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A Stable Home for a Single Mother

Abandoned by her husband, a single mother struggled to afford food and rent. See how Orphan’s Promise stepped in to turn her life around. Read Transcript


- [Announcer] As a single mom,

38 year old Kai has fought hard

to keep her family together.

Her husband abandonedthem three years ago.

Some weeks she had to choose between

paying rent and buying food.

- I pay the rent before everything else

because if I miss a payment,

our landlord will kick us out.

- [Announcer] But the longer she

went without a stable income,

the more challenging their lives became.

- I said to my mom, mommy, I'm hungry.

- And I told my momthat I was very hungry.

She went to our neighborto ask for some noodles

for me and my brother.

- [Announcer] Kai hasbeen selling vegetables

and doing laundry to makea few dollars a week.

Finally she missed a rentpayment and was evicted.

- I felt so sorry for my children.

They were too young to gothrough such difficulty.

- [Announcer] When CBN's Orphans Promise

learned about the family,

we helped them find a house

and covered their rent and food

for the first few months.

Then we gave Kai a motor scooter

which she immediately turned into a taxi

and delivery business.

Her weekly income stabilized

and has increased by more than 500%.

Now she can afford rentand food for her boys.

- [Kai] My sons and I were trapped in

a cycle of hardship.

But you gave us food,a livelihood, and joy.

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