Vi har et nødråb, der drejer sig om en enlig mor, der hedder Veronica og har 3 børn. Hendes situation er yderst vanskelig og hun kæmper en daglig kamp for at klare dagen og vejen.
Hun har opsøgt os jævnligt i tre uger, men da vi har været bortrejst, er hun gået forgæves. For få dage siden kom hun så igen og nu var vi hjemme og fik mulighed for at lytte til hende.
Efter seks års ægteskab forlod manden hende. Da det skete, var hun gravid i anden måned med det tredje barn. De havde levet et normalt familieliv og boet i et godt hus, lige indtil manden fik et banklån. Umiddelbart efter dette forsvandt han uden et ord og da han ikke betalte tilbage på lånet kom pantefogeden og tog huset og alt indboet, ja selv børnetøjet. Hun flyttede derefter hen i en jordhytte og begyndte at gå ud som vaskekone for at skaffe penge til mad og husleje.
Hun tjente ikke ret meget og hendes termin nærmede sig. Hun fødte hjemme i hytten og fødslen skete pludseligt. Da hun var alene, skar hun navlestrengen over med en kniv og bandt den til med en tråd. Det viste sig, at det var tvillinger og desværre døde det andet barn under fødslen.
Hun fortsatte grædende med at fortælle, medens hun tryglede om hjælp til at få de to store børn i skole. Den yngste er nu 9 måneder og de to andre henholdsvis 3½ og 6½ år. Hvis nogen vil være med til at hjælpe hende med at få de to børn i skole, vil det være en kæmpe velsignelse for denne fortvivlede mor.
Tak for støtten – det nytter!
The last part of the distance was a small, red dirt road that twisted among the banana plantations. At the end of the very steep road was the house where they lived. House may be an exaggeration because Johnson and his uncle share a room of 7-8 m2. The room is at the end of a hen house and there is just one building. There is no ceiling in the room next to the hen house. The smell was tough and we thought, “How can they sleep in that stench?”
Johnson has no parents. When he was little his mother died and his father died in November of last year. Johnson is an only child and his uncle is the only relative left.
Besides these challenges, Johnson has a handicap. There was an accident in his home when he was little. The housemaid had put a pot on the fireplace and left it to go outside. Johnson just learned to crawl. He moved himself to the fireplace and crabbed the handle of the pot with both hands. On his left hand his little fingers melted away at the extreme heat and his right hand is very damaged as well.
Although he lost his fingers Johnson is a competent writer and has a beautiful handwriting. He retained his thumb and most of the index finger on his right hand so he can hold a pencil.
Johnson seems to be a nice boy and is a very good student. But after his father died there is no one to pay his tuition. Without school fees he cannot continue classes as the uncle can barely make ends meet. That was very evident when we visited their home.
We have met with Johnson and his uncle again to hear about Johnson’s wishes for the future. In faith we have sent him on to Secondary school. He will be 18 years in July and has two more years before he graduates. If anyone reading this would like to help support his education there is a need for DKK 6,000 per year for this.
