A Little Vitamins . . . and a lot of love

For over 3-years, HBI has been helping to sponsor a young girl and her family living in one of the poorest areas in Lima. I went to visit Ines and her mother this afternoon - and, well . . . she looks great.

Certainly, the skin condition that plagues her entire body is not completely gone; but, she is living her life now. She has had special orthopedic shoes made that allow her to walk without continuously traumatizing the soles of her feet (setting up the cascade for horrific blistering and unbearable pain). Her mother tells me that she absolutely loves school and is a little "Chatty Katy" when she gets home every afternoon.

The money that has been donated to help with the "Medical Fragile Children" program has gone to purchase medications for Ines, to supplement her nutrition, to help defer the costs of schooling and to help the family carve out a better life for themselves.

It is really amazing what came happen to a child when she is given the basic materials to grow and prosper. It is really amazing to see "life" flow through her beautiful little body.

Our hope is that we can help to structure a program that will expand the work of advocating for the needs of medically fragile children living in extreme poverty. And, today I think we got one step closer to that hope.

I am forever humbled by the little souls of this world that persevere in the greatest of lifes challenges and circumstances. I am forever touched by the love of Ines.