“What is this new earth? A good heart, a heart like the earth, which drinks up the rain that falls on it and yields a rich harvest”

Guadalupe is a 44-year-old widow from Veracruz. She came to the Casa very desperate and angished, as her husband recently died from a fall while working on a high ladder.  She has 5 young children.  Her husband’s work manager would not take any responsibility for the accident.  Guadalupe works cleaning houses when possible, but her children are small, and she has no one to help her care for them. They all live in one small room, but at least they are together.  She receives clothes, food on Thursdays, and Clinic services for herself and the children.  In September, the three children who go to school will receive backpacks, school supplies, and new shoes. She is very grateful! Continue reading