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0901200270– A four-year-old boy whispers pitifully and starts crying. Tears run down his cheeks. In the boy’s eyes, one can see such immense suffering and grief that it hurts even to look at it!
“Don’t cry. You know, there is no food, it’s over. Hang in there a little bit, okay? And then we will give you yummies,”- his older sisters try to comfort their little brother. But the child cannot stop crying, tears keep pouring from his eyes. He is hungry… He does not yet realize that life is full of troubles. Yes, he should not at such a young age think about where to get food!
This story is not about the starving children of Africa. These are the realities of modern Georgia. How is it possible that such things happen in our country?
There are five children in the Matsonadze family: Lika (15-year-old), Lizi (14-year-old), Mariam (12-year-old), Irma (7-year-old), and Ivane (4-year-old). They don’t dream of new toys or good marks at school. Everything is much more simple in their case – these children dream of food! They survive every day! For several months now, a large family has almost nothing to eat.
Irina Matsonadze, one raising five children, admits with tears that she can no longer stand the lack of food and constant hunger. A poor woman addressed our Fund hoping that caring people would help her children.
Dear friends, the Matsonadze family is in dire need of foodstuffs and your empathy!
– Irina, could you please tell me what made you address our Fund?
Irina: My children are starving! The lack of food is our main problem. I have five kids and I raise them alone. I have been trying to cope with problems for four years now. But there are more and more of them. We live in difficult conditions! But you forget about the troubles and bad conditions when your children are starving. Sometimes there’s not a scrap of food in the house. And the children are hungry… The elders understand this, but Ivane, he is still a baby, he cries when he is hungry. But it happens that I have not even a piece of bread to give him… I try to hold on for the sake of my children, I try not to give up … But I well understand that I will not be able to cope with all the hardships alone.
– Is this your home or you rent it?
Irina: It is not ours, we rent it. I pay 150 GEL per month for this house, plus utility bills. There are absolutely no conditions for a normal existence here…
– How did you find yourself here?
Irina: Four years ago, I divorced my husband – I had a profound reason for that. It’s hard for me to remember those days … My husband started drinking, became addicted to alcohol, and raised his hand against us. Once he got so drunk that he almost killed me. The children got scared, and my Lizi, who was only ten years old then… Oh my God! My poor girl decided to defend me. And my ex-husband beat our daughter so badly for this, hitting her directly in the head… It hurts to recall that! (Cries.) It still hurts…
– And you divorced…
Irina: Yes, the same day! I packed my things, took the children, and left him. We lived in a shelter for six months. All employees of the shelter helped us a lot. And Lizi has been visiting a psychologist all these six months. She was stressed. She was afraid even to leave the room, she did not speak… She is still a little bit stressed. After the shelter, we moved to my mother’s place. But there was a little space, it was hard to live there. And I decided to rent this house.
– How did you meet your husband?
Irina: Friends brought us together. We immediately liked each other. Revaz romanced me, he was so courteous. Then we got married. At first, everything went well, we understood each other, he helped me with everything. But suddenly at some point, he became a different person. Sometimes I think that he just played the role of a good husband in front of me. Or maybe alcohol really changed him so much? I don’t know! Revaz spent two years in prison for beating our daughter.
– What do you live on now? What is your income?
Irina: We get a social allowance – 400 GEL and food coupons for children – 150 GEL. This is our whole income.
– What that money is enough for?
Irina: Almost for nothing. We have to pay for this house, plus utility bills. I have five children who need a lot of things. But you forget about everything when you have nothing to eat, when you starve all day. And the worst thing is to see your children starving are crying because they are hungry.
– What do your children eat?
Irina: Soups and cereals. I weigh each gram, count it so that it will be enough for the next day. It’s horrible! And sometimes we have absolutely no food at home! Sometimes bread and tea are our entire daily diet.
– Does any of your relatives help you?
Irina: No, unfortunately. Everyone has their own problems, their own worries. My brothers and sisters give us some foodstuffs whenever they can. My mom is a pensioner, she barely survives. And dad has been dead for a couple of years. My children and I are all alone…
– Did you address the local authorities for help?
Irina: I addressed them many times but with no result. They refuse all the time – they say that there is no money in the budget to help us. So, I addressed your Fund. I have no one else to ask for help! You are my last hope!
– What particular help do you need at the moment?
Irina: We don’t have enough food! This is the most important thing my children need now! If you can help us with food, you will make us very happy!
– What do you need for your home?
Irina: We don’t have enough beds. And those that we have are falling apart. Now six of us sleep on two beds. We barely fit, but there is no other way. I can’t let children sleep on the floor. We don’t have water in the house but there is a well in the yard, so we collect water there and bring it to the kitchen. We really need a fridge. We have no place to store the food that I cook. If it turns sour, we will have nothing to eat. It happened several times when the food got rotten, and we had to throw it away and starve for several days. If not for our neighbors and relatives who used to help us then, we would have starved to death.
We also need a washing machine. Now I wash laundry with my hands in cold water. You have plenty of laundries when there are so many children in a family. My girls are trying to help me, but I don’t want them to powder wash with their young hands…
– Could you please tell me about your children?
Irina: Lika is grown up, she loves drawing. She and two other older girls – Lizi and Mariam – help me a lot around the house. Washing, cleaning, cooking – they are not lazy, they take on everything. If not for them, I probably would not have time for anything around the house. Girls attend dance classes, participate in competitions. The youngest daughter Irma plays with her brother all the time, entertains him. This is a huge help for me. I really want my children to have a normal childhood! And I cannot buy even the most basic things for them. I don’t even remember the last time I bought sweets or anything tasty for my children. My heart hurts from refusing them everything. My older children are quite grown-up they understand everything. But I can’t explain to Ivane why there is no food. He is just a baby, and he is shy. When I say that I have no money to buy foodstuffs and cook dinner he starts crying. These tears just kill me!
-May I talk to you children now? Lika, could you tell me about yourself? What do you like? What are you dreaming about?
Lika: Most of all I want everything to be good with us! It’s very hard for our mom. She tries to hide her tears from us, but I often see her crying. I really want my mother to smile more often!
– What do you want for yourself?
Lika: I have ambitious plans – I want to achieve a lot in my life so that I will never live in need. I dream to become a stylist. I watch various videos, read books about that – I do my best to develop. I like to do makeup, hair style. I hope I will succeed.
– I am sure, you will manage to make your dream come true. I wish you all the best from the bottom of my heart. And what about you, Lizi? What do you want to become?
Lizi: I want to become a cook. I love to cook when we have foodstuffs at home. But unfortunately, I don’t often get the opportunity to cook … Sometimes we have only bread and water at home, that’s what we eat. And I really want to become a cook and then I will prepare unusual and most delicious dishes for my sisters and brother!
– What dishes are your favorite to make?
Lizi: They say, I make really delicious salads. Mom always praises me, and my sisters always tell me that I am a good cook. I am especially good at making Russian beetroot salad.
Irma: I like everything that Lizi cooks. She is a very good cook! She is as good as my mommy!
– Baby, what yummies do you love the most?
Irma: Chocolate. But I haven’t eaten it for so long! When I grow up and have a lot of money, I will buy a lot, a lot of chocolate and eat it every day!
Mariam: And I will buy a lot of sausage and sour cream. And khinkali as well. It’s so delicious!
– Irina, you have wonderful children! God bless them! Do you believe in the kindness of strangers?
Irina: Yes, of course! I know that there are kind people, and I believe that they can help us. I often read stories on your site and see how you and all kind people help families like ours. This gives me hope that my children will not remain hungry and will feel happy of the attention that you give!
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Friends, we will not leave the children of the Matsonadze family! We have no moral right not to help these unfortunate children! Let’s pray for this family, let’s ask the Lord to change their lives for the better!
The Matsonadze family needs a lot of things. But first of all, they urgently need food. Let’s help them to survive!
You can visit the Matsonadze family in person and provide them all possible help. Their address is: Kareli, 1 Mgaloblishvili Str.
Don’t forget to repost our story. Let your friends know about the grief of this family! It’s extremely important!
Friends, there is one more request: if you know about the misfortune of a neighbor or friend do a godly deed, drop us an email at: office-fsp@fsp.ge.
Our Fund’s accounts are:
#GE15TB7194336080100003
#GE42LB0115113036665000
#GE64BG0000000470458000
(Purpose: the Matsonadze family).
You can also transfer money from our website.
It is also possible to transfer money from Nova Technology, TBCpay and ExpressPay terminals. Find our Fund under “Charity” section (You can read more about rights and responsibilities of the Fund following the link https://goo.gl/GY2Gus).
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It is a real happiness to see my children full!
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“Only God knows what terrible days we went through together with my children, – Irina, mother of five, says. – I prayed and hoped. And the Lord heard my prayers! The day came when you appeared in my life! This day brought a real miracle to me – your attention, your care of my family, a chance to let my children eat their fill! I can again feel the sense of life. I have hope that things can still get better! “
Not so long ago, we told you a heartbreaking story about the Matsonadze family – about a single mother and her five starving children.
https://chernovetskyifund.ge/en/projects/finished/724-matsonadze/description/
Poor Irina was beset by so many things: betrayal, violence, the daily struggle for survival. She wasn’t even ready for good news. She could not believe her eyes when, thanks to you, friends, her home was filled not only with food, but also with other very important and necessary things that she certainly could never have bought herself.
“How little do you need to be happy… A little bit of a food is enough for my children,” – Irina smiles.
No matter how necessary were the gifts they got, the most incredible and valuable thing for the Matsonadze family, for Irina and her children is belief in goodness and people. We managed to do it – to bring them back this belief!
“Our mom smiles again”
– Dear Irina, how did the life of your family change after we published a post about you?
Irina: How can you describe the pain and despair I used to experience? Do you think I was able to find words of comfort for my children who could not sleep because of hunger and asked me for a piece of bread? No, no! I hated myself for my helplessness. I prayed to God asking him not to let my children starve to death.
I did not yet know that our story was already published. And then they started calling me, texting me on social networks, asking me what we needed, offering help. Many people at once. I felt so much attention and care from complete strangers.
I only asked for food. I didn’t even dare to dream of home appliances or furniture, despite our terrible living conditions. And suddenly so many things appeared – Refrigerator, washing machine, furniture, which the Fund purchased for us with the money raised. I would never be able to buy them till the end of my life! What washing machine could I talk about, when my thoughts were whether tomorrow there will be enough bread for five children?! What refrigerator, I couldn’t even buy a chocolate bar. You have made life so much easier for us! Thank you very much to everyone who did not pass by our problems!
New furniture makes the kitchen much more comfortable
– Irina, do you know that our readers will be happy to hear these words?! What do you remember the most? Would you like to single someone out of your new friends?
Irina: Oh, tell them that they are kind, good, golden people. Give them my joy and gratitude. Tell them that Irina and her children are very happy.
The fact that you appeared in the life of my family brought us much more than gifts or financial help… Thanks to you, I met Natia Datunashvili – a young woman who did not remain indifferent having read the story about my starving children, and who contacted me. She gave me a wardrobe, where I put our clothes. Now everything is in its place, neat and nice. I try to teach my children to be disciplined, and they seem to like it very much that our house becomes more beautiful and more comfortable. Natia has become a real friend to me in this short time. She often calls me to find out how are the children, and do we need anything. And sometimes I just want to forget everything and just chat about various topics – and she is exactly the person who helps me not to feel lonely! It turned to be very important to have a person to just talk heart to heart!
“I can’t even believe it, that it became so beautiful here. When you enter the kitchen, your mood rises”
– Irina, perhaps the local authorities also responded to our post and your request for help?
Irina: Everything’s the same. No news. The only help from the state is an allowance of 400 GEL and a coupon for food for children – 150 GEL. To be honest, I didn’t really have any hope – who cares about us?
– It is so sad. This is where frustration and hopelessness still start from.
Irina: I have seen a lot during these years of poverty. There was time when I lost belief in people. But every time when there was a matter of life and death for our family, when my child fainted from hunger, when I was unable to buy a fever reducer for my daughter, someone who helped me always appeared.
In such moments, I feel that the Lord is by me! How would we have survived to this day, if not for the help of caring people?!
And now the Almighty has saved us with your hands! Of course, I hoped that people would respond to the cry of my heart. I have been watching for a long time how you help hundreds of people. But I didn’t expect help of such a scale – I just asked for food… You have healed my heart sores. You made me feel that we are needed. You saved me from despondency and despair. I was confused at first, I did not believe that I could experience joy and happiness again! But I can! God knows, I feel so happy right now!
“We just love sweets!You guessed right that we really wanted them!”
– We’d like to talk to your children, Irina.Guys, how are doing? Which gifts did you like the most?
Irma (8-year-old): I liked the chair-bed the most! We, three sisters, slept very bad in one bed, jostled. It was uncomfortable and cramped!
Lizi (14-year-old): Irma said all the time: “Move over!” (Smiles).
Irma: And now I have a lot of space, and no one bothers me. (She smiles and makes a face for Lizi and Marie. And gets an expressive glance from Marie in response.)
And here are the comfortable armchairs with a sofa! Now children have a place to sleep!
Lizi: I enjoy the washing machine the most. We used to wash in cold water when we helped our mother. Hands were getting red and cold, very cold. (She shrieks.) And then we had a runny nose and a cold. This is certainly the coolest gift for all of us! Well, except for Ivane, our baby, he is only interested in food and cars. (When they talk about Ivane, he buries himself in his mother, and Irina gently hugs him.)
Lika (15-year-old): Our house became more beautiful than before. The house should be beautiful. Otherwise, it ruins your mood. The most important thing is that mom is in a good mood now. She used to cry a lot lately…
“We really like our new refrigerator. If only we had food! “
“You no longer have to wash your sisters’ and brother’s clothes in ice-cold water.”
Mariam (12-year-old): You are like real wizards! May I make one more wish? May I?
– Mari, sure, dear! Irina, do you know what Mariam dreams of? Are there any other problems we could help you to solve?
Irina: Yes, I know, Mariam feels awkward to say it, but I will say it… My children are learning online because of the corona, and they take turns taking my cell phone to attend classes. Can you imagine what unease it is? They often miss lessons, as a result, they began to lag behind the school curriculum. It is embarrassing for Mariam in front of her classmates to be unable to study like everyone else. Although she liked the subjects so much, she is a smart girl, not lazy at all. I don’t know what to do, we really need at least one more mobile phone or tablet, even very old one. I don’t want children to stop learning for this reason!
As for the rest of the problems… God, I’m so embarrassed to ask you for anything else. You have already done the impossible. No one has ever helped us like that, I swear to you. But, if by chance someone would like to… We do not have a water heater, and it is so hard – bathing has become a real torture for us. It becomes especially difficult in winter. My son dreams of a bicycle, and Irma dreams of a big doll. My younger children have almost no toys, unfortunately… But the most important problem for me is food, or rather the lack of it! There are six of us in the family. I can starve for a couple of days, but here are the children… They are growing and they don’t receive vitamins – I am afraid that this will affect their health… I am grateful for your help, and I’d like to ask you – do not let my children starve, please!
Water heater went out of order. How should children bathe all winter long?
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Dear friends! We managed to do a lot: by joint efforts, we gave this wonderful family positive emotions and hope, being there at the most difficult moment and making their daily routine more easy! But the problems that the Matsonadze family had did not disappear. Irina and her kids really need our help! Five children live in very hard conditions and their main food is bread with water! How difficult it is to come to terms with the idea that people can be so poor nowadays. But this is a bitter truth, and we cannot pass by them and watch indifferently how children are starving!
The biggest problem for them is the lack of foodstuffs, but Irina, will be happy to get any help, be it a mobile phone for children, so that they could attend online lessons, toys for younger ones, or a water heater! Irina and her children were left completely alone, and they only have us – we are their last hope. Please, let’s unite once again for the sake of the children, let make them feel our support, let make them know that they will not starve, that we are next to them, and we will protect them.
If you have a heavy heart because of everyday problems or unresolved issues, as a distraction just see our posts on Facebook, or better dial the number of any of our beneficiaries. Call them and you will forget about your problems. Because they are nothing in comparison with the problems of those to whom you opened your good heart and came to help in the most difficult moment of their life.
Our problems are noting if compared… Here are true misfortunes, in front of your eyes! Just thank the Lord for what you have. You are the happiest person in the world! Remember this and help those in need.
Unfortunately, problems of this and other families do not end here and now… Therefore, from time to time, look through the stories of unhappy people on our website, talk to them. Every time you dial the phone of an unhappy person, God is blessing you! For sure! Go on helping these families! This is the best service to the Lord!
Your kindness is a chance for yourself to be happy in everything!
Friends, thanks again to all!
Our Fund’s accounts are:
#GE15TB7194336080100003
#GE42LB0115113036665000
#GE64BG0000000470458000
(purpose: The Matsonadze family).
You can also transfer money from our website: https://chernovetskyifund.ge/en/projects/finished/724-matsonadze/description/
It is also possible to transfer money from TBCpay and ExpressPay terminals. Find our Fund under “Charity” section (You can read more about rights and responsibilities of the Fund following the link https://goo.gl/GY2Gus).
Even if you dial once this special number, it might save someone’s life: 0901 200 270! God bless you!
Let’s believe that helping others, we take care of our own souls and draw closer to Lord through the suffering that we share with others.
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