Here’s a profile of our newly sponsored child. Destine Hanamaria has made it through one of the most vulnerable times in life for a human living in poverty. She made it past her first birthday because of generous givers like you. At this age, having someone to love and take care of her can still mean the difference between life and death. That’s why your sponsorship provides for a trained Survival Specialist from her local church to visit her every month at home.
Destine Hanamaria
Birthday: July 09, 2015
Gender: Female
Location: Indonesia (Asia)
Child ID: XXXXXXXXXXXX
• Age: 2
• Birthday: July 9, 2015
• Gender: Female
• Location: Indonesia
• Center: Evangelical Church in Minahasa “Trifena” Karegesan
• Child ID: XXXXXXXXXXXX
• Waiting: 215 days for a sponsor. Urgent need for a sponsor.
Overview
Destine Hanamaria has made it through one of the most vulnerable times in life for a human living in poverty. She made it past her first birthday because of generous givers like you. At this age, having someone to love and take care of her can still mean the difference between life and death. That’s why your sponsorship provides for a trained Survival Specialist from her local church to visit her every month at home.
These specialists provide access to much-needed immunizations and medical care, as well as food and water to meet critical physical needs. They also lend emotional and spiritual support to family members committed to caring for her. Your sponsorship allows Destine Hanamaria a strong, healthy start, early in life when it can have the biggest impact.
Please remember Destine Hanamaria in your prayers. Your love and support will help her to receive the assistance she needs to grow and develop.
Community
Project: ID-119, Trifena Student Center
Location: Karegesan, 25 km southwest of Bitung, Indonesia
Destine lives on the plains of Karegesan, home to approximately 20,000 residents. Typical houses are constructed of cement floors, wood walls, and corrugated iron roofs. The primary ethnic group is Minahasa.
The regional diet consists of fish, plantains, and rice. A common health problem in this area is coughs. Most adults in Karegesan work as day laborers and earn the equivalent of $89 per month. This community has electricity but needs vocational training and scholastic materials
Your sponsorship allows the staff of Trifena Student Center to provide Destine with Bible studies, leadership training, medical checkups, nutritious food, sports, community service opportunities, tuition, scholastic materials, tutoring, and vocational training. The center staff will also provide meetings and seminars on economic empowerment for the parents or guardians of Destine.
Indonesia consists of 17,000 islands along the equator between Australia and Asia. The larger islands have central mountain ranges and fertile plains and lowlands. The climate is tropical with a rainy season from October to April.
The country squeezes a population nearly the size of the United States into a landmass roughly triple the size of Texas; it has the fourth largest population in the world. Indonesia is also a diverse nation with many resources. More than 700 languages are spoken but the most common is Bahasa Indonesia. Islam claims 90 percent of Indonesians; however, Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism and animism are also practiced.
When Columbus sailed from Spain in 1492, he sought a new route to the Spice Islands of Indonesia. The Portuguese arrived in the sixteenth century but in 1602 the Dutch began slowly gaining control of the islands. Following Japanese occupation during World War II, the country, led by Sukarno, proclaimed independence in 1945. Suharto ousted Sukarno in 1968 and held the presidency of the military-controlled republic until 1998 when a collapsing economy fueled riots and demands for reforms. In 2001, the country elected a female leader, President Megawati Sukarnoputri.
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