Fierce Tropical Storm Strikes Our Little Roses

A fierce tropical storm struck the Our Little Roses Home and the School (that serves not just Our Little Roses girls, but boys and girls from the local community as well) on May 19 and leveled one side of the wall surrounding the campus leaving the property exposed, with several feet of standing water throughout the campus. 

It is imperative that the wall be rebuilt to protect children and staff living and working there. Hired police have been guarding the exposed buildings, playground and vehicles. In Honduras, security must be maintained on property where people live, especially children, from intruders and vandals. This is a potentially dangerous situation and must be repaired as quickly as possible!
 

 The 14 foot security wall was originally built by volunteers from the United Stated in 1992, on the property that was given to Our Little Roses by the mayor and town council of San Pedro Sula. We, again, are turning to you to help with this dire need. For the safety of these 60 children, and our staff who care for them, please donate to help us rebuild this security wall as quickly as possible. Every day the campus is exposed from the fallen wall, there is great risk to the children and the staff.

We have come so far with these girls, help us keep them safe now, when they need it most. Donate now, we can securely accept online donations through Paypal right here on our website. Bless you, and thank you so much for your support.

Our Little Roses Assists Youngest Haitian Earthquake Victims. Let Us Not Forget Them.

Help is still needed and will be for a long time to come.

 Our Little Roses Foreign Mission Society has arranged with The Right Reverend Jean-Zache Duracin., Episcopal Bishop of Haiti to receive IRS Tax Deductible Funds through donations sent to OLRFMS to help Haiti ’s destitute children... Bishop Duracin continues to provide assistance to homeless and injured children in the aftermath of the January 12th 7.0 earthquake that wiped out all local Haitian services. Aid has been pouring into Haiti from many sources but Bishop Duracin’s concern is for the children with serious injuries and the homeless ones that the Episcopal Church is treating and providing makeshift shelter on the grounds of the destroyed Trinity Cathedral in Port au Prince and also in other church centers in the countryside.



Thousands of children left homeless and those suffering serious injuries from the devastation are still in need of medical attention and shelter. Funds are needed to help build shelters and purchase medical and other items that are not free. The earthquake and continued aftershocks leveled most homes, shopping centers, government, and hospital buildings and destroyed much of the country’s infrastructure. It is reported that more that 200,000 are dead and that three-quarters of the Capital is destroyed.


The Rt. Rev Leo Frade, Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of Southeast Florida and Chairman of OLRFMS made arrangements with Bishop Duracin that all funds intended to aid homeless and hurting Haitian children through the Episcopal Church of Haiti Special Children’s Fund will be properly administered for that purpose.

Please send your IRS Tax deductible Constitutions to OLRFMS, P.O. Box 464 . Somerset , VA 22942 . And please make a note on your check, Haiti Children’s Fund. We accept contributions by Visa and Master Card through PayPal. Please see instructions for contributions on our Website. Contact OLRFMS office for more information: US (800) 849-9252 or (540) 832 5141.

Fundraiser for Our Little Roses to be held in the Design District of Miami, April 17

“OASIS OF ART & MELODIES”- Saturday April 17, 2010

6 pm Design District 3635 NE 1st Ave.

“Oasis of Art & Melodies” is a fundraising event to benefit Our Little Roses Ministries (OLRM). OLRM was founded in 1988 in Honduras and its mission is of hope with life-changing dimensions for once forgotten girls. Its goal is to transform the lives of abused and abandoned girls by preparing them to meet the challenge of the adult world. OLRM rescues and provides for destitute girls a Christ-centered home in San Pedro Sula.


This fundraising event “Oasis of Art & Melodies” will be filled with a fascinating fusion of music, art and fine food. Enjoy a musical concert performance by singer and humanitarian artist Leanddro and TFE guest artists on stage. Added to this eventful evening we will have a remarkable art exhibition presented by outstanding artists and to savor an excellent gastronomic tasting of Design District’s renowned restaurants. All these exceptional artists have gathered to raise funds and support this Home for homeless girls in Honduras.

12 Our Little Roses Girls attend University

Education Proven Key to Breaking Cycle of Poverty

A good education in Honduras is costly. Our Little Roses Ministries is committed to preparing the girls God gives us to care for and love and provide the best education to prepare them to thrive in a middle class society as adults. To accomplish this we seek scholarships so that each girl can attend good schools that challenge their academic ability and ambition. Our girls attend seven different schools from Holy Family Bilingual pre-school through ninth grade and other local schools including special needs education. Holy Family School located on Our Little Roses campus includes boys and girls from surrounding neighborhoods and 22 OLR girls capable of handling the challenging a bilingual education.

More than forty of our girls whose transformed lives began at Our Little Roses Home have gone on to lead productive lives, They were nurtured and educated in our child care system and have gone on to live in a middle class society which is only possible by experiencing the opportunities we provided that made it possible for them be successful in the competitive adult world. All have been baptized and raised in the church and through the saving grace of Our Lord Jesus live in hope.

Having come to Our Little Roses with no educational background at different ages of rescue, they were able to achieve a good education and graduate from high school or have chosen to obtain a technical high school degree which allows them to enter the job market straight out of school. OLRM has a good tutoring staff to help them achieve good grades.

It is not the goal of everyone to seek a university degree. Some girls choose to be independent and enter the job market after high school and are successful in their endeavor. Many employers seek young women who are as well prepared academically and socially as our girls are who have graduated out of our child care system. Many have gotten married and have children and are working in the community. Their children unlike their mothers start off having the protection of appropriate parenting that includes good nutrition, medical attention and early childhood education on upwards and responsible socialization. We have seen the power of the OLRM alumni that continue mature relationships with each other and offer a sound loving base with the younger girls still at the Home.

OLR girls attending Holy Family Bilingual School

Pre School
Left to right, top row: Karla Lainez, Vanessa Paz, Heidy Benitez
Bottom row: Naomi Arita


















Elementary
Left to right, top row: Rosa Maria Santos, Sihan Villalobos, Katherine Murillo, Ismelda Cruz, Aylin Barbieri, Diana Rivera, Leily Rodriguez

Bottom Row: Ricci Mejia, Mauda Hernandez, Nicolle Rojas, Ana Cecilia Franco & Ana Ruth Franco
















8th Graders
Left to right: Maribel Alvarado, Tania Santos, Astrid Villalobos

Report from Dr. Diana D Frade

The global economy has affected everyone, even in Honduras , one of the poorest nations in the Americas . There is a saying that sums up our reality: When the United States sneezes, in Honduras , we get pneumonia. This actually is not an exaggeration of the economic climate that we are experiencing at the present time.

Honduras has suffered job losses that were already teetering around 38% before the economic crisis. Today, businesses have folded, assembly plants have lain off workers and the overall picture for this year and the following months is grim.

Even in light of the financial projections we continue to work constantly to provide the very best for our girls so that they will grow in love and security that heals their traumas both physical and mental.

Our Little Roses is dependant on the generosity of those that are willing to make a sacrifice to reach out and give these precious girls an opportunity at life. Without you, what are the options? These little girls that have been rescued from abuse, abject poverty and abandonment would be left to fend for themselves. Many of those girls would be subject to a precarious life on the street, subjected to further abuse, humiliation and degradation. I would even go as far as saying that some of these girls would not survive. Disease and violence would rob them of their lives.

Our Little Roses is solely funded by individuals, churches and organizations that understand the importance of caring and raising up these children that God has given us to care for. I pray that as you prayerfully consider your financial priorities that you will continue to support this ministry that is touching the lives of hundreds of girls and families who are the neediest in this poor struggling country.

Your gifts are surely blessings that help break the cycle of poverty that we are committed to the struggle of eliminating...

Faithfully in His Service,

Diana Frade

Dr. Diana D. Frade,
Founder and President of Our Little Roses Ministries
nprdiana@aol.com

August Birthday Girls!

Happy Birthday to Maricrus, Maryuri, Josselyn and Abby!

End Coup Stalemate

A very good article from the Miami Herald:

End coup stalemate
By MARIFELI PEREZ-STABLE
MarifeliPerez-Stable.com
Posted on Thursday, Jul. 30, 2009

I don't know what else to call it. If a president is awakened by soldiers pointing their weapons in his face, what is it if not a coup? Still, Manuel Zelaya's removal on June 28 can't be treated as if it were a return to the 1970s when brutal coups established military governments, banned political parties and perpetrated massive human-rights violations.

Before his ouster, Zelaya was in a tug-of-war with Congress and the courts over the now frustrated referendum. No fourth ballot box will be installed in November's general election asking voters whether or not to convene a constitutional assembly. Under the Honduran constitution, only the Supreme Electoral Tribunal can call a referendum.

In late May, the Administrative Law Tribunal ruled that the president lacked the authority to proceed. All the same, Zelaya barreled ahead. On June 25, he upbraided the Supreme Court, the political establishment and the oligarchy. The next afternoon the Supreme Court issued a unanimous order of arrest against Zelaya for his serial flaunting of the constitution.

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