After her husband died, Lizeth had no way to provide and she couldn't get loan from bank to start small business. Operation Blessing provided the capital to help her start a pinata business.
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Reporter: IT HAD BEEN A
NIGHT FILLED WITH LAUGHTER
AND HOPE.
THEY WERE FINISHING PLANS TO
START THEIR OWN FAMILY
BUSINESS.
BUT THE NEXT MORNING?
MY HUSBAND DIED.
I THOUGHT IT WAS A
NIGHTMARE.
I THOUGHT, THIS CAN'T BE
HAPPENING.
I ASKED GOD, WHAT
HAPPENED TO US?
WHAT DID WE DO TO DESERVE
THIS?
Reporter: AFTER HER
HUSBAND DIED, THE BANK LOAN
TO START THE NEW BUSINESS
FELL THROUGH.
THE FAMILY GREW DESPERATE.
THAT DAY WE CRIED BECAUSE
WE HAD ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO
EAT.
ONLY LEMONS TO MAKE A
LEMONADE.
THAT WAS OUR LUNCH AND
DINNER THAT DAY.
Reporter: SHE BEGAN
CLEANING, WASHING, AND
COOKING FOR NEIGHBORS.
THEY PAID HER WITH FOOD.
I TRIED NOT TO BREAK DOWN
IN FRONT OF THE BOYS, SINCE
I KNEW THEY DREW STRENGTH
FROM ME.
I ASKED GOD FOR STRENGTH AND
FAITH.
Reporter: A NEIGHBOR
TOLD HER ABOUT "OPERATION
BLESSING."
A FEW DAYS LATER, WE TALKED
TO HER AND OFFERED TO HELP.
OUR DREAM WAS ONE DAY WE
COULD ESTABLISH A BUSINESS.
"OPERATION BLESSING" CAME AT
JUST THE RIGHT MOMENT.
Reporter: WE PROVIDED
HER WITH EVERYTHING SHE
NEEDED TO START THE SMALL
BUSINESS.
IT WAS A GREAT JOY TO SEE
HOW GOD ANSWERED OUR PRAYERS
SO QUICKLY.
Reporter: PEOPLE COME
FROM FAR AWAY TO BUY THEIR
PIÑATAS, SO THE BUSINESS IS
VERY SUCCESSFUL.
NOW SHE MAKES MORE THAN
ENOUGH MONEY TO PROVIDE A
GOOD LIFE FOR HER BOYS.
MY DREAMS CAME TRUE AT
THE RIGHT MOMENT, AND I
BLESS YOU WITH ALL OF MY
HEART.
I HOPE YOU WILL HELP OTHER
PEOPLE LIKE US, TOO.
THANKS, "OPERATION
BLESSING," FOR THE
HELP YOU
GAVE TO MY MOM.
THAT IS A GREAT BLESSING.
YOU ARE THE BEST OF THE
BEST.