Azucena and Rachel moved into Hogar Luz de Vida towards the end of May. God brought us Azucena, 17 years old, who has aged out of the orphanage she’s called home since she was 12 years old. Azucena had to leave behind her 5 year old daughter, who will continue to reside in the orphanage until we can relocate her to a facility closer to the youth transitional home. Our staff are dedicated to help them build a strong and healthy relationship as mother and daughter. Azucena is motivated to finish her high school education and begin training for a job that will allow her to provide for her daughter.
Rachel, from Eagle, Colorado, moved in as our first, long-term volunteer. She is doing her internship with Corazón de Esperanza, serving our project Hogar Luz de Vida and working with the Mujeres Virtuosas project. Rachel has been coordinating and arranging schedules for other volunteers and upcoming groups and is also leading our weekly children’s program at Cerro la Virgen. She instantly fit in with the girls and took on the role as substitute madre tutora on the weekends. We are thrilled to have Rachel and her bright personality and work ethic. She is a great mentor for our girls and a wonderful addition to our team!