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Jesus is 16 with multiple disabilities The resulting plan for Domitila and
and far behind in school due to the her family provide not only a plan, but
pandemic. Sintya is 13 and attends hope. The social and legal team
primary school in the morning then registered Domitila and her children
takes care of her siblings in the afternoon for identities with the government and
while her mother is working. Deyvi is guided them through all the government
6 and confined to a wheelchair with programs to receive disability and
hydrocephalus and muscular atrophy. subsistence benefits. These benefits
Mauricio is 5 and in a wheelchair with increased their monthly resources by
muscular atrophy and some paralysis. 50%. The transformation team is putting
Our team harnessed all of the together business training, financing
professional skills of our staff to and marketing support to expand
assess and determine a plan for the Domitila’s business. The education team
transformation of Domitila’s family. One is providing a computer and printer
of the most challenging family situations to enable Jesus and Sintya to stay in
we have ever encountered. school, attend remotely when needed,
to recover from the pandemic and for
Our engineer, Daniel and his team Domitila to learn to read and write. The
laid out a plan for their house to psychology team and all of ACAF build
address the needs of the disabled confidence, guide and counsel the family
children and segregate the animals. on their many, daily challenges. Daniel
The professional psychologists of ACAF and the construction team, with a tiny
provided counseling and a path for bit of help from the gringos, completed
Domitila and Sintya as caregivers of Domitila’s house by the end of the week,
their disabled family members. Our culminated by Father Erasmo’s blessing
Mission social workers including our ceremony!
attorney, Carlos, identified government
resources available to the family and The miraculous journey of Domitila and
therapy programs for the children. Our her family provide confirmation of our
education department worked on a plan Mission’s ability to transform the lives
for Jesus and Sintya to continue in their of our brothers and sisters who face so
schooling and for Domitila to learn to much adversity and so many obstacles
read and write. Father Erasmo and our to escaping poverty. Your support makes
pastoral team provided spiritual and it possible for our miracle workers to
emotional support. The transformation provide hope and opportunity where
team developed a plan to expand her none existed. On behalf of Domitila
business and increase her income. and all of the other families who will
receive holistic transformation from our
Mission, thank you!

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