Location: Chone, Ecuador

Members of the Family: Marjorie and her husband Fernando, and their two daughters Ximena and Gala. 

Dates of Birth: Majorie (08/28/1996), Fernando (01/01/1995), Ximena (08/16/2010) and Gala (06/05/2015)

Occupation and Salary: Majorie is a housewife, Fernando works with a machete or picks mandarins, and Ximena and Gala are students.  

Our Story: The family lives in a very dangerous area of an invasion zone of Chone.  There is often not work for Fernando to pick up, but he is skilled with a machete and helps to pick mandarins when there is extra work available.  The children are frequently absent from school.  

What Your Sponsorship Provides
When you sponsor a family in Ecuador, your donation supports a monthly gift of food and basic hygiene and cleaning products for the family.  These families are very impoverished and what little income they have is not enough to buy the basic necessities.  Families will also receive monthly visits from volunteers and the Servant Sisters of the Home of the Mother who not only look after their physical needs but also their spiritual needs.  Any additional funds given beyond the minimum $37 per month will provide other necessities as needed, such as home repairs or basic home utensils.  Additional donations can be made here.

What You'll Receive
As a sponsor, you will receive a newsletter with general updates from our communities in India and Ecuador as well as a letter from your adopted child 3 times per year:  Easter, early fall and Christmas.  We also encourage you to send letters or cards to your adopted child by creating and logging into your account on our website.