My name is Terry. I am 13 years old and an 8th grader at [REDACTED] School. When I grow up, I want to be an engineer and get a well-paying job.
My mother was diagnosed with cervical cancer a couple of years ago. Before she got ill, she used to work as a washer, hand washing people’s clothes. She stopped working when her health got worse, and we had no income. We lived in poverty. The only time we got to eat was when people came to visit with food. My mother worried day and night about not having food on the table and for not being able to pay my school fees. Recently her health has gotten worse, and on top of that she makes herself sick with worry about the fact that she has nobody to help her raise us.
My mother always prays to God to help us through all of this, and finally her prayers were answered when International Samaritan came to our rescue. They gave me a scholarship which covers my school fees, my food, clean uniforms and all the school supplies I need. I even have a mentor to help me with my studies and was enrolled in a life-skill training program. My mother is still sick, but she is no longer making herself worse with worry, and we no longer are starving.
I am committed to my education and to becoming an Engineer. Thanks to your continued generosity, my journey will be easier. I thank you very much for all your help and guidance.
Does the Fountain of Youth Exist? SPANISH
Hace veintidós años, tuve el privilegio de vivir y servir con Voluntarios Jesuitas en Tacna, Perú, enseñando inglés y entrenando basquetbol. La pequeña ciudad se asienta en una ladera árida a medio camino entre la costa del Pacífico y la cordillera de los Andes, en el...
Does the Fountain of Youth Exist?
Twenty-two years ago, I was privileged to live and serve with Jesuit Volunteers in Tacna, Peru, teaching English and coaching basketball. The small city sits along an arid slope halfway between the Pacific Coast and the Andes Mountains in the Atacama Desert, one of...
A Sister Can Make All the Difference AMHARIC
ሰላም በአምስት አመቷ የአንደኛ ክፍል ትምህርቷ አጋማሽ ላይ ወደ አዲስ የካቶሊክ ትምህርት ቤት ተዘዋወረች። በዛንም ጊዜ የክፍሎቿ ልጆች ከቅድመ መደበኛ ትምህርት ቤት ጀምሮ አብረው ትምህርታቸውን ይከታተሉ ስለነበር ቀድሞ የተመሰረተ ጓደኝነት ነበራቸው። ስለዚህም ሰላም ከእነሱ ጋር ጓደኝነት መፍጠር ከበዳት። ሰላም የጓደኛሞቹን ካየች በኋላ ዘና ያሉ እና ጎበዝ ሴት ልጆች ያሉበት ጓደኛማቾች አገኘች፣ ነገር ግን በተቻላት መጠን...
