Catarina was first referred to Finding Freedom through Friendship in April of 2011. Since being accepted into our program, this mother of three adorable girls has had some profound life changes. Catarina suffered from Tuberculosis and hepatitis when our facilitator, Roland, first met her. She was so thin that it was easy to assume she…
Dog beds the size of a twin mattress sell for $200 in U.S. Petrona in her “kitchen” Many dogs in America are admittedly (mine included) spoiled. It is a new social trend to dress, bathe, feed and tuck in our canine friends with only the best. Shoppers can hardly get through the aisles without encountering…
This is Ana. She has had a very difficult life, which was made more so by the recent diagnosis of diabetes. Left alone to raise her five children in remote northern Guatemala, Ana had no social welfare resources available to help her with the critical needs of food and shelter for her family.Adopt-A-Village Guatemala has…
When Adopt-A-Village Guatemala founder Frances Dixon sent me this photo yesterday ( we partner with AAV to help this family) three things came to mind. I have never seen children this happy to see cabbage, eggs and beans. Guatemala’s verdant land is capable of feeding its citizens. These are some great looking cabbages! Land ownership…
Rosa, with food donation Rosa became a widow three years ago. As the mother of five children, she has a bleak future in remote northern Guatemala. Rosa has no wage-earning skills, and she lives in very impoverished circumstances, with no running water, electricity or enough food to feed her children. Her 14 yr old son…
This toddler has a brighter look in her eyes now that Finding Freedom through Friendship has started sponsoring her in our program. The monthly food donations are rounding out her cheeks, and she will soon be too big to ride on her mother’s back, as she is shown above. Her mother still needs a water…