WASHINGTON, D.C. — June 15, 2025
In a deeply personal and powerful announcement, Fox News anchor Bret Baier has revealed that he, his wife Amy, and their two sons will be relocating to Africa later this year to spend six months doing hands-on charity work — with a life-saving mission at its heart.
Inspired by their own son Paul's miraculous recovery after five open-heart surgeries, including a life-threatening procedure in 2024, the Baier family has committed to sponsoring full surgical costs for three children in Africa suffering from complex congenital heart defects.
But there's one condition.
“We’ll cover everything — the diagnostics, flights, surgical teams, post-op therapy,” Baier told Global Health Weekly. “But the families have to agree to one thing: pay it forward, any way they can, once their child recovers.”
That “pay it forward” clause, Baier explained, could mean anything — from volunteering in their own community to helping raise awareness for pediatric heart health, or mentoring other families going through similar medical battles.
“It’s not about money,” Amy Baier added. “It’s about building a circle of hope — showing people that recovery is not the end of the story, it’s the start of someone else’s.”
The Baier family will partner with two leading organizations — Save a Child’s Heart and Healing Little Hearts Africa — and are already coordinating with hospitals in Kenya, Uganda, and Zambia to identify the three urgent cases.
Medical teams in those countries have reported an alarming rise in undiagnosed congenital heart defects, where early detection and access to surgery are often unavailable due to cost or geography.
Bret and Amy’s son, Paul, who once couldn’t walk after surgery, is now thriving — even participating in sports and planning for college. The experience, Baier says, reshaped the family’s purpose.
“We’ve been given more than a second chance. This is our way of honoring it — with action.”
The Baier family will depart in September 2025 and will share updates through a private blog, not through Fox News coverage. “This is not about publicity,” Bret added. “This is about showing our boys what service really means.”
Social media has exploded with praise, calling the move “unprecedented,” “genuine,” and “the kind of leadership America needs more of.” Hashtags like #BaierAfricaMission and #HeartsWithoutBorders are already trending.
And for the families awaiting a miracle, the countdown has begun — not just to surgery, but to a new chance at life.