CRISTIAN IS A CHILD THAT HAS SUFFERED GREATLY. AT FIVE YEARS OF AGE, HE WAS ABANDONED BY HIS MOTHER, WHO TOOK HIS FIVE SIBLINGS WITH HER. AS HIS FATHER COULD NOT TAKE CARE OF HIM, HE SOON LEFT THE BOY AT THE DOOR OF AN INSTITUTION THAT HELPS ABANDONED CHILDREN. A SIGN ON HIS CHEST SAID, "I DON'T WANT HIM, AND I CAN'T TAKE CARE OF HIM."

SINCE THAT TIME, HE HAS BEEN SENT TO VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS WHERE HE DEMONSTRATED AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR, HATED STUDYING, AND WAS VERY UNSTABLE.

HE WAS BROUGHT TO THIS CASA HOGAR IN JUNE OF 1997 BECAUSE HE HAD NEVER ADAPTED TO THE OTHER HOMES WHERE HE STAYED. HE IS NOW SHOWING PROGRESS AND HAS MOVED TO THE CASA HOGAR FOR ADOLESCENT BOYS.

HIS GREATEST DESIRE IS TO BE ADOPTED BY A FAMILY THAT WILL LOVE HIM.