Luz and her four children live in a shack by a river in Peru. The water is polluted and toxic—but its fish were the only source of food. Find out the total transformation you made possible for this family
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THIS WOMAN AND FOUR CHILDREN
LIVE ON THE BANKS OF PERU.
THE HOUSE IS SURROUNDED BY WATER
WHICH COMES UP THROUGH THE FLOOR
DURING FLOOD SEASON.
I COULDN'T FIX MY HOUSE
BECAUSE WE HAD NO MONEY.
ONE DAY SEVEN-YEAR-OLD
FRANCES PLAYING AT THE BACK OF
THE HOUSE WHEN HE FELL INTO THE
RIVER.
HE DIDN'T YET KNOW HOW TO SWIM.
I WAS WASHING AND HEARD THE
SPLASH.
I RAN OUTSIDE.
SHE WATCHED AS FRANCES
SLIPPED UNDER THE WATER AND
PRAYED HER SON WOULD SURFACE.
WHEN HE DID, SHE WAS ABLE TO
RESCUE HIM.
THE RIVER HAS BECOME A DANGEROUS
PLACE FOR THE FAMILY, NOT
BECAUSE OF WHERE THE HOUSE IS
LOCATED BUT BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO
FISH HERE TO FIND FOOD.
EVEN FIVE-YEAR-OLD CAROL KNOW
YOU SHOULDN'T EAT THIS TYPE OF
FISH FROM A POLLUTED RIVER.
I HAVE TO EAT AN UGLY FISH.
IT IS GARBAGE.
OPERATION BLESSING HELPED THE
FAMILY IN TWO IMPORTANT WAYS.
FIRST WE BUILT THEM A NEW HOUSE
WHICH FLOATS A CONSTANT 15
INCHES ABOVE THE RISING WATER
EVEN DURING THE FLOOD SEASON.
WE GAVE THEM A GRANT TO START AN
ICE CREAM AND DRINK STATION.
THERE IS A SCHOOL NEARBY AND
BUSINESS IS GOOD AND SHE IS
MAKING ENOUGH MONEY TO SUPPORT
HER FAMILY.
I AM HAPPY.
I HAVE A NEW BUSINESS.
NOW THEY LACK NOTHING.
THANK YOU OPERATION BLESSING.