Greetings!
As we prepare for Palm Sunday and the journey of Holy Week, we would like to share with you part 5 in the 6-part documentary series. This week, we share the heart-wrenching story of one of LMI's students and the important role that LMI has - and will have - in bringing support and hope to the broader community. A Tragedy: Part 5 is a world premiere of the new LMI documentary series - Children of Hope: The Liberia Mission Story.
Elijah's Story: Elijah had been
slightly ill for a few days, but this morning was joking with his mother as he was getting ready for school in his
family's small, mud-brick house directly across the street from Liberia
Mission. She told him that she was taking him to the doctor after
school. His mother walked outside for a moment and when she came back, she
found Elijah unconscious. The family flagged down a cab and rushed him
to the Doctors Without Borders Hospital. Elijah regained consciousness
on the ride telling his mother and uncle that he was going to die. When
they arrived at the hospital, Elijah asked for his father who was on
his way. When his father came to the hospital, Elijah told them all
that now he could die. And tragically that is what happened. The
family returned to the village and would have to go to pick up Elijah's
body for immediate burial as soon as the body was prepared. Jerome
Cabeen, Liberia Mission Director and Elijah's former teacher, agreed to
help the family with all logistics and transportation. This tragic part
of the the web-series follows the family's ordeal as they pick up their
son at the hospital, host a visitation in the village and bury him at
his father's family plot.
This story illustrates not only how precious and
fragile life is in Liberia, but how Liberia Mission is making a difference and how the addition of a doctor on site will help the whole community. Click on the picture above to watch and learn more.
You can help transform lives this Easter by making a donation to support Liberia Mission. We can't help children like Handful, Benjamin, Serliea, Marcus, and Elijah without you. Only with your help, can we continue providing life-saving opportunities, formation in the Catholic Faith, medical care, a first-rate education, and a hope they've never-before-known that their future is very bright!
Thank you for your continued prayers and support, and for all you do to bring hope and a brighter future for children living in poverty.
God bless you this Holy Week,
Bob O'Dwyer
bodwyer@missionhonduras.com, 773-809-4008
On behalf of the Board of Directors of Mission Honduras International
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and paste this link into your browser: www.liberiamission.com/video.html
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