MARIA GUADALUPE LOPEZ 

MAY 12TH, 1984

"LUPITA" IS THE OLDEST OF SIX CHILDREN AND HAS HAD TO MATURE AT A YOUNG AGE BECAUSE HER FATHER WAS SENT TO PRISON AND HER MOTHER HAD TO WORK ALL DAY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE HOME. SHE WAS TAKEN OUT OF SCHOOL BEFORE SHE WAS ABLE TO FINISH THE FIRST GRADE TO TAKE CARE OF HER BROTHERS AND SISTERS. THIS WAS A TREMENDOUS RESPONSIBILITY FOR A CHILD HER AGE, AND AS A RESULT WE SAW HER OVER PROTECT AND CARE FOR HER BROTHERS AND SISTERS.

NOW THAT "LUPITA" IS IN THE ORPHANAGE AND ISN’T RESPONSIBLE TO CARE FOR HER BROTHERS AND SISTERS, SHE HAS BEEN ABLE TO ENJOY BEING A CHILD AGAIN.

SHE IS DOING VERY WELL IN SCHOOL, AND HAS RECENTLY WON AN AWARD FOR THE TOP STUDENT IN HER GRADE AT SCHOOL. DAILY SHE IS LEARNING THE THINGS OF THE LORD AND IS WILLING TO RECEIVE ALL THAT HE HAS TO GIVE HER.

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