2015 – A Boy Sleeps [Philippines]
I stopped outside a modern-day shopping mall on my way from a nearby Soup Kitchen.
It was around twelve on the morning of 7th July 2015. The boy, probably older than he looked, perhaps 13-14 years of age, was sound asleep close to the entrance of a busy high street restaurant and oblivious to everything going on around him.
The area he had chosen as his bed was dry and relatively clean. The ground had a slight upward slope to the restaurant door, perhaps with his arm, it acted as a kind of pillow!
Maybe it was exhaustion that led the boy to select this spot as his bed, or maybe he knew the canopy above would shelter him from the scorching midday sun. Either way, it didn’t seem to matter to him, nor sadly, the many pedestrians who passed by during his, by now, two-hour rest.
Then something unexpected happened. A passer-by, an old man, stopped and bent down beside the boy. He shook him by the shoulder and waited!
The boy slowly emerged from his deep sleep and as he did, the man, choosing his moment, forced something into the cupped palm of his hand.
The boy, seemingly alert to the man’s actions, continued stretching his arms and legs as he struggled to compose himself. Slowly he stood up and, in his daze, he watched the old man walk towards the restaurant door and enter. At the same time, he repeatedly stared back into the palm of his hand… his thoughts were his, alone!
Uneasily, the boy followed in the direction of the man but, after only a few paces, his path was blocked. He knew the rules, only customers were allowed inside the restaurant. As a street boy, he was barred and the armed Security Officer strictly applied the policy. Indeed, he didn’t have to do a lot to deter the boy, just show his uniformed presence.
The young boy waited for a time when he could catch the eye of the old man through the glass door. It seemed long in coming, but when their eyes met, it was overwhelming for the boy.
No longer dazed, he smiled, laughed, waved, jumped… and shouted, “Thank you, Sir,” “Thank you, Sir…,” while keeping his hand firmly shut.
Soon, the boy’s presence at the restaurant door was considered unwelcome. With a hand gesture and slow return walk towards the door, the Security Guard instructed the boy to leave.
Before the guard could open the door, the still joyous boy had walked back to his “old bed” and picked up a small unnoticed plastic bag!
The bag contained his sole belongings. He had placed it in the corner behind him while he slept. It was a small bag of cooked rice, shared with him earlier in the morning by another street child.
– Anne
Since 2015 Food For Street Children [Philippines]
2015 Appeal – Assistance for Disabled In Homes [Vietnam]
Name: Ho Le Xxxx
My son is a congenital encephalitis sufferer, ethnic minority and living in an extremely poor situation. His neck is not strong like other children so, he cannot straighten or rotate his head back and forth. His father works as a hired labourer, caring for the whole family. His mother is his full-time career.
Request: Any contribution will be very welcome for my son’s care and for finding effective ways to heal me.
Name: Do Thi Xxxx
I am a paralytic. I was born paralyzed. Over the years I became a vegetarian. My parents are old and weak. They can not do anything to take care of my grandparents and their grandchildren.
Request: Please share with me and my family in this misfortune, so that I can be still alive with my parents
Name: Trinh Xxxx
I am a paralytic. I cannot take care of myself. I live alone and have been paralyzed for eight years. Everything that I need doing, I depend entirely on my neighbours. My family is very poor.
Request: Your help will help me to live a better life and support the people around me, who help me every day.
Name: Le Xxxx
I am a paralytic. I am 87 years old. I was paralyzed by a stroke 10 years ago. My family is very poor and we have a hard life. I am living with a dumb child. I cannot serve myself. Lack of care, my life and my child have no hope.
Request: May you share with me this burden and give us some hopes.
Name: Tran Xxx
I am a general paralytic. I suffer from paralysis, congenital heart disease, over 20 years. My family takes care of me. I cannot serve myself. My family is poor and very difficult. My father has to work hard, to feed the whole family.
Request: Please help my family to overcome difficulties, so that my mother’s burden can be released and she has more time to care for me.
Name: Tran Xxx
I am a general paralytic. I suffer from paralysis, congenital heart disease, over 20 years. My family takes care of me. I cannot serve myself. My family is poor and very difficult. My father has to work hard, to feed the whole family.
Request: Please help my family to overcome difficulties, so that my mother’s burden can be released and she has more time to care for me.
Name:Nguyen Xxx
I have been paralyzed for 7 years due to a stroke. My family is poor, my parents are old and my sister is sick. Life gets harder and harder.
Request: To have some hope of prolonging my life, please help me in support of my family and myself so that we can overcome this difficulty.
I am a paralytic, 91 years old and have been paralyzed for 11 years. I am completely helpless. I have a son with a disability. My daughter who already got married takes care of me. Seeing my daughter running day and night feeding the whole family and taking care of me, I am
Request: Please help my family.
I am a paralytic. I am 15 years old. I was paralyzed with a congenital brain problem. 15 years in one place. My family have many children. Life is more difficult when they all go to school unless
Request: Please help me and my family to overcome these economic difficulties.
Request: Can you help me overcome this pain and hardship?
2019 Food Parcels For Disabled Adults In A Care Home [Vietnam]
Since 2015 Monthly Food Parcels For Disabled [Vietnam]
