Economic needs and domestic abuse issues
Hi all! Just a fast note to update some things. I am in need of some help. I cant make payroll. This isnt too new news, happens now and then. However, Patricio is suffering. He has not been paid in two months and I was just told if he doesnt pay his tuition he cannot graduate his english class. $40. for tuition and he needs gas money for the daily back and forth. Graduation is July 28th from part 1 of english for guides certification. I also owe Carlos a bit and Andres a bit more. I guess we will have money coming in in a few more weeks, going to the US in a week to collect. But its a struggle and I want to ask for help.
So I am asking. Any offers please just Western Union me, Christina Marshall, Quinara Loja Ecuador. And send me a note to let me know to pick up.
Other things happening. Charles Cutting of www.charlescutting.com is here to paint up the place (he is on his HONEYMOON with Natalie), he is doing murals all over the upstairs house, including all sorts of fantasy stuff and water faeries and capt hooks pirate ship and so on. Its gonna be absolutely amazing! We will even be able to sell prints of his works from the farm on line (and his painting s of the creek are so beautiful as to make you wepp)!!
Gina is here for three months now, a midwife in the making and all round great help, and really pretty- we gotta post some pictures of her. But she is taken already. She is a childbirth educator and I needed the help! Our Wendy left last week, and its too bad. I had not realized how much we needed a Wendy at NeverLand, the place wont be the same without her- Wendy! Come back! I miss you! I miss all of you, Barnaby, Scott, Lloyd, the Johns, Micah Tyler, Colleen, all of our lost boys and girls. I am lost without you all, You should ALL come back home now! But lots of cool folks here now as well.
The new construction has come to a complete halt until money arrives. But we are eatting well off the gardens and everyone is loving life in Neverland. All the animals are doing great, the Yaegwa is fat and happy and running like the wind to town now and then and our Yapita is preggers (Barbie, too, I think).
IMPORTANT! JOYFUL NEWS!!
The most touching thing happened this week. First the history- A few weeks ago (months?) I was driving into Tumianuma in a truck and we saw a young boy lying beside the road, apparently bleeding. We stopped the truck and checked him out. Small boy, bleeding from a bruised face and from the ear, semi concious. Another little boy trotted over to tell us his mother had beatten him. Another man came by and said something like shouldnt that be illegal? In this culture it is not OK for me to touch a child that is not mine without permission. And it is generally really unacceptable to involve authorities. You are supposed to look away when someone beats thier child (or wife). The conspiracy of silence that exists everywhere, you make enemies, they say, by calling the cops!
So, I could no longer look away. I got the cops. Don Quishpa, the police from Tumianuma. When the cops came I could do no more and had to walk away and let them do thier thing. And I heard no more about the matter except for a few of the women from town thanking me for doing something that noone else felt they could do...
This Sunday I was sitting on the patio and we all heard a small voice calling. Hola Hola. Took a few minutes to locate the little guy, he was hiding from Barbie (those of you who know barbie realize how unneccesary THAT is!). Finally little guy comes up to house and introduces himself. Slater. And when I asked how I could help him he told me I already had. He held out his hand and formally thanked me for getting the police and helping him when his Mom had beat him so badly. It was a beautiful and awful moment for me. He explained that the police had removed him from his home and that finally one of his cousins was taking him in and he was going to live there. You guys will never know the shock I had on hearing what cousin was taking him in. None other than our own Carlos!! Carlos is parenting an 11 year old. Those of you who know Carlos realize the challenges in that one! But its a done deed and Soyla, Carlos´ beloved Abuelita, has got herself another boy to raise. He has problems this kid. Been abused. A lot. And now has some deafness in his left ear (gotta get that checked out). But how sweet. A new neighbor. Charles showed him his paintings and Slater wants to learn to paint! His lessons have already begun! Charles and natalie are here for 7 weeks and pretty wonderful folks.
So FYI, this new neighbor is gonna need clothes (as does Carlos). And he will need school uniform, shoes and sometimes food, but I bet Carlos brings him for most meals with us (thats it, we need to serve more protiens!). Also I am gonna have to come up with a few dollars a year to pay for his school registration, some notebooks and so on. Finally a child living in the valley again. Just thought I would share our new joy!!!
So You All- WRITE SOMETHING! Let me know how you are, send me more pictures, or look at the cool ones someone just sent. I miss you all! Tina
So I am asking. Any offers please just Western Union me, Christina Marshall, Quinara Loja Ecuador. And send me a note to let me know to pick up.
Other things happening. Charles Cutting of www.charlescutting.com is here to paint up the place (he is on his HONEYMOON with Natalie), he is doing murals all over the upstairs house, including all sorts of fantasy stuff and water faeries and capt hooks pirate ship and so on. Its gonna be absolutely amazing! We will even be able to sell prints of his works from the farm on line (and his painting s of the creek are so beautiful as to make you wepp)!!
Gina is here for three months now, a midwife in the making and all round great help, and really pretty- we gotta post some pictures of her. But she is taken already. She is a childbirth educator and I needed the help! Our Wendy left last week, and its too bad. I had not realized how much we needed a Wendy at NeverLand, the place wont be the same without her- Wendy! Come back! I miss you! I miss all of you, Barnaby, Scott, Lloyd, the Johns, Micah Tyler, Colleen, all of our lost boys and girls. I am lost without you all, You should ALL come back home now! But lots of cool folks here now as well.
The new construction has come to a complete halt until money arrives. But we are eatting well off the gardens and everyone is loving life in Neverland. All the animals are doing great, the Yaegwa is fat and happy and running like the wind to town now and then and our Yapita is preggers (Barbie, too, I think).
IMPORTANT! JOYFUL NEWS!!
The most touching thing happened this week. First the history- A few weeks ago (months?) I was driving into Tumianuma in a truck and we saw a young boy lying beside the road, apparently bleeding. We stopped the truck and checked him out. Small boy, bleeding from a bruised face and from the ear, semi concious. Another little boy trotted over to tell us his mother had beatten him. Another man came by and said something like shouldnt that be illegal? In this culture it is not OK for me to touch a child that is not mine without permission. And it is generally really unacceptable to involve authorities. You are supposed to look away when someone beats thier child (or wife). The conspiracy of silence that exists everywhere, you make enemies, they say, by calling the cops!
So, I could no longer look away. I got the cops. Don Quishpa, the police from Tumianuma. When the cops came I could do no more and had to walk away and let them do thier thing. And I heard no more about the matter except for a few of the women from town thanking me for doing something that noone else felt they could do...
This Sunday I was sitting on the patio and we all heard a small voice calling. Hola Hola. Took a few minutes to locate the little guy, he was hiding from Barbie (those of you who know barbie realize how unneccesary THAT is!). Finally little guy comes up to house and introduces himself. Slater. And when I asked how I could help him he told me I already had. He held out his hand and formally thanked me for getting the police and helping him when his Mom had beat him so badly. It was a beautiful and awful moment for me. He explained that the police had removed him from his home and that finally one of his cousins was taking him in and he was going to live there. You guys will never know the shock I had on hearing what cousin was taking him in. None other than our own Carlos!! Carlos is parenting an 11 year old. Those of you who know Carlos realize the challenges in that one! But its a done deed and Soyla, Carlos´ beloved Abuelita, has got herself another boy to raise. He has problems this kid. Been abused. A lot. And now has some deafness in his left ear (gotta get that checked out). But how sweet. A new neighbor. Charles showed him his paintings and Slater wants to learn to paint! His lessons have already begun! Charles and natalie are here for 7 weeks and pretty wonderful folks.
So FYI, this new neighbor is gonna need clothes (as does Carlos). And he will need school uniform, shoes and sometimes food, but I bet Carlos brings him for most meals with us (thats it, we need to serve more protiens!). Also I am gonna have to come up with a few dollars a year to pay for his school registration, some notebooks and so on. Finally a child living in the valley again. Just thought I would share our new joy!!!
So You All- WRITE SOMETHING! Let me know how you are, send me more pictures, or look at the cool ones someone just sent. I miss you all! Tina
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