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Deep in the plains of

Barotse land of Western

ProvinceZambia at Natunenge village, 63

year old Musangu Likumbi gathers up all his

children, grandchildren and extended family to

meet a team of Lions Aid Norway and Ministry

of Health Zambia visitors. Musangu, in an

excited mood he Musangu who lives with his 3

children and 8 grand children is a peasant

farmer whose livelihood depends on maize and

rice growing.

The worst of all is that I could not work in my field,

I felt bad that I could not provide for my family

Musangu narrated with emotion filled in his eyes. I

was scared that I could not see my children and

grand children grow. I could only hear their voices. I

was so frustrated, I wanted to commit suicide.

In January 2013, Musangu received sight

restoring surgery at Lewanika General Hospital made

possible with support from Lions Aid Norway.

That was the best day of my

l i fe. The first thing I saw w as the

nurse standing in f ront o f me. I t fel t

like I was born again Musangu

explains as he bursts out in a joyful

laughter.

Yousee!he exclaims as he leans forward to make

a point, I would have rather lost an arm or leg

because like that, I could still have continued working

and seeing my family. Loosing my sight was just like I

was dead. The 63 year old fails to hold back tears as

he struggles to make his point

The Miracle of SightMusangus StoryMusangu is one of the over 790 cataract patients

who have had their sight restored as a result of

Lions Aid Norway supported Eye Health program.

He sat down with some LAN staff to tell the story

of his life as a blind person and how he came to

receive the Miracle of Sight.

Musangu begins to tell the visitors that it all

started in 2007 when he started having a smoky

vision. This continued through the next couple of

years until in 2011 when upon making a visit to

Lewanika Eye Clinic, Musangu was diagnosed

blind.

Musangu who is an energetic man explains that

he could not believe what had just happened to

him. For almost 2 years of his life, he had to

depend on his children for almost everything. He

needed assistance to go to the bathroom, to eat

or even make basic movements around his

compound.

Today, Musangu has become an

ambassador and a source of comfort

for other cataract patients in his village.

People in this village like to go to the

witch doctors but I tell them that they

are just wasting time. They will just

damage their eyes Musangu proudly

explains.

My message to the sponsors is

that they should not get tired to support

us. A persons life depends on sight.

Look at me today, I can play with my