Aura’s House founder, Kristen Palana, and her husband Michael Hemling retured home from the hospital with their new baby, Nico (Nicolas) Aiden Hemling. He was born on Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at 1:04 PM. Nico weighed 7 lbs. and was 18.5 inches long.
He is peaceful, healthy, and sweet. His older brother, Lukas (age 2), adores him and will not stop kissing his head.

Please, join Aura’s House in congratulating Kristen and Michael and welcoming baby Nico into the world.

Aura’s House is very happy to share several photos of Jenelyn Bajada that were taken when she received gifts as a result of your donations. The family was very happy when they learned of the good things coming their way. They are “grateful that there are people with good hearts so willing to help them get through and survive their difficult life.”

Thank you for giving so much in support of Jenelyn and her family.

Jeinny (7) lives in one of the poorest neighborhoods of San Pedro Sula, Honduras with her mother, stepfather and four siblings. Unfortunately, due to her family’s lack of income, they are unable to send Jeinny to school.

The school fees total $230 per school year. The funds are needed no later than mid-January 2012 to ensure that they reach Honduras in time for enrollment. This donation will be used to provide Jeinny with school uniforms, shoes and school supplies so she could be enrolled in second grade. Also, Jeinny is going to be receiving funds for her transportation every month. We aim to raise $230 for uniforms, shoes, socks, school supplies, text books and transportation.

   
I met Jennifer on LiftOne, a site created by Children International to promote sponsorship. I was impressed by Jennifer’s maturity and willingness to help others. She is a very inspiring teenager. I loved that she chose sponsorship as the topic of her senior project! She also has inspired others to help out by recruiting a Daisy Troop (kind of like a Girl Scout Troop) to help her gather toys and clothes to take on Jennifer’s upcoming trip to Mexico to visit Paola. We generally don’t link to non-Aura’s House …

Dora lives with her parents and four brothers and sisters in a small home built of mud walls, corrugated metal roofing, and a dirt floor. Her father, Rufino, works as a daily laborer, earning about $91 per month. Dora and her family would benefit greatly from household items to make their home more liveable.

We aim to raise $500 to purchase the following gifts: a double bed, a wardrobe, clothing, shoes, food, and cleaning supplies. All projects on the Aura’s House site are 100% US tax deductible.