The remote small village of Dajabon, in the Dominican Republic

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