The remote
small village of Dajabon, in the Dominican Republic takes its name from the Taíno name
of the region, Dahaboon; it was also the name of the main river of the
region (the Dajabón River). There are several provinces in Dajabon know
as the Residentes de La Bomba, Los Cartones, El Abanico, Las Palmas and
El Alto de Cristo.
In these
provinces the river that flows is highly containment and many
families living along continue are using it to drink, bath, and wash. This
obviously represents an environmental and health care problem for these
areas. However, life continues for many families along the frontier
that is 5 hours from the Capital of Santo Domingo.
This past March
I had an opportunity to tour and see first-hand the horrific conditions
families live under along the border of D.R. and Haiti. It wasn’t
anything like you could have imagine for yourself, even if you had the
opportunity to see on television commercial imagines of “Save the Children
International”, “World Vision” and “Care” you see on television weekly.
My personal
experience of seeing Afro-Latino and Haitian families, living along the border,
and suffering from the in-humane economic conditions, they face every day. This
emotional experience has caused me to pray and continue my flight to bring
awareness to the children of the D.R. and Haiti. I do not understand
why the lord allows people to suffer under some deplorable economic, social,
bias and racist conditions. Nevertheless, I have to imagine the
world is filled with many more souls or spirits who are ready to fight to bring
peace and prosperity to humankind.
Therefore, I am
reaching out to ask for people for their support helping the children and
families of the Dominican Republic and Haiti. We are shipping and
helping to bring much needed humanitarian aid to Hispaniola this coming
August. If anyone one is interested in contributing to help bring a
little emotional relief for these families, we are accepting in-kind donation
and financial assistance to help purchase food.
In Conclusion,
I would like to share with you a recent picture of a little girl named Adriana Garcia
who is 5
years old and a resident of el barrio De los Cartones, Dajabon.
I was so overcome emotionally seeing this little girl walking up the road
toward me with her pocketbook and doll in hand. I have since made contact
with the girl’s family and have decided to become her sponsor.
There are 20 families and
their children in this small barrio who lack basic health care, clothing, and
food. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor Building Sustainable
Borders (B.S.B.) has decided to implement a fundraising campaign
to help collect much need humanitarian aid for these families.
In addition, in the
coming month of June we will be featuring some of the families and
their children in hope you will consider becoming a sponsor.
My little Girl Adriana Garcia
