Paul OppOct 15, 20187 minKaylaNow I will tell you about Kayla our 17-year-old mother who is living in our foster care facility. Unbelievable is all I can say... She...
Paul OppOct 15, 20183 minA Family in NeedI went to the central plaza to find a family that has been sponsored in school by a volunteer last January. We have been trying for...
Paul OppOct 15, 20185 minIt Must Be a DreamWe stepped off a marine repair dock along an Amazon tributary and moved to the shade on the first landing of the steep stairs leading to...
Paul OppOct 15, 20182 minNikkoI watched a man dance in the square for money. What made him unique was he had only one arm and one short stub for a leg. He sits on the...
Paul OppOct 15, 20183 minMonica's StoryShe sells candy on the streets to help the family survive. She was nine years old when I met her and now she is fourteen. She is not as...
Paul OppOct 15, 20182 minHmmm...$200The first call of the day was to pick up the sister of my friend Marina and take her to the eye doctor. She has had vision problems for a...
Paul OppOct 15, 20185 minFather's DayI woke up this morning in a foreign land surrounded by people that are very different from me. Most of them will never come close to...
Paul OppOct 15, 20184 minAbelardoHis name is Abelardo. He is a twenty-seven-year-old subsistence farmer that has struggled to provide for his wife Edith and daughter...
Paul OppOct 12, 20184 minMeet Jasmine and Count your BlessingsThis is Jasmine. She is fourteen-years-old and lives in a small village up the river, about three hours from Iquitos. At the age of ten...
Paul OppOct 12, 20181 minRyan & Rosany Ryan and Rosany Haberly have accepted the position as directors of POPPYS House. What a privilege to have this dedicated couple as an...
Paul OppOct 12, 20185 minA Typical Night Tonight we were in a meeting at the church where the group is doing a children's program and adult meetings. Every night the seats are...