Francisco received a cute Easter package from sponsor Barbara. His siblings also received gifts. His mom writes:

"Dear Sponsor:

How are you doing. This is Francisco's mother (spelt Fransicis!). Thank you very much for everything you sent him. He is very happy for the toys, crayons, the stuffed bunny (it was a duck!) and clothes. We loved the card and photos a lot. Thanks also for the coloring book.

May God bless you. Francisco's (this time spelt Franscisco's) mother."

Actual contents were a T-shirt for Briany, the duck for Valentina, the chicken-head flower for Evelyn, the Easter egg telescope for Samy, and colouring book for Francisco.

Stage 2/Stage 3

Hi everyone, the second stage of Francisco's project has been completed on Aura's House. A big thank you to everyone who contributed and congratulations to the winner of the raffle!

The final fundraiser for constructing a new room for Francisco and his family has been set up on First Giving. Hopefully we can reach the goal of completing the last stage before the torrential rains come. Thank you for any help and thank you for your support of Francisco.

Link to FG page

http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/sharon-clyburn/aroomoftheirownstage3

Steve plans to visit the family in Dec. and so hopefully we can find out how Francisco is doing and put plans in place for construction of the new room. Thanks for all that you do. God bless.

Francisco's Project on Aura's House (Stage 2)

Hi everyone, Francisco and his sister Evelyn's project is now currently posted
on Aura's House. Aura's House posts fundraisers to help raise funds for children who are sponsored through Children International. We are hoping to raise enough funds to complete the second stage of the project to construct a sturdy room for Francisco's family.


"Evelyn (11) and her brother Francisco (8) of Colombia live with an extended
family of thirteen members in very cramped quarters. Their home consists of one
multi-use room, which is made of brick walls with a zinc metal roof and a dirt
floor. Francisco, Evelyn, their mom, little brother Samy, and new baby sister,
Valentine, sleep in an adjacent room which has a dirt floor, one brick wall,
with the three remaining walls constructed of broken pieces of wood, and odd
scrap of rusty, corrugated metal. The roof is similarly made up of odd bits of
metal with gaps that allow the torrential rains into their living space. This
family is desperately poor and conditions are cramped, hot, and humid. A sturdy
all purpose room and a decent concrete floor for Evelyn and Pancho's family
would improve matters considerably and give them much more comfort and privacy."

To help kick off this project, we are raffling off a $100 Amazon Gift Card OR a
$100 donation to the Charity or Firstgiving Project of your choice (donated by
Steven H.) to one lucky Aura's House donor. All you need to do to enter is to
donate at least $10 to this project between September 2, 2011 and October 15,
2011 at 5PM EST. Each additional donation of any amount over $10 will get you
another entry up until October 15, 2011. (So if you decide to donate $30 for
example, that would get you three entries.) The winner will be chosen at random
on or before October 25, 2011 and notified by email and shortly after the gift
card or donation will be on its way. Whomever wins can choose which they would
prefer."

Please click on the link below for more information:

http://aurashouse.com/2011/09/active-room-construction-project-for-evelyn-and-francisco-of-colombia/

Francisco's Fundraiser

Here is a breakdown of Francisco and Evelyn's Fundraiser in three stages, as developed by sponsor Barbara. So far we have a little over $200. Please spread the word to help make this fundraiser a success. Thank you!

Photos of Franciso with his SNG Gifts

Hi everyone,

New photos came today of Francisco with his SNG gifts! These gifts are the result of the First Giving Fundraiser that we did back around Oct./Nov. These are the items that he received as listed on the SNG report.

5 Pajamas, short pants, jacket
1 Blender
1 Bed sheets
3 Toothbrush, toothpaste, dental floss
2 Snacks, milk
1 Shoes

It says "Francisco and his family are very grateful for this gift. Francisco de Jesus received clothing and shoes to dress well, some food supplies to eat well and be healthy, a blender to prepare delicious juices, an oral kit and bed sheets.

His mother wrote:

"Dear Sponsor:

I hope that you and your family are in good health as my family and I are. This letter is the thank you for the gift that you gave him which he could buy: a pair of shoes, blender, a set of sheets, groceries, and clothes. My family and I are very grateful for the gift. This year he is going to be in 2nd grade of elementary school. I am so happy.

Francisco Herra's Mom says goodbye with a lot of affection."


I will post the report and letter and little later. God bless.

New Photos of Franciso and his Family!

Francisco's family photos came today and includes his newborn baby sister :) She is really cute and chubby. I'll check the CI site to see if it is updated to show her name. Franciso is looking great and so are all of the kids. Evelyn is so tall and little Samy looks so serious :)