A mother and father lived with their five children (aged 16, 15, 13, 12 and 2) in two rooms in an ancient stone, damp house.  Access to the rooms was via some wooden planks. Rarely had we seen a family live in such poor and desolate circumstances.  The father is an unskilled worker without a […]

“Bar” Family The Franciscan Sisters asked if we could help this family.  Father, mother and four children live with their grandmother in a very dilapidated old house. The father is a war veteran; he and his wife both have part-time jobs but find it difficult to make ends meet. Although very hard-working, they do not […]

“MERD” Family A father and mother lived with their four children in absolutely horrific conditions. The children are aged 19, 17, 12 and 7.  When one of their teachers realised how they were living, he decided to start an aid project to help this family. The teachers and community raised funds and were able to […]

Tereza (54) & Nikola (50) The fate of this family touches one’s heart.  Tereza and her brother Nikola both have MS.  Nikola has been physically handicapped since birth so he cannot walk and needs a wheelchair. They live on the ground floor of their old family home.  The upper floor is not being used as [...]

The family live a simple life in clean conditions. They have needed help over the years with provision of clothing but they are very, very modest and never ask for anything more. It would be of great help to the family if we replaced some of the doors and windows with unbreakable glass and enclosed [...]

Troubled Family Need Help The situation of this family is extremely difficult as each member is more or less mentally impaired. Two sisters (35) and (29) live with their father (63). One of the sisters has a 16 year old son while her sister has a physically-handicapped daughter (8). They live in their old dilapidated [...]

Arthur McCluskey was a broken man when he reluctantly went to Medjugorje. There he was totally healed from a gambling addiction that saw his life in tatters. In thanksgiving for the new peace, joy and prayer in his life, Arthur wanted to help the people of Bosnia Herzegovina who struggled with the after-effects of war. [...]