TWELVE-YEAR-OLD MIRA LIVES IN

KYRGYZSTAN WITH HER FAMILY.

EVERY SUFFERS FROM LACK OF FOOD.

WE CAN'T AFFORD IT.

SOMETIMES I GO TO SLEEP AND FALL

DOWN.

MY MOM SAYS IT IS CALLED

FAINTING.

SHE FAINTS BECAUSE WE HAVE SO

LITTLE FOOD.

SHE DOES WELL AT SCHOOL.

SOMETIMES SHE MISSING

THINGS

BECAUSE SHE IS SO

ANEMIC.

HER HUSBAND

RECENTLY

ABANDONED THE

FAMILY LEAVING HER

ALONE TO RAISE THEIR THREE

CHILDREN.

YOUNGEST ONE IS AN INFANT.

SHE GROWS VEGETABLES IN HER

GARDEN AND BAKES FLAT BREAD TO

FEED HER DAUGHTERS.

THAT IS ALL THE FOOD THEY HAVE.

I WORK ALL THE TIME.

I DON'T EAT MYSELF.

I KNOW MY BABY WILL NEED MORE

THAN MOTHER'S MILK.

I DON'T KNOW HOW I AM GOING TO

FEED HER.

I SEE MY MOM STRUGGLING AND

THAT MAKES ME UPSET.

I SEE HER CRYING AND PRAYING A

LOT.

EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A MUSLIM

COUNTRY, SHE BECAME A CHRISTIAN

EIGHT YEARS AGO.

I PRAY ALL THE TIME, LORD,

HELP ME, PLEASE.

I ASKED GOD TO GIVE US A CALL.

WHEN WE HEARD ABOUT THIS

FAMILY AND THEIR SIMPLE NEEDS,

WE KNEW WE COULD HELP.

CBN GAVE THEM A COW AND CHICKENS

SO THEY CAN HAVE A WELL BALANCED

DIET.

IT IS TRULY A MIRACLE FOR OUR

FAMILY.

IN ALL OF MY LIFE, I HAVE NEVER

SEEN SUCH

GENEROSITY.

NOW

THEY HAVE MILK, CHEESE

AND

EGGS.

THEY HAVE SO MUCH, THEY ARE

SELLING EGGS TO THEIR NEIGHBORS.

I AM EARNING MONEY AND MY

CHILDREN ARE FULL.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HELPING

US.

I AM HAPPY AND HEALTHY AND

DON'T NEED ANYTHING AT SCHOOL,

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.