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| Julie, Jeny, Erick & Adela - 2011 |
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| Jeny 2011 |
This is Jeny in 2011.
Back2Back had just started working with her and her family. In order to
help her Mom - who was a widow - keep her children.
At the time we thought of it as “orphan prevention” but it’s really
Family Preservation. Family Preservation
helps families stay together. Oti, Jeny’s
Mom, needed help, to provide and care for her 8 children. At the time we started working with Oti, she
was desperate and ready to take some of her children to an orphanage
(a Casa Hogar or what we call a Children’s Home). I love this picture of Jeny
because it captures her personality so well.
She always has a smile and is full of love. In 2011 she was 10 years old and never
attended school. Back2Back saw the need
to help her get into school and hired a tutor to come every day after school to
help her with her homework. This was
important because her mother cannot read or write and we wanted to make sure
she was getting the help she needed.
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Jeny 2014
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This is Jeny now, 3 years later. She loves to read, she’s excelling in school,
and she still has a smile that lights up her face. Recently, Sarah, who is part of our staff, gave
Jeny a Bible. Jeny was so excited to start reading it. Sarah asked Jeny if she had a favorite book
of the Bible and Jeny wasn’t sure. Sarah
said…"the Psalms are songs they used to sing in Bible times"…knowing that Jeny
has often said she wants to be a singer when she grows up. So Jeny asked Sarah, “do you know what the
tune is to this Psalm?" Sarah answered…."No." Jeny didn’t miss a beat. She said….”I know.” And started singing the Psalm. Making up an upbeat melody. How precious
that must have been to Jesus, to hear Jeny singing a Psalm!
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| 2014 Mother's Day Card from Jeny |
This is the Mother’s Day Card Jeny made for me this year. She had no idea how much I needed that
card. It was the first Mother’s Day in
21 years I wasn’t able to be with either of my children (Eliza &
Nick). She wrote I love you Julie." Just
what I needed to hear! Please continue
to pray for Jeny. I know God has great
things in store and I can’t wait to see the rest of her story.
