Chechu

Chechu's real name is Sergio. He's a young man from our boys' institute that we visit each week. Chechu is very aggressive. In fact, he has the inability to control his behavior at times, and will just break out very Hulk-like, into extreme rage. I was told that one time, he had to have 4 people hold him down.

Chechu also has poor eyesight. He often has to bring things very close to his face in order to distinguish, well, anything, but mainly he looks for the color of things. Since his eyesight is so poor, he often gets frustrated and just feels for things around him in order to toss them. Or hit them. He even hit the other girl volunteer at one time, and all the other boys scolded him for hitting a chica.

I wonder very much about his life, how frustrating everything must be. No real home, such limited physical abilities. The friends around you are only your friends because they have nowhere to go either. That last part may or may not be true, but I think there's an element of truth in it. Is his main goal each day merely survival? What is his hope?

I don't know much more than I give myself credit, but this young man is now on my heart so much.

We (our team of volunteers) are currently praying for his eyesight. We are inquiring of a local eye doctor who is part of a foundation that works with cataracts and might be willing to perform surgery on Chechu's eyes for free. If this is God's will, we pray for the opportunity to swiftly approach!