Since Carnival is taking up most of the rest of February, Here are the March Birthdays a little early. If you would like to contribute to the $10 for Them campaign to provide birthday parties for these children (www.wribrazil.com/10forthem).
March 6- Claudia (Cajueiro)—Given by Ann Turner (who also provided for the February parties!)
March 12- Leandra (Paudalho 97)
March 21- Josefa (Paudalho, Karla’s sister 07)
March 23- Camila (Cajueiro)
March 29- Morgana (Paudalho 96)
Leandra, the oldest of eight, had a little brother on her hip and was leading a couple other siblings around. God is not only working in her life, putting a bright smile on her face, but also in the lives of her whole family. Through the ministry of Living Stones, her mother is learning how to take care of her children and run a home, and her father was able to get a steady job. They went from a one room home with a dirty mattress in the corner to proudly inviting people in to sit on their couch.
Josefa’s dad works at the dump, sorting through the trash to get piles of recyclable products that he can sell and make less than minimum wage (minimum wage is about $2 an hour in Brazil). She and her 6 sisters (the oldest being 13), live in a mud and stick house, with only the bare necessities. No bathroom, no kitchen. None of the girls knew their birthdays, so their mother got out their birth certificates and handed them to me. She was too shy to tell me that she didn’t know how to read. This year will be the first year that these girls get to celebrate their birthdays.
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