A Little Guy with a Big Dream

Check out this cute little guy!! Hanatonga is in preschool, and as you can see, he loves the sponsorship program!! Looking at him in the pictures, you can see there is something a little different in his appearance compared to the other children in his village. His arms and legs are extremely skinny, and equally alarming is that instead of standing on the dirt ground, he must sit on it!

You see, something went wrong. His mother is not sure what happened when he was born, but she thinks something happened at birth. Baby Hanatonga did not reach the normal milestones, rolling over, crawling, walking, running... In fact, every movement he made seemed to take a lot of effort.

Now that is has grown up some and moved on to preschool, he still can't run and play with his friends. You see, not only can Hanatonga not walk, he still can't even crawl. He must watch from the sidelines as the children around him play soccer, tag, and other preschool games. In order to get to school, his sister carries him all the way (talk about sisterly love!!)

There is hope for him on the horizon, if there are hearts willing to help. For $500, Hanatonga can become mobile and almost independent- that is the cost of a child's size wheelchair. As he gets older (and if he does start to grow bigger), maybe in his late teenage years, he would then need a larger wheelchair. For now, $500 is all it will take to make this little guy's dream of playing and independence a reality!!

If you would like to help Hanatonga get his wheelchair, send me an e-mail at macandmic@gmail.com Or, drop me a line on our yahoo group. I have set up a template in the yahoo group database that you can update as you donate. This will let everyone know how close we are to goal. You do not have to put your name, if you wish to remain anonymous.

It would be wonderful to be able to get Hanatonga a wheelchair for Christmas, but I know that is coming up quickly- so it might not be possible. Every dollar counts!!