This is Marceline's Day

Little Marceline was born with a deformity. The hole in the center of her face marked her as an outcast. In the hole was a lump of protruding dental material. She was a monster, an animal according to people who lived near by her. The villagers called her names and beat her. She was shunned and had no friends.

But today her life has changed forever. After only an hour in surgery she has a new smile. Anil, her surgeon, did a spectacular job. The tiny stitches will soon disappear. Marceline will go back to her village now, to her family, and they will all be as amazed as we were.

When Marceline looked at herself in the mirror she said, "Who is this beautiful girl?" That is why the Operation Smile medical team volunteers their time and talent. That is what keeps bringing them back for another mission in yet another country. What wonderful people.