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She Emptied Her Piggybank to Help Mom

When Melany’s mother was out of work for three months during the pandemic shutdown in Mexico, she gave all the money she saved in her piggybank to help her family. CBN’s Orphan Promise donors provided immediate groceries as well as tools ... ... Read Transcript


- [Reporter] After threemonths looking for a job,

Adriana, who is a single mom,

realized she was running out of options.

- I've worked as a waitress at banquets.

That allowed me to takecare of my children.

When the pandemic hit, I lost my job.

I have been looking for a job

and have not worked asingle day in three months.

- [Reporter] To feed her three children,

Adriana tried to stretchtheir limited food supply.

- For weeks, we ate only twice a day.

I did not give them breakfast until later.

I could try and holdthem off until dinner.

- [Reporter] This is 11 year old Melanie.

She helps take care of her siblings.

- I try not to complain

because I did not want tocause my mom to be stressed.

- [Reporter] So Melanie did the only thing

she could think of.

- [Melanie] I went to get my piggy bank

and I gave all my money to my mom.

I told her to take it

because she needed it more.

- [Adriana] The piggy bank had $10 in it.

- [Melanie] I felt so good

because I could help my mom.

- [Reporter] When CBN's Orphan's Promise

heard about the family in Mexico,

we offered to help.

We learned that Adriana had been trained

as a dog groomer but lack the tools needed

to start a pet grooming business.

So we gave her what she neededto set up that business.

Plus we gave the familya supply of groceries.

- This means a lot to us.

We will be able to earn money from home,

we will have enough to buy food.

I'm going to tell all my friends

to bring in job to mom for grooming.

- I have no other words to say,

except thank you.

(sparkles)(children laughing)

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