I was so sad to read on the Mayan Families website that little Amarilis had passed away. She had been brought by her parents to MF last week because she was very weak and was not eating. The parents could not afford to seek medical attention for her and by the time they brought her to Sharon at Mayan Families it was too late. Many wonderful people donated money for her medical care but she could not be saved. It is so sad when a baby dies because of lack of resources when there is so much wealth and waste in this world.
I met little Amarilis last year, when she was only a few weeks old. Her mother and siblings had come to MF to see if they had shoes for them. I knew them already because I had met them in 2007. Their shoes were in really bad shape. I gave Amarilis sister, Micaela, some shoes I had but I did not have small sizes for the brothers and little sisters. The kids were so cute. I took a picture of Amarilis for Micaela's sponsor. She was a beautiful baby.
These are the "shoes" that Micaela was wearing. She has to walk long distances on dirt roads.
She was happy to receive new shoes.
Getting ready to go back home
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