Operation Smile

Hey dolls!

On behalf of Campus Book Rentals [Sponsored Post*], I want to take a little time during this season of gratitude to share about an amazing international charity, Operation Smile.

 

Especially during this season, I find that there is a lot I take for granted. A whole lot! One of those is my health. Around our world, a child with a cleft lip is born every 3 minutes. Wow...every 3 minutes!! A cosmetic problem? Not in the slightest. 1/10 of those kids will not live to see their 1st birthday. This is serious stuff! Operation Smile explains more: "The children who survive are often unable to eat, speak, socialize or smile. In some places, they are shunned and rejected. And in too many cases, their parents can't afford to give them the surgeries they need to live a productive life."

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Reading these statistics reminds me of the lyrics in this song...it reminds me that God wants my heart to break for what breaks His!

With that said...what a better time to give than a season where we are all programmed to practice thanksgiving and gratitude. Operation Smile has a gift catalog (you can gift anything from pain medicine to a surgery to a mission!) for this special season. And if you're in college, grad school, or still textbooking it, know that Campus Book Rentals donates to Operation Smile with every textbook rented. (They've already donated over 1,000 cleft lip surgeries this year...and counting!)

Please consider your heart to give this year. In a time of want (I know I've made my Christmas list already...eeeek!), it's often to all too easy to overlook the simplest of blessings like a smile.

Give. :)

*This is a sponored post. All opinions and words are my own unless otherwise cited.