They Only Ate Twice a Day

13-year-old Jorge lives with 3 younger siblings and his mom, who is a single parent. Every day, before school, he helps her to assemble brooms to sell.   

Jorge said, “My job is to hammer the bundles of straw into the broom head. I also help my mom with the housework.” 

According to the kids’ mom, Rocio, they barely earn enough for the basics. 

Rocio explained, “There is only enough food for me to eat once a day.  I make food for the kids to eat twice a day.  There just isn’t enough profit for food and bills.”     

Jorge said, “Some days, we did not have anything to eat at night.  There has always been a shortage of food. It hurts me to see that my brothers when they come home from school and cry for food. I see them suffer every day.” 

Then Operation Blessing met Rocio and offered to help her grow her business.  Thanks to you, we gave her everything needed to make more brooms faster, including new tools, supplies and a workbench.     

“My business is growing day by day.  I even have a little savings.  The number of brooms I make is growing, along with my profits,” said Rocio. “Our lives have changed!  My children now eat before school, and we are not suffering like before. Thank you to the people who helped us!”  

Jorge said, “Thanks to the people from Operation Blessing. God bless you.” 

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