APRIL 13TH, 1986

MARIO SUFFERED TERRIBLE PHYSICAL ABUSE FROM HIS FATHER. HE WAS HUNG FROM A TREE WITH A ROPE, AND LEFT FOR DEAD BECAUSE HE HAD STOPPED KICKING. HE WAS THEN THROWN INTO A TRASH BIN. A CHRISTIAN LADY WALKING BY THE TRASH BIN NOTICED MARIO´S BODY AND SEEING THERE WAS STILL LIFE SHE TOOK HIM TO THE HOSPITAL. THE DOCTORS HAD VERY LITTLE HOPE FOR MARIO’S SURVIVAL AS HIS DIGESTIVE TRACT WAS PARALYZED. HE WAS ALSO DIAGNOSED IN THE THIRD LEVEL OF MALNUTRITION. HOWEVER, AFTER EXCELLENT MEDICAL ATTENTION HE RECOVERED PHYSICALLY AND WAS SENT TO OUR HOME. MARIO HAS INTEGRATED WELL INTO HIS NEW FAMILY, EVEN THOUGH AT TIMES, HE IS A LITTLE AGGRESSIVE WITH THE OTHER CHILDREN. THIS, OF COURSE, COMES AS A RESULT OF HIS PAST LIFE. MARIO HAS MANAGED TO CALM DOWN CONSIDERABLY AND IS ALWAYS REPENTIVE WHEN RECEIVING CORRECTION.

IN SPITE OF ALL THE PAST ABUSE, MARIO SEEMS TO BE QUITE NORMAL. HE DOES HAVE A LEARNING DISABILITY AND THEREFORE ATTENDS A SPECIAL SCHOOL. AS WITH ALL OUR CHILDREN WE ARE TEACHING HIM THE LOVE AND PROTECTION OF A LOVING FATHER.