Remember Cecilia

Photo by Joe Walenciak


Meet Cecilia and one of her sisters, Priscilla, Cecilia is the one on the left. She is a ten-year-old girl whose family came from Nebaj a few years ago looking for opportunity. They didn't find it. Instead, the family ended up at the garbage dump and moved into a shanty at the settlement. She is one of six siblings. While the group was installing the stove for this family, Cecilia told me her whole story. Two years ago, they found her dad dead in the bed in their home...from too much alcohol. Mom works alone in the garbage dump now to support the family, "so we can eat," as Cecilia said.  Now mom has a new boyfriend who lives in the some place with mom and all six of these kids in one room. This guy basically sat there and watched us worked, and when we finished and prayed for the family, he just walked out of the house. Not interested.

This story is not atypical. Not only are these girls growing up in a bad environment, but there are very much at risk. Girls like this need your prayers...and your actions. We saw 200 people at the medical clinic yesterday, and some of our students were remarking about how many 16-year-old girls were coming in for pregnancy tests.

When you pray today, remember Cecilia.