What a thrill it was for me to bring Emmanuel to Santa Cruz.  It is my hope that you shared in the inspiration he brings to reach for your dreams.  This photo was taken before we left for the airport.  Emmanuel left for San Diego on March 10th and will be going on to Mexico where he is training with the U.S. paralympic team for soccer.

Thanks to all of our sponsors, he left with a nice sum for his foundation and Building for Generations did as well.  We estimate that we raised enough money to send our promised support to the Peru and Tanzania project for the rest of 2012.  In addition, we also sent $600. to complete a chicken farming project for one of our Tanzania families that is destitute. Raheel is a single mother with three boys.  I have written about her story in the past.  All her children came to our unit diagnosed as having a disability.  In fact only one did, the others were so malnourished they could not learn.  Thank you for making a difference in this families life.  Look for updates on the project!!