• Melchor de Mencos, Belize •
Meet the Aguado household. A place where love runs deep…simple are the joys…and wide are the smiles that shield the scars aching to heal beneath.
Here we see one of the effects of inaccessible health care. Where fathers lose their lives to otherwise treatable diseases, leaving two mothers and seven children with little more than the lingering fragrance of memories.
Here we also see a strength undeniable. Where the youngest to the eldest come together to care for one another…encourage one another…support one another.
And finally, we see ‘little Juan,’ whose palpable nonchalance tells you really all that you need to know:
He is now the man of the family.
Categories: Central America, Humanitarian Work, Photography
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Reasons to hope are often so few for so many. Yet with love and hard work and forgiveness, people in the hardest of circumstances still find hope, even happiness. It is a marvel to me. I hope for little Juan and his family.
I completely agree. It was seeing this kind of joy and hope within others that made these types of experiences life-changing for me. And these people will also forever be in my heart. 🙂
How beautiful the phrase “lingering fragrances of memories” describes everything! It delivers a strong message.
Thank you for your kind words. 🙂
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Thank you for sharing the story of this beautiful family with us. 🙂
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How sad the little Juan has had (or felt he has had) to grow up so quickly. 🙁
I agree. 🙁 Hope you’re doing well, Amy. 🙂
Two steps forward, one step back.
Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers. ((Big hug ))
I don’t really believe in heavens, but if there is one you already have a place reserved 🙂
Thank you for your very kind words…although I am certainly not deserving of them! 🙂