Haiti

When her husband died in an accident, Délivrance was left grief-stricken with four young children to raise. She had limited resources, and yet she had armed herself with courage and managed to start a small clothing store to try and keep her family afloat. Despite her best efforts and determination, Délivrance struggled, “I couldn’t even feed my children. All I could do was surrender it to God”. When her youngest daughter, Samuella, fell ill, Délivrance didn’t know where to turn for help. Then, one day, she received a visit from a health worker from Compassion’s local church partner. The women had heard about the family’s struggles from a friend. She told Délivrance to register Samuella at the local Compassion project.
“When I think about it today, this is the most important advice I have ever received. It has completely transformed my life and that of my children,” said Délivrance. One of the first things the team did was admit Samuella to the hospital. The lack of food had left the three-year-old with severe malnurtrition and on the brink of death. Compassion covered all the costs. “Through Samuella’s hospitalisation, I realised how much I could count on the support of Compassion. It was the first time that my family had been helped with so much love,” said Délivrance. This was Délivrance’s first experience of the support of Compassion’s church partner. “The Compassion team saw me when no one else did and reached out to me when I had nowhere to go and no one to call for help. They gave me the right to continue to hope. That is priceless.” Today both Samuella and Délivrance are thriving. They’re able to look to the future with optimism—something they had lost just a few years before.