLEFT
LIP AND FACE.
I CRIED WHEN I SAW HER
FACE.
I KNEW PEOPLE WERE MOCKED.
I COULDN'T IMAGINE MY OWN
BABY BEING TREATED LIKE THAT
ALL HER LIFE.
Reporter: HER CLEFT LIP
WAS SEVERE AND KEPT HER FROM
EATING AND DEVELOPING LIKE
SHE SHOULD.
SHE WAS SO SMALL.
SHE WAS ONLY 7.7 POUNDS.
I TRIED TO FEED HER, BUT SHE
ALWAYS CHOKED, AND HER FACE
TURNED RED AND PURPLE.
AND THEN SHE COULDN'T SLEEP
BECAUSE SHE WAS SO HUNGRY
AND UNCOMFORTABLE.
EVERY TIME SHE CRIED, IT WAS
LIKE MY HEART WAS BEING CUT
INTO 100 PIECES.
I WAS WORRIED MY DAUGHTER
WOULD CHOKE TO DEATH.
AND WHAT IF HE MALNUTRITION
LED TO RETARDATION.
OUR DOCTOR THOUGHT THERE WAS
NO WAY TO HELP HER IN THE
LONG RUN.
THEY SAID WE WOULD BE BETTER
JUST GIVING HER UP.
Terry: THE POOR
NEWLYWEDS DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH
MONEY FOR SURGERY, BUT THEY
DID HAVE FAITH.
I PRAYED TO THE LORD
EVERY DAY.
I BELIEVE HE HAS THE PERFECT
PLAN FOR MY BABY, AND I
ENTRUSTED MY BABY TO HIM.
Terry: NOT LONG AFTER
PRAYING, MRS. CHEN GOT A
CALL WITH SOME VERY GOOD
NEWS.
CBN HAD AGREED TO HELP PAY
FOR SAYON'S SURGERY.
IT WAS A THREE-HOUR
PROCEDURE THAT COMPLETELY
TRANSFORMED HER FACE AND HER
LIFE.
IT WAS LIKE ALL OF MY
BURDENS WERE IMMEDIATELY
TAKEN AWAY.
I WAS RELEASED FROM ALL
WORRIES ABOUT MY DAUGHTER'S
FUTURE.
I COULD NOT EVEN RECOGNIZE
THAT THIS WAS MY BABY.
IT IS INCREDIBLE.
SHE IS SO PRETTY.
WE VOLUNTEERED AT THE
ORPHANAGE AND HELPED THE
OTHERS.
AND THEN WHEN WE NEEDED
HELP, GOD STRETCHED OUT HIS
MERCIFUL HAND TO US, AND LED
CBN TO HELP US.
I WANT TO THANK CBN FOR
ARRANGING THE BEST HOSPITAL
AND THE BEST DOCTOR FOR MY
BABY, SO THAT SHE COULD HAVE
THIS SUCCESSFUL SURGERY AND
A MUCH BETTER LIFE.