GFA World Child Sponsorship: Orphan Finds Reasons to Smile

WILLS POINT, TX – Discover how GFA World’s Child Sponsorship Program brought hope to Mada, an orphan, and transformed her life.

When Mada was only 6 months old, her mother left the family for another man, never to be seen or heard from again. Mada’s father became deeply depressed by his wife’s sudden departure and tried to drink his problems away. He later died of tuberculosis, leaving his 5-year-old daughter in the care of her grandmother, Jana.

Her Burdens to Carry

Mada’s life didn’t get much better after that. Her grandmother often went out to find work, while Mada stayed behind to keep house. The little girl started at 5:30 a.m., cleaning, cooking and doing other chores. She didn’t go to school—she didn’t even know what school was. She had no friends where she and her grandmother lived, and she thought she would never have a normal life.

Hope for Mada

One day, some staff from a GFA World Child Sponsorship Program centre found little Mada in the streets. The girl’s hair was grubby and tangled, and her clothes were filthy. They talked with Jana about enrolling her granddaughter in the Bridge of Hope program, and the woman readily agreed.

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