Maria Mercedes

Maria Mercedes and her family were lucky to escape a terrible tragedy this morning. This huge boulder came down on the back of the house, followed by a mud slide. Their roof was damaged and they are unable to return to their home. This is a home that the family was renting. Maria's father passed away over a year ago . Her little brother was born shortly after he died. The mother had to have a cesarian operation and it took her some time to recover. The only member of the family that has been earning an income during that time was the 14yr old sister, Hermina. She was working as a domestic in a private home and going to school in the afternoon. The mother went back to work sooner than she should have...washing clothes by hand. She quickly became ill and was unable to work for some time. The family was just getting back on their feet now . They had to evacuate their home without any of their possessions. They came to Mayan Families today and we gave them milk for the baby, clothing, shoes and blankets.
The family now needs to rent another home but they have no money. If anyone would like to help them please go to www.mayanfamilies.org/donate