Over the Christmas Holiday’s we were blessed to be able to give out over 3100 gifts to needy Indian children here in Mexico.
[flickr album=72157623091505844 num=30 size=Thumbnail]Many children didn’t have shoes– we put shoes on their feet.
Some children weren’t expecting a gift for Christmas– we provided them a small toy.
[flickr album=72157623098254614 num=10 size=Thumbnail]And one child particularly touched our heart….
Claudia Sotomayor. She’s a 13 year who had a cancerous tumor in her leg.
Although Claudia was week and skinny from weeks of chemotherapy she was courageous.
Claudia’s family, who are from a small town miles away were financially drained. They were forced to sleep on cardboard boxes at the entrance of the children’s hospital because only 1 family member was allowed inside at a time.
We prayed and we also took action…
We provided our apartment in Tuxtla Gutierrez for Claudia’s family members. We gave donations to pay for food and we gave Claudia a laptop.
“The smile on Claudia’s face is worth more than the cost of any computer”
[flickr album=72157623091544666 num=30 size=Small]Update–
Claudia had to have her leg amputated.
However she and her family are reaching out to other unfortunate children located in the hospital.
A few days ago, they invited a mother and her 3 year old boy who has also been diagnosed with cancer to stay in the apartment with them.
This isn’t the first time they’ve reached out to others who are in the same circumstance as them.
That touches my heart…. They understand the pain and are ministering to others.
We want to thank you because you also understand children’s pain. Your financial gifts and prayers enable us to continue reaching out to needy children here in Mexico.
We appreciate you,
The Family