Friday, January 15, 2010

Don Victor

While the Mayan Families case worker, Rodolfo was visiting the hospital in Solola, in the highlands of Guatemala, the social worker also asked him if there was any possibility that there could be help for Don Victor and his family.
Don Victor is a school teacher who was accompanying children across the busy road when he was hit by a car.
He has lost all the toes on his one foot.
The car was a hit and run and the driver has not been found.
Don Victor has five children. Three boys and two girls.
Three of his children will be starting school this coming week but he cannot afford to buy them school supplies.





He is asking for help for school supplies for
Jonny Oliver who is 5yrs old. Yeni is 7yrs old. She is going into 3rd grade. He is entering kindergarten and Lesly Johana , who is 10yrs old.
She is going into 5th grade.
If anyone would like to sponsor these three children, it is $150 US each for the year for them to go to school.

His other children, Fredy is 3yrs old, Bryan is 6 months .
Don Victor lives in the small village of Chaquiya.
He and his wife, Santa 33yrs old live in a room at his parents home. The grandfather is now supporting the family for the moment. He works in the fields.
The house they live in is made of mud brick.
The roof is tin.
The floor is dirt.
They cook over a wood burning stove.
They do not have a water filter.
They have a pila.
They do not have a bathroom.
He pays $8 US for electricty each month.
They do not have a table.
They do not have chairs.
They are borrowing tables and chairs from the grandparents.
They have two beds for all of them.
They do not have a closet, they keep their clothes in a cardboard box.
If anyone can help Don Victor and his family, they would be very grateful.






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