This is the story of a family in need in San Juan de la Concha, Masaya who I came to meet by coincidence of life two month ago approximately. Let’s meet Martha Hernandez 70 years old, Jose Rosalio Mercado 77 yrs old (husband) and Jose Lucio Mercado 37 yrs, son of Martha and Jose Rosalio.
It was an afternoon on a weekend and Martha stopped by my place selling vegetables and fruits because that’s what she does for a living. She comes three days a week to Managua to make a few Cordoba’s to survive. I remember I bought some mangos from her and I noticed she needed some shoes. The day before I had brought home a pair of sandals which I was going to donate to somebody who needed them in Ometepe but I immediately thought about trying those on Martha and if they fit her, they were hers without a doubt. She did try them on and bingo… the sandals fit her perfectly. She was so so happy to have a good pair of sandals and she was going to wear them in a church service she would have at home to pray for Jose Rosalio’s health since he was not doing well at the time. She left but I had told her to come to the office the following week to give her some school supplies for her grandchildren.
The following week, Martha showed up, got the school supplies and of course thanked WNP for thinking of her and her grandchildren. She is a great believer and even prayed for all of us here. At that time I thought she and her family could be the recipient of a few things we were going to donate to a family in need. We were looking for a prospect and what better prospect than Martha’s family. I proceeded to send the pictures of Martha to Amy and told her about my idea of adopting Martha’s family to help them out with a few things we could donate from the shipments. Amy agreed and next I started to plan a visit to Martha’s home to see firsthand what she really needed. Moises and I went there and I personally was shocked to see the conditions of her little humble house.