A long time friend
I am here today because Ivonne. I meet her and her husband at a gym over 10 years a go. I was passing by and heard them talk and laugh and I knew they had to be from Venezuela. I came up and introduced myself. Ivonne…
Mirror neurons and empathy
Our sixth grade teacher put us in timeout for ditching his class the previous day. He had promissed the principal that he would use the incident to teach us a lesson. During class, he annoyed us by keeping us in absolute silence and inactivity…
Knocking on doors and hearts
by Carmen Natera Hello everyone. Here I am, knocking on doors and hearts. We need everyone’s help to extend Ivonne’s life. She is my beloved friend, and much more than a friend, she is my sister. Who is Ivonne for me When I talk about Ivonne, my words are those of friendship, fellowship, solidarity and …
Good things
We limit God with our prayers many times, don’t we? We come before him with our requests and seek Him with all of our hearts. We cry out for Him to open the doors we would like to see open before us, receive the answers to the questions we have and to give us exactly …
How else can you help?
Can you believe it? Almost 300 people have helped us raise the amazing sum of $72,560.00 in just 22 days. That is an average donation of $245 per person. This means that at this pace, we need another 520 donors like yourself to reach our goal. Isn’t that amazing! It is completely doable. It is …
Ivonne is an inspiration for me
First of all, she welcomed me (an Argentinean who would have guessed) into her group of Venezuelan friends unconditionally, always with a smile, and with a great sense of humor! She is really funny when telling jokes, by the way. When she still didn’t even know…