Garrett Ferguson of Mexia, Texas had, himself, needed heart surgery due to a congential heart defect. After learning that Choijilsuren Dorj and Baljinnayam Sukhbaatar, both 16-year-old boys, needed the same surgery he began raising money for their airfares from Mongolia. 

The medical problem for the Mongolian teens was given added urgency because of the need to perform the surgery before they were much older. 

"I know what it's like to be a heart patient," recalled Ferguson of his own heart problems. "Now I want to give something to help kids who have heart problems so they can have a chance to live."

For six months, Garrett wrote letters to his friends and family, talked to members of his church and even placed an ad in the local newspaper. Garrett ultimately raised $8,000 to give to the Samaritan’s Purse Children’s Heart Project, which brings children to the U.S. for heart surgery 

"That's what we lived. That's what we went through," Garrett's mother, Ginger Ferguson, told News 4 of San Antonio. "To see the families experiencing what we experienced with Garrett when he was young." 

"How come like he think of others this much, you know?" Baj-ka and Choiko's translator asked News 4. "They cannot express their gratefulness in words...it's just beyond their words." 

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