Denis and Mirna were struggling to feed their family until they met a team from Operation Blessing.

HONDURAS – Denis paced back and forth, comforting his two-year-old daughter in his arms. But he couldn’t give her what she really needed—something to fill her stomach.

Denis and his wife, Mirna, had spent too many nights like this. They tried giving Genesis a mix of water and sugar to fill her, not knowing that it was only perpetuating her sleepless nights.

The mornings were almost worse.

“It was a struggle to get up in the morning because I knew Genesis would be crying for milk. It was also difficult to see my 7- and 12-year-old go to school without breakfast. I couldn’t even give them money for a snack or a drink at recess time,” Denis said.

Desperate to feed their family, Denis and Mirna told a local pastor about their situation.

OB Honduras helped Denis and Mirna set up a small business making pastelitos to sell in the community.

“He prayed for our family and said that he would let us know if someone could help us,” Denis said. “The next thing I knew, an Operation Blessing Honduras team visited my house.”

The team had come to help Denis and Mirna develop a way to support their family.

“I told them that Mirna was a good cook and asked if we could start a cooking business. Without wasting much time, the OBI staff helped us purchase all that we would need to make pastelitos, a snack enjoyed by Hondurans, especially students.”

Mirna began making fresh pastelitos (patties made of wheat flour and filled with beans, corn, rice or potatoes) every morning and Denis would take them to the schoolyard where students were eager to purchase them. By the end of the day, Denis had sold every pastelito his wife had made.

“This business has changed my life,” he said. “Genesis has not gone a day without milk since we started the business. I have money to buy books and uniforms for my children. All I can say is thank you Operation Blessing, for trusting us and giving us a chance to have a good life. God bless you.”

HOW YOU CAN HELP

This microenterprise venture is one of many Operation Blessing projects touching lives around the world. You can be a part of improving the quality of life for impoverished communities by supporting these and other life-changing programs.

 

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