May 2012 Report

 Mussa Domingos Gala is 11 years old. He grew up living in an orphanage without a mother and a father.  Life in his orphanage was hard.  The facilities were in very poor shape.  While they had plenty of ringworm, lice and puddles breeding mosquitoes, they had very few caregivers and little nutritious food, and clothing.  When the orphanage was closed in 2009, Mussa was one of the children without any living relatives.  Acenda was able to help him find a wonderful foster family to live with. 

Ana Maria (second from the right wearing a green shirt) is a wonderful foster mother.  She is very energetic and happy.  She has a supportive husband and they are the parents of seven children including Mussa. When she is not busy taking care of her large family, she is serving the children at her local church as the Primary President!  Mussa was very challenging when he joined the family over two years ago.  It was not uncommon for him to run away from home but Ana Maria was patient and helped him understand the blessing of having a family and the responsibility that comes with being part of the Acenda Program. 

Today, Mussa has a great relationship with his new family.  He attends school every day and he is progressing in his academic studies.  His favorite subject is math and he looks forward to opportunities in higher education in this area of study.  His grades are good.  He loves to play and pray.