Two Mongolian Teens Return Home After Receiving Life-Saving Surgery in FargoSamaritan's Purse Local Community and Samaritan's Purse Give Children a Second Chance at Life Five weeks ago, two Mongolian teenagers arrived in Fargo for life-saving heart surgery. On Tuesday, August 14, they will return to their homeland with healthy hearts and hope for a brighter future. Sixteen-year-old Luvsansharav Munkhbayar and 15-year-old Batmonkh Batchimeg received surgery at MeritCare Health System in Fargo. Both had rheumatic heart disease that if left untreated would have been life threatening. They leave Fargo on Tuesday, August 14 at 6:40 a.m. on Northwest flight #217.  After careful screening, the children, their guardians, and an interpreter were brought from Mongolia to Fargo courtesy of Samaritan's Purse. The international Christian relief organization led by Franklin Graham, son of Rev. Billy Graham, handled and paid for all travel logistics, found a hospital and physicians willing to donate their services, and a local church and family to host the Mongolians during their 5-week stay in Fargo. Munkhbayar and Batchimeg were the first children brought to Fargo as part of the Samaritan's Purse Children's Heart Project. Since the program started in 1997 in response to a critical need in Bosnia, the Samaritan's Purse Children's Heart Project has brought more than 120 children to the United States for life-saving heart treatment. In addition to medical care, Samaritan's Purse provides state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment and training for doctors overseas. The machines enable doctors in those countries to better diagnose defects, identify candidates for surgery, and ensure that the children are matched with the proper specialists in the U.S.
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