>> reporter: a few weeks after saying good-bye to baracka and amburu in tanzania, the boys and two othermade their way halfway around the world to new york city. >> i'm so happy. >> reporter: leading the welcome committee, this woman, alisa montanti, who will become their guardian angel in this hemisphere. it's a goodwill mission to get much-needed prosthetic limbs. >> we're ready to proceed. ready? >> reporter: the kids are given the vip treatment by customs and border protection. they're soon on their way to what will be home for the next three months. the dare to dream house in new york's staten island. alisa has single-handedly raised enough money to welcome over 200 amputee children here. >> these are just some of the kids. >> reporter: over the past 20 years her foundation, the global medical relief fund. >> this is dalal from iraq, megan from nepal. these are the two liberian children cecilia and abigail. >> they call you the saint of staten island. does that make you uncomfortable? >> it does. >> why? >> people shouldn't feel that you need to be a saint to do good things. because