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Erick Joel Pedro Talavera
Meet Erick Joel Pedro Talavera, he and one brother and three sisters
live with their parents in Honduras
many miles from Malaysia. Honduras is very
far away from Kuching, I think their clock is 14 hours behind us. Their cultures
are very different from ours too.
Erick was born on
July 3, 1995 and enjoys singing, dancing, painting. His favourite pastime is
playing soccer, playing with tops, playing with marbles. He is Spanish. His
height is 4 feet 8 inches; he weighs 84 pounds; his hair is black and he has brown eyes.
Erick is number 2
of 5 children. He has an elder sister, younger sister, brother and sister. He
cannot go to school as he must work to help support the family. Father is a
Factory worker, mother a homemaker. His family's monthly income is $184.
Erick and
siblings live with their parents in a one bedroom house with a kitchen and a
living room. Their cooking facility is a gas stove. They sleep on folding beds.
Their house is made of concrete block walls, covered with corrugated metal roof
and the floor is of concrete. The house has running water and electricity
supply, there is also a toilet.
Inspired
by Fr Pat ( http://www.frpat.com ), a Roman
Catholic Priest in the US who is a
pioneer in web evangelization whom I have followed and receiving his inspiring Morning Prayer for more than 10 years,
I decided to sponsor Erick through Children
International.
It is wonderful to know that with only USD22 a month Children
International can help make a lasting
difference to the life of a child in
need with a lot of basic essentials which we take for granted:
|
- EDUCATION |
- MEDICAL CARE |
- DENTAL CARE |
|
- SHELTER |
- FOOD |
- CLEAN WATER |
|
- CLOTHINGS |
- SHOES |
- SANITATION |
|
- FRIENDSHIP |
- HOPE |
- LOVE |
I am also sending Erick gifts for his Birthday,
Christmas, Easter, and the "Hug" day in September. I do not
think I will ever meet Erick as
Honduras is very far away. But I feel happy for I know that I am lifting up and
touching the life of a child in a far way land.
You may like to Life
ONE Child Up Today too.
Also have a look at how Erick grows over
the years.
My Small Wander has now become a Big
Wander !
O
MY GOD HOW I LOVE THEE.
Michael Hii
Kuching, Malaysia.
May 14, 2009.