Much of what I've written on here lately has been primarily about animals. Well, it is time to service the other half of the blog's name: children.
Over Christmas, I read an Associated Press (AP) wire article, John's Wish, that just twisted my heart into a pretzel. I strongly recommend reading it, and reading it to your children.
What great heart, and faith, this one 15 year old boy had! What a difference he has made in the world.
At a time in his life when he should have been thinking about sports, and school, and girls, he was faced with a condition that brings even adults to their knees. He faced it with grace, and faith, and turned something personally tragic, into something wonderful for others he would never meet, half the world away.
What Amore heart. And what a reminder of the meaning of miracles, and of Christmas.
Mia Mattsson-Mercer Born in 1964, Sweden. Author to three books. Writing a web-column for the Magazine NARA. “That’s Amore” is my catch phrase. Finishing the manuscripts for two different books. Also HomeSchooling Mother. Worked: United States, Germany, Switzerland, Bosnien, Bulgaria, France, Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Bahrain Founder/CEO Animals Without Limits. I am a proud Lyme disease, Child Abuse and Animal Warrior.
Showing posts with label Orphans. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Orphans. Show all posts
Monday, December 29, 2008
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Centro Laila
I have not had writers block, it seems like I have had time block instead.
But before Easter I went out to Centro Laila with some things to donate. I always get so inspired with the family that runs the Centro every day, twenty-four & seven. Think if we all had the same goal, same energy, what a different planet we would live on.
The profile of most the children of Centro Laila,: children of illegal immigrants, prostitutes, a result of incest, and those who have escaped from child labour commercial organizations.
Established and run by the Luciano family for the last 20 years the Laila Centre has dedicated itself to the task of providing these children with an education that will allow them to become integrated with society, keeping them in a stable environment where they are loved and where they can learn how to return that affection. These are the basic aims of their operation - to build a strong foundation to meet the most urgent needs of the people. They pursue their objectives daily and with great conviction, promoting a continuous and productive association with various institutions for the purpose of enhancing the work of the Laila Centre through different kinds of contributions and deconsolidating a strong safety net of services for the child.
This is big time Amore!
Happy Easter-Buona Pasqua-Glad Pask
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Labour Children of 2008
Sex tourism is throughout the whole world, and is most common in the poor countries where children have to survive day to day. Their youth gone, the time to explore life with children’s eyes are long past.
Plenty of men travel to buy sex from minders in South America—where the law is corrupted. A man who likes to be admired by their innocent, their firm body on top of his own old body.
They tell themselves that the children are older, and that they really love to do what they are doing--they wouldn't do it otherwise, right?
Trafficking is getting more common and many men hire younger girls and boys to have sex with. As an excuse from the buyers—“they want sex or they wouldn’t do it!”
Many men doesn’t want to take any responsibility, their selfish ego are bigger than their conscience. Their fantasies are bigger than trust, felling they are not harming anybody, just helping someone with their love.
I remember a man telling me --he lives half time in Paraguay-- that the young children hanged around him at the restaurant waiting to get his and others leftovers. These children getting their hungry stomach filled to survive another day, where no hope exists, and they would give sex in return. Their parents are gone, abandoned them at a young age, or in some cases, the children has to give their parents the money they earn through selling their body.
This is not Amore!
We who are born in a more "safe" countries—even if there is children who are getting abused in one way or another—there is some safety net—not great but that is because children are easy to manipulate, and not many believe their stories—have difficulty understanding this problem and many times we turn away from this huge problem, it doesn’t concern us. But their we go wrong in our thinking, it does concern us and we can do something about it. You can if you want!
Last week I visited a center for orphans—children of illegal immigrants, prostitutes, a result of incest, and those who have escaped from child labour. I had a talk with the founders, the Luciano family a strong hardworking family.
I will write more about them and my visit, and what YOU can do.
This is Amore!
Plenty of men travel to buy sex from minders in South America—where the law is corrupted. A man who likes to be admired by their innocent, their firm body on top of his own old body.
They tell themselves that the children are older, and that they really love to do what they are doing--they wouldn't do it otherwise, right?
Trafficking is getting more common and many men hire younger girls and boys to have sex with. As an excuse from the buyers—“they want sex or they wouldn’t do it!”
Many men doesn’t want to take any responsibility, their selfish ego are bigger than their conscience. Their fantasies are bigger than trust, felling they are not harming anybody, just helping someone with their love.
I remember a man telling me --he lives half time in Paraguay-- that the young children hanged around him at the restaurant waiting to get his and others leftovers. These children getting their hungry stomach filled to survive another day, where no hope exists, and they would give sex in return. Their parents are gone, abandoned them at a young age, or in some cases, the children has to give their parents the money they earn through selling their body.
This is not Amore!
We who are born in a more "safe" countries—even if there is children who are getting abused in one way or another—there is some safety net—not great but that is because children are easy to manipulate, and not many believe their stories—have difficulty understanding this problem and many times we turn away from this huge problem, it doesn’t concern us. But their we go wrong in our thinking, it does concern us and we can do something about it. You can if you want!
Last week I visited a center for orphans—children of illegal immigrants, prostitutes, a result of incest, and those who have escaped from child labour. I had a talk with the founders, the Luciano family a strong hardworking family.
I will write more about them and my visit, and what YOU can do.
This is Amore!
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