YOU HAVE NEVER HEARD A STORY LIKE THIS….

You may remember our friend Maria who had a terrible problem with alcohol. But for the last 18 months she has been “dry” and very happy. Several years ago we built a nice house for Maria and her husband Marcel. It includes two rooms built of ladrillo (fired adobe) which is a great insulator. Also, we built a tiny little chiminea which keeps the house warm in winter. You will remember that Marcel lost his legs when he was 18. For ten years we have known Marcel and Maria as they “worked” the line which leads to the Port of Entry back to the US. The line has many “workers” and they are all our friends. We have helped all of them over the years with things like legs, medicines, free dentistry, and emotional support.

Maria died this week, a painful, awful death from cirrohsis of the liver. The funeral was yesterday. It began at the funeral home, then a procession followed the limousine to the border where Maria spent so much time in her wheel chair hoping for a little money, and finally to the cemetery. All the “workers” (more than 25) were there to send her off in style.

Introducing Our Gardener, Bernardino Enriquez

Sun, soil, and water! We provide the seeds and the talent,Bernardino Enriquez. Educated in the gardens of his mother andgrandmother in the Mexican interior, Bernadino farms a huge Wings ofAngels vegetable garden in the heart of the Ladrillero barrio. Atevery seasonal harvest he distribute's to the very poor and to thevery old.
Bernardino is a teacher. From him, little Hector Bravo learns howto farm his little raised table outside his family's kitchen door.With this educqtion, Hector will always be able to feed his family.
Seed donations come from celebrated seed growers who support our work, Renee Shepherd Seeds and Seeds of Change. Teaching the poor to growtheir own food is fundamental to a basic quality of life.