Eva thought she had very few options. She had left school in grade seven and became a young mother. But the Santiago sponsor site in Chile has been with her from the moment her daughter, Ashley, was born, and has never left her side.
Ashley was sponsored as soon as she was born, and today, she’s already fifteen.
“I have always felt lucky to belong to Chalice,” Eva says. “A great family that has welcomed me, helping and supporting me in many areas.”
With Ashley firmly on the path to success, Eva was ready to achieve the goals she had set aside in her own teenage years: finishing her studies and learning a job-ready skill.
Having completed her high school education, she decided to become a massage therapist. She saved her wages as a housecleaner for her tuition and supplies.
“It was difficult to pay, but not impossible,” says Sr. Maria, Santiago site director. But when she graduated, she couldn’t immediately step into her new field and felt frustrated staying on at her housecleaning job.
But thanks to everyone who gave a livelihood gift through the gift catalogue, “we have managed to help her realize her most desired dream,” Sr. Maria says. They bought her a massage table.
“So today we can say: we did it!” she says. Now Eva can start her massage business from her home.
“Thank you for your gift,” says Eva, “which is very important to us. It supports me in my work and both my daughter and I can have a better quality of life.”
“May God bless you at all times! Thank you!”
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