“We never lost hope,” she says. Luis faithfully participated in community meetings and helped dig trenches for the new water pipes. Together, they continued to believe that change would come. And it did. “Thank God, my daughter didn’t have to go through what we went through, walking miles to fetch water in buckets.” Today, turning on a tap and having water available 24 hours a day has transformed the life of the entire family.
At first, Yerling wasn’t entirely convinced. But during one of the community meetings, she began to reflect on her daughters’ future. Shortly before, they had received medical results showing that the girls had intestinal parasites. That’s when she understood the importance of having safe sanitation. Together with construction workers, missionary groups, and other community members, Yerling and Luis worked to build their modern bathroom. Now, the family enjoys a clean, safe, and private space to use the bathroom and wash up.
“What I didn’t have as a child, I have now as an adult. And my daughters will have it too.” With clean water and a safe bathroom, the family can pursue new dreams, a future that was once out of reach.
Yerling and Luis hope to one day buy a plot of land and build a new house that they can pass on to their daughters. “We know now that nothing is impossible. We want to work hard and continue building a brighter future for our daughters.”
