By Debra Muzikar | Development Director
A young boy maybe 10 years old has recently arrived at Mercy & Sharing Village and become part of the children we have promised to care for. He has lived in the mountains above the Village all of his life. His stiff little body could hardly move. His mother, would place him under a fallen tree every day before she hiked several miles to a village to sell vegetables. In a good month she would make $10. The people in his Village call him "cocobai" meaning not human. The little boy has never worn clothes or seen a doctor other than the witch doctor in the village, who told the village the family is cursed. "There is no hope for this kind of demon possession.”
A month ago we were blessed to have a group of medical experts from Tennessee who hiked that mountain and met this boy. They specialize in medical evaluation and therapy for disabled children. “Can we help him?” we asked one of the experts, She took him in her arms and starting examining his limbs. She looked up, squinting in the sun and said “yes, I think we can”. That’s all we needed. Hope. That’s all he needed. We made arrangements to get him down the mountain to Mercy & Sharing Rehabilitation and Therapy Center. Two days later……he took his first steps!
For now, this miracle boy is part of our Guardian Angel Promise 126 program. With your help, we can keep our promise to care for these children. To make sure they survive and thrive.
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