Rafaela Sofia Mendes de Sousa
Brazil
Goiania Project 1
Female | Age: 6 | Birthdate: July 4, 2015
Rafaela is happy child who enjoys playing with dolls likes jumping rope. She and her parents live in an extremely poor area of Goiania where the typical house has three rooms and is usually made of concrete block and mortar, although she is sent away for education. As resources and opportunities are limited, her family finds it difficult to survive. Through your sponsorship Rafaela will be able to attend the Learning Center where she will receive loving Christian care, tutoring, nourishing meals, and medical care that her family cannot supply for her. Rafaela attends Bible classes and learns more about God. Please remember to pray for Rafaela. Your love and support will help Rafaela receive the assistance she needs to develop to her full potential.
More about Goiania Project 1...
Although Brazil is South America's leading economic power; drugs, prostitution, unemployment and violence pollute the community of Jardim Dom Fernando 11 in Goiania. These issues combined with absent parents and divorce negatively affect the local youth. The Learning Center improves the kids' nutrition and teaches the saving grace of God through Bible stories, plays, and family visitations.