"The Miracle"
Elder Darrel L. Hammon
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Elder Hammon and his new friend, Milagrocita |
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Recipients |
One of our most favorite humanitarian projects is with
Innovación
Ortopédica. We have talked about
this one before, but we experienced another miracle. We went to another entrega (a handing over) of five prosthetic
limbs to five people, including an eight-year-old little girl named Milagrocita (Little Miracle). She was so
precious. She has had this disability since birth, including
a gnarled right hand.
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Milagrocita and her mother |
As I was talking to Milagrocita about her new leg and about
school and everything else, she laid her right little stump on my hand and held
my hand with her good hand. It was an emotional moment. I could only think:
What is going to happen to this little girl? She comes from a very poor family.
Her mother told me because she was doing so well in school, she didn’t have to
take the final exam. I told her she needed to be the best student in class. She
flashed her cute little grin and said she would. Often, you just want to take some of these young children home.
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Albania and her mother Maria |
Maria, a woman came with her daughter Albania from Puerto Plata, which is a city about
four hours north of Santo and received her prosthesis during the
entrega. What was unique about this
woman is she was a referral from Sister Louise Zobell from Sterling, Canada. About
four months ago, I received a call from her. She said she had seen the Church’s
website and noticed we did prosthesis in the DR. She and her family have been
coming to Puerto Plata for the past several years. They were introduced to María
Silvia on their last trip. She needed prosthesis, but Sister Zobell didn’t know
where to go. Then, she began looking on the website and found us. We had a
wonderful visit, and I told her I would contact María and find out what was
needed. Long story, short, I visited with her daughter, gathered the
information, obtained approval through the Caribbean Area Office, submitted her
paperwork to
Innovación Ortopédica,
and the rest is history. Sister Zobell wanted to come, but she couldn’t. I informed
her that she could be there—via Skype. So, I set up the computer at
Innovación
Ortopédica and Skyped in the
Zobells. She cried through the whole thing. That is why the Lord had someone
invent Skype. What an incredible day!
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Aren't Milagrocita's new shoes cool? |
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Recipients with Daniel on the left and Carlos on the right. Daniel and Carlos are the miracle workers.
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