Heavenly Manna for Maria

Heavenly Manna for Maria

For 90-year-old Maria in Romania, a monthly Help for the Elderly parcel is a gift from above. Her poor health makes it difficult to walk, so she spends most of her days in bed. Maria’s caretaker is her daughter who also has health problems and is mentally handicapped....
Loneliness and struggles of Moldova’s elderly

Loneliness and struggles of Moldova’s elderly

Standing in the doorway of her small home, 88-year-old Olga wears a smile that carries years of loss, loneliness, and suffering. Olga knows a widow’s grief since her husband passed away 40 years ago.  She also knows the pain of watching her son become addicted to...
Help for a widow in Nicaragua

Help for a widow in Nicaragua

Maria Mojica lives several miles from the Pacific coast of Nicaragua, just outside the small town of Masachapa. To find her house, we wind back a narrow dusty road that borders huge fields of towering sugarcane. Maria and her husband never had children. He passed away...
The elderly: Forget us not

The elderly: Forget us not

Alone. Forgotten by family. Struggling to make ends meet. These words describe many aged Romanians. Loneliness weighs heavily on such folks. In numerous cases, their children move to cities or other countries to find better jobs. Living alone in poor conditions makes...
“Very useful aid”

“Very useful aid”

Petro and his wife in Ukraine have three children, but none of them live with their parents or help care for them. Petro tries to work to generate some income. He says, “With the Lord’s help and your support, we are able to survive. “This [food] box is very useful...