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Reminds me of Lily of the Valley orphanage
By Jeremy | September 14, 2005
The movie last night reminded me of my brother Jonathan's trips to volunteer at Lilly of the Valley orphanage in Tijuana, Mexico. Up to 100 kids live in the orphanage at any one time. They were not child soldiers, but many of their stories are equally gut wrenching and unjust.
"The scars on the minds. ...it's just beyond the imagination. Almost every child in here was raped. They come here with absolutely nothing. They don't even know their names, their birthdays. These children are walking miracles." - from KSWBTV (San Diego news), May 24, 2004.Kudos to Dorothy Rivera (another of Xcel's trophies) who has organized the opportunities for Jonathan and other Abounding Grace members to serve at the orphanage each August for the past three years.
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