Today we had the incredible opportunity to walk around the community where the CTC and church minister. Buckner helps families with jobs and school, and the CTC has a beauty school and computer classes. The church provides nutrition packs for kids in their immediate community. Some of our students (volunteers at the CTC) came with us today to meet some of the families Buckner works with.
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| A typical home in the community |
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| This little girl just got some new shoes from Buckner |
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| We bought some very tasty tortillas |
Many people who live in the community make their living by selling tortillas or anything else they can find. One of the families we met has a 20 year old daughter, Abi, who is paralyzed from the waist down. She is one of nine children, and their father left because he did not want to pay for a special needs child. However, her sisters take such good care of Abi, and she also has a little bike she pedals with her arms. When she is riding down the street, people ask for a ride and pay 1 Lempira (roughly 5 cents). Abi just started school, and she was able to share her workbooks with us. Apparently this weekend, she did all of her homework for the entire week! I told her she was a nerd like me! Abi and her family are just one of the families with incredible stories of survival. Praise the Lord for the work the CTC and the church are doing in this community to change lives.
Love the pictures and the update. :)
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