Stories of Dignity

The message that our friends in Cayambe share as our vision for the project is “Sembrando con amor la esperanza de una vida digna“ or “Sowing with love the hope for a dignfied life.” Our goal with our ministries is that each person that we minister to has a sense of dignity and even more that they feel valued and respected in who they are and their value to us as a human being. We want each person that we serve to feel respected and loved and for them to know that they have value to us. Our goal is to serve the recipients of our ministries with this end as our focus.

In fitting with this theme, we will be starting a new initiative called Stories of Dignity. The point will be to share about the ministries that are being carried out in Cayambe and the greater Cayambe area over the next two months through story. Normally for us during this part of the year, the donations to the ongoing ministries slow down and so we hope that these stories will inspire you to help us to create even more stories in the future. Our goal is to raise $20,000 over the next two months to support the ongoing work that we are doing in Cayambe. Will you be a part of making more Stories of Dignity?

For our first Story of Dignity we will learn about Segundo…

My name is Segundo and I am twenty-four years old. I suffered a traffic accident two months ago in which my left leg needed to be amputated. After my surgery, I was referred by traumatology to receive twenty sessions of physical therapy, which I began at a hospital in Ibarra. Unfortunately, this hospital did not help me very much. The company where I work told me to go to the Emanuel Medical Center to start receiving the therapy sessions there.

Really, from the first moment I arrived at the Emanuel Medical Center, I felt very good, even though I still had a lot of pain in my leg. I have now received nine physical therapy sessions and due to these sessions, I am starting to recover my mobility and stability. I trust that with the help of God and the work of the physical therapist at the Emmanuel Medical Center that I can continue to recover until I can return to my normal life.