A BLIND FRIEND,WHO TAUGHT ME 
                          HOW   TO LIVE A FULL, JOYFUL LIFE,
                  AND DO IT ALL, OVERCOMING ALL
                  HARDSHIPS IS DIEGO LOPEZ, 52 YRS.

                    DIEGO IS BLIND FROM CHILDHOOD,
                   BECAUSE OF POVERTY AND MALNUTRI-
                   TION, HE SUFFERED SINCE AN INFANT. 
                   WE BEGAN BY PROVIDING ADVICE, 
                    NUTRITIONAL, AND EMOTIONAL 
                    SUPPORT  AND A PEDIATRIC SPECIALIST!                          THE PROBLEMS WE CONFRONTED HERE 
                    ON ARRIVAL WERE OVERWHELMING.                                  WHAT WE DID NOT LACK WAS  FAITH, 
                    LOVE IN FAMILIES AND A DESIRE TO 
                    REACH OUT FOR HELP FROM OTHERS!
                    THE CLINICA MAXEÑA WAS TO SERVE
                    THE POOR,TO FIND JUSTICE, AND CURES
                     FOR  THE MANY WHO CONTINUED TO
                     KNOCK ON OUR DOOR! DIEGO IS AN
                     EXAMPLE THAT WITH LOVE AND 
                     SUPPORT THESE INJUSTICES CAN BE                                   RESOLVED.

                      WE ENROLLED DIEGO IN THE SCHOOL
                     FOR THE BLIND FOR CHILDREN IN
                     GUATEMALA CITY.  HE ALSO FOUND 
                     SOLUTIONS TO HIS HEALTH ISSUES.
                     HE GRADUATED FROM THE HIGHSCHOOL
                     FOR THE BLIND AND RETURNED TO
                     HIS FAMILY HOME TO LIVE
                   . LATER IN LIFE HE LEARNED
                     CARPENTRY AND HOW TO REPAIR
                     SHOES.  HE RETURNED TO LIVE IN HIS 
                     VILLAGE WITH HIS FAMILY.

                      HE IS 52 YEARS OLD NOW.  HE CAME 
                                TO VISIT THE CLINICA MAXEÑA AND
                      FRIENDS.  WHAT A JOY TO VISIT WITH 
                      DIEGO AND HIS MOM. HE LIVES IN THE 
                      FAMILY HOME IN HIS MOUNTAIN 
                      VILLAGE. 
                         






























































                  
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