Child Charity
James spoke very frankly to me of his time as a captured boy under the control of the LRA (Lords Resistance Army) and the devastating effects that losing his parents had on him, orphaning him when he was only 12 years old.
Orphaned by AIDS and war, children of the Acholi Tribe from 3 and up are in serious need. Total desperation. They have food only for 3 more weeks. We now have children sick. This is a matter of life and death for them. If they become dehydrated or weak, the nurses must put them on their backs and walk 18 kilometers to help. If the nurse doesn’t make it on time, the child dies from preventable diseases usually.
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Darlene Sullivan and her three children, oldest adopted in 1998 (the same year I adopted my Maggie) from Romania at the age of 3 years, and her two youngest adopted from Guatemala wanted to do more. We received the nicest donation in kind in the form of clothing etc. from the Sullivan children. Additionally a wonderful monetary donation for the House of Angels.
