Lalaina (La-line-a)

May I introduce you to Lalaina? He is a 5 yr old boy that lives in Madagascar. Pictured on the right of this first picture with one of his cousins at a recent birthday party for his sister.

His parents, Dinah and Frank are like a Sister and Brother to me. We have spent many hours together as a family over my time in Madagascar.

As I have lived amongst them I have realized some very hard truths. One being that just affording food, three meals a day, is a luxury for not only them but many living there.

Dinah works at a Christian school as a teacher of the 1st grade, doing her best in teaching yet makes roughly about $150 dollars a month to support her immediate family and also still contributes to help with the other siblings that don't have jobs yet.

The amazing thing right now is that Dinah has a great opportunity to take her son, Lalaina to school with her so that he can get a great education, the only thing in her way is that they can't afford the discounted rate they need to pay

for this education. Do you know what it costs?

$50 a month will pay his daily bus fair to and from school, stationary needs, special learning outings and lunches. As a parents, Dinah and Frank want the best for her son and bringing Lalaina with Dinah to school she can better follow his study program and help where necessary. This is a huge blessing that they really hope they can consider.

As parents they had to stop working on their crude brick home, earlier this year so that they could provide for their daily needs, and have run out of money. They are focusing only on making enough money to feed their family right now.

It crushes me to not be able to help more often when they need it. Being that Madagascar is still in political turmoil and things there on the island are not settled, making income is quite difficult.

If you would be interested in helping Lalaina in receiving a better education then please contact me and we will do our best to make sure that he starts in August with the other children.