Gabriel

Gabriel

I came from a poor family. My parents separated when I was still young. We had a stepfather but my mother broke up with him because of his bad attitude. As of the moment, we have a second step-father and we are blessed because he is a good man. I have seven (7)...
Kenneth

Kenneth

I was often absent in our class and couldn’t study well because of a lack of food. Sometimes we only ate twice a day. Also, I had to walk one kilometer to reach our school. My father died when I was three (3) years old. My mother is taking care of our small cornfield....
Ramjee

Ramjee

Our place is far from the sea and the mountains. It has a lot of sugarcane plantations. We are just near the city but it is also not safe. Last 2019, a lot of crimes happened in our place. The kidnapping of children up to 15 years old is also rampant. That is the...
Sr. Yadira

Sr. Yadira

I am Sister Yadira. I currently serve as a Mother Sister at Boystown in Cebu, Philippines where we care for almost 2,000 boys. I am a proud graduate of this great program, Mexico and have served as a Sister of Mary since 2009. I was born to a simple, poor family in...

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