Story of Dignity - Luciana

In continuing our Stories of Dignity, we will share with you today about Luciana. Please see her story below but first learn about this initiative.

The message that our friends in Cayambe share as our vision for the project is “Sembrando con amor la esperanza de una vida digna“ or “Sowing with love the hope for a dignfied life.” Our goal with our ministries is that each person that we minister to has a sense of dignity and even more that they feel valued and respected in who they are and their value to us as a human being. We want each person that we serve to feel respected and loved and for them to know that they have value to us. Our goal is to serve the recipients of our ministries with this end as our focus.

In fitting with this theme, we will be starting a new initiative called Stories of Dignity. The point will be to share about the ministries that are being carried out in Cayambe and the greater Cayambe area over the next two months through story. Normally for us during this part of the year, the donations to the ongoing ministries slow down and so we hope that these stories will inspire you to help us to create even more stories in the future. Our goal is to raise $20,000 over the next two months to support the ongoing work that we are doing in Cayambe. Will you be a part of making more Stories of Dignity? To date, we have received $1,150 in donations toward this goal.

Luciana’s Story of Dignity

My name is Luciana and I am 23 years old. The people from the project in Cayamba have been helping us for almost a year. My brothers and I entered into the Intervention program because my mother drank a lot. She wasn’t taking care of them properly. We were incorporated into the Intervention Program so that my younger siblings wouldn’t have to go to a foster home.

I take care of my 5-year-old brother Pablo; he was very malnourished when they gave him to me. They said it's because my mom drank a lot when she was pregnant. He doesn't see well and needs a specialist. They say he needs treatment for his eyes and the staff goes with me to take him to the doctors in Quito. I do thank the ladies because they know how to help with doctors, medicines, food for my brothers and I.

Joel & Kim Delp