Guatemala's Beggars in the streets

It was just before Christmas in 2011 and I can and I wonder as I pass the beggars in the streets who will help them on Christmas day?  I pass and drop change or a bill into their hand or bowl. I give only to women that crouch with small children now. The men will drink it.

In Xela there is a beautiful (gold adorned) Iglasia. The gold originally came from Guatemala, looted years ago by the Spanish shipped off to Spain and then returned through the generosity of the Roman Catholic church to Igalsias here.

The beggars sit near the Iglasia (church) entrance.

They are invisible to most people.

They are invisible to the church that teaches the Christian story of love and giving... 

Christmas. 

A time of giving and caring for your fellow man or woman.

A time for families to join together in celebration of what they believe in.

 "Beggars why are they left this way?"

Esperanza

Esperanza or Hope can be and is many things to many people.
To a fourteen year old and very frightened little girl hope is something far removed from reality.

I learned about her through a friend I have that helps people that really need help. He is a sort of ordinary man to look at and to speak with, but Roland is a very special person. He is like an angel in the darkness. Searching through newspapers and other sources he finds homes for people, supplies food and medicine and this time through some newspaper article he found this child.

When I saw the photographs I knew that I had to travel with him to see this girl. Her prognosis is not good with the cancer rapidly advanced and she will die without some form of intervention.

I need to help in some way.. and I will update this for you.

Please pray for her.

Updates are sometimes difficult to write about. I wanted this to be a happy update. I wanted to say yes that she is better and be happy saying that. Her prognosis was never very good. But I had hope it would be better.

This story will end soon as she will. Her short life stolen away. She has been sent to a special place to end her days there. She is dieing. She is dieing and I feel so helpless with these words. She is dieing as that beast of a desease steals her future.

Please prey for her.