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THIS IS EDNER…
Edner is 13 years old. I first met him 3 years ago when I was fortunate enough to go to Mama Carmen’s, an orphanage in Guatemala City, run by none other than Mama Carmen (more about her in a moment. I asked Ed how long he had been at Mama’s. He said, “Siempre.” Always? “Si.” I asked someone later. It seems the Edner, and many of the other 47 kids currently living there, were simply dropped off by hospital staff or young mothers, when they were just days old. Mama Takes any she can and raises them as her own. I asked Ed, “So this is your family?” He looked around at everyone, smiled and said, “Yes, but not the Gringos, they are my Brothers.” 

This is Mama Carmen. She is a 70 year old Pioneer of the Second Chance. When she was a young mother and Guatemala was gripped in civil war, she promised God that if she got her son back from war safely that she would serve Him by loving homeless, family-less children. 46 years later, she is still taking orphans and loving them like they are her own…. I guess they are her own.

Do you need a 2nd chance?  DO you know someone you could give one to?  I dare ya.