If we don’t help, Tsitsi will slowly die, and her little brother Nikoloz will never see light! Those eyes will never see the light of day. Nikoloz will never know how beautiful his mother and sisters are. Nor will he see the poverty that surrounds him. Nor will he see his beloved father’s terrible heart attacks that make him fall to the ground and suffocate. He won’t see the horrible scar on his sister’s face that was left after surgery. Two years ago, she had a huge tumor removed from her brain.

Oh, my God! How do these poor people cope with so much misery? How do they manage not to become embittered and remain human? As you read this post, imagine yourself in Lia’s shoes for a moment. How long do you think you could hold on and not go insane?

A mere sip of water could prove fatal for two-year-old Gabriel. His soft palate didn’t develop properly, and he can’t cry due to a congenital heart defect. For the past two years, he’s been living on the edge. No one knows when or why this ticking time bomb will go off. He can’t be left unattended for even a moment! He might choke on his own tears while crying or even lose consciousness. God, please spare any mother from experiencing such a trial.

Each epileptic seizure could be the last for Giorgi It is impossible to watch the agony of Giorgi, Nini and their mother Megi without tears. It is impossible to get to know them and not go crazy with worry. Only a mother can endure so much – a guardian angel sent by God.
Megi: My son has a full set of serious illnesses: epilepsy, cerebral palsy, autism. My son has experienced clinical death four times. Do you know how many times people suggested that I get rid of Gio and start living? They tried to convince me to send him to an orphanage or to a special institution for intellectually disabled children. Could you do that? I couldn’t. Could you get rid of your child, whom they saved from the clutches of death four times?

He is an orphan with living parents. Zuriko has been raised by his grandmother since birth. His mother couldn’t, and his father didn’t want to take on that responsibility. So, he ended up alone with his grandmother in a dilapidated house. His mother started a new family, and his father doesn’t even show interest in his son… only his grandmother, Marina, remains as his one true family on this earth. They are always together, sharing the same fears. Ten-year-old Zuriko is afraid that his grandmother might die from her worries, while Grandma Marina fears losing her grandson to hunger, illness, she is afraid that their roof could collapse over their heads. Neither of them could survive on their own, and even if they could – what’s the point of such life?

For 12 years now, Ketevan has lived in fear that she might not hear the cry for help from her daughter if she falls into a deep sleep. For 12 years, there has been no moment of peace, no moment of rest. Anna-Maria has a severe form of cerebral palsy.

Magda (12 years old, blind in both eyes): The world without sight is like a vast dark labyrinth. I can’t see the world, but I feel it. I can hear, touch, and smell, but I will never see the beauty described by others.
Living in horrifying poverty is already a tremendous challenge, and adding the loss of sight to it makes the situation truly hopeless. Each of us carries a glimmer of hope, but what is it like when even the brightest light cannot penetrate the darkness?
Friends, let’s bring light into the lives of these wonderful people! Urgently needed are very expensive, yet essential medications, as well as funds for examinations! There is a chance that at least one child in the family will be able to see!