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Heartwrenching Transformation

Domitila Mendez Bermudez

On our October trip to Chimbote, we hit partner in their journey out of poverty approach to family transformation is our
the ground running, There was so much through education, resource access and professional staff, led by an expanded
to see, to do and most of all to learn income enhancement. social department and leader Gloria
after 3 years of absence for our Friends We arrived at Domitila’s home with Bazan Guzman. Our social workers led
of Chimbote Board. We arrived at the ACAF Staff to meet the family, learn the assessment of Domitila’s family
parish in early afternoon and after a their story and put our combined team needs. Domitila is 45 years old, illiterate
wonderful, warm welcome, stowing our of 30+ pairs of hands and hearts to work and works every day of the week, totally
gear and a quick lunch, we headed to tearing down their dwelling to prepare dedicated to the very challenging needs
Domitila’s home in Cambio Puente. for a deep transformation. This was a of her family. She grows and sells animal
The ACAF staff had located and selected new approach for us to have a planned, feed, animals, manure, and works in
the farm fields to earn $5-6 a day, $180
Domitila Mendez Bermudez and her family transformation. We are grateful
four children, three with disabilities, to St. Michael’s Church in Prior Lake and a month. Her income barely provides
to not only receive a new home but to children of Frank & Rosemary Thomas food and water for the family with no
experience our multi-disciplinary, family for their generous support of this resources for therapy, school assistance
and medical care for the significant
transformation. It is our goal to not only transformation. needs of her children.
provide a clean, safe place to live but to The key to a multi-disciplinary, holistic

“We put our
combined team
of 30+ pairs

of hands and
hearts to work
tearing down

their dwelling
to prepare
for a deep

transformation”

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