Two Young Girls Will Receive the Gift of Hearing - kcentv.com - KCEN HD - Waco, Temple, and Killeen

(KCEN) -- From an orphanage in Ethiopia to a family in Oklahoma.

Two little girls will soon face another life-changing transition they will be able to hear for the first time.

Eight-year-olds Ruby and Kate Shasteen conquered their first step toward hearing two weeks ago, rolling into surgery for a cochlear implant.

Delivering sound directly to their hearing nerve.

And now that they can hear they also hope to one day speak.