Rene was 10 years old when she came to Casa Luz with her three siblings, each of them carrying a burden in their little hearts. One day when arriving home from working on the farm with their father, the children saw their mother in the distance standing next to a tree outside of their humble house. They began running and shouting “Mommy, Mommy!” but this time she did not respond to them. As they got closer they realized that something was wrong, their mother was not moving. When they got to her feet they discovered to their horror that she was hanging from the tree.
She had committed suicide five months pregnant. On this terrible day their world was destroyed. Their father could not care for them on his own, so he decided to bring them to Casa Luz.
At Casa Luz, Rene and her siblings were feed, cared for and learned about the love of God. She accepted this love and God began to heal her heart. Quickly, Rene began to serve the Lord in church, singing in the choir and teaching children’s Sunday School.
Rene is now in college. In her spare time Rene helps to care for the children of Casa Luz, children who are just like her. It is her dream to one day preach the Word of God and to help the impoverished Quechua people who live in the mountains of Peru. In the same place where her life was destroyed, she will bring the hope and love of God.
Working together, we can make a difference.
No one can whistle a symphony. It takes a whole orchestra to play it. ~H.E. Luccock
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