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“In good weather, I can see the starry sky from my bed,” says 11-year-old Giorgi. And this is not just a joke. He offers me to lie down and take a look. Actually, it is not night now, and there are no stars in the sky, but I can imagine it. From the minute I entered this house, I can only count the holes in the ceiling and floor.
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is cold and hungry. And rats scare her.
“In
good weather, I can see the starry sky from my bed,” says 11-year-old Giorgi.
And this is not just a joke. He offers me to lie down and take a look.
Actually, it is not night now, and there are no stars in the sky, but I can
imagine it. From the minute I entered this house, I can only count the holes in
the ceiling and floor.
One
hole is so big that a large person can easily fit in it.
This
one was covered by the old door. What a nightmare…
And
from this hole, a rat fell right into the room recently.
And
rain drops fall from these holes.
And
from this hole, which was covered with an old saucepan lid, rats entered the
room. They did not creep in or sneak in, but just entered, as it was their
apartment. And I was not surprised. This house belonged to them for many years.
It was the rat house where the family had to move two years ago.
It
is not a house, but a torture chamber!
After
the head of the family lost his job two years ago, the family became unable to
pay for rent in Tbilisi. They decided to move to the village, to the paternal
house. The house, where no one had lived for many years, fell into decay,
became a refuge for rats, stray dogs, livestock, wind, and mold! There was not
even a single whole glass in the windows.
Madonna:
When I stepped into this house and looked around, I felt scared. My only wish
was to turn around and run away. But there was nowhere to run. So, we moved
here and started living in this nightmare. There was not even some space to put
our baby to sleep. Then kind people gave us a bed and a table. There were only
bare walls, but even the walls were not whole. There was a hole; there was a
crack…. Despite the fact that my husband works tirelessly – he takes any
part-time job, these pennies are barely enough for food and diapers for the
baby.
“Is
it her fault that she was born in our family? Does she deserve to starve?”
– It
is difficult to find a job now even in big cities, and in the countryside it is
probably even close to impossible.
Madonna:
You are right, it is very difficult! Sometimes my
husband stays without a job for a month or so. And sometimes chops he firewood
for someone and helps someone to harvest their field. Now, for example, he
helps our neighbors to put up a fence.
– Did you live well in Tbilisi before you had
to move to this house?
Madonna:
We never had much money; we didn’t have our own house there. We rented an
apartment, but we lived well! We had enough for life. My husband worked as a
car mechanic, and I worked in the cellophane production. During the pandemic,
my husband’s garage went bankrupt. So, we decided to move to the village – at
least, here would be no need to pay for rent. To be honest, we had nothing to
pay for rent. You know, just allowance is not even enough for food.
Probably
the cavemen lived in better conditions
– I look
at these cracks and holes and start wondering – how do you heat this space at
all?
Madonna:
You have no idea what it is like to live here with children. It is impossible
to heat this room. It’s only warm next to the stove. So, we sit next to each
other until late, and then we go to bed, dressed. We hug each other and fall
asleep. If it rains, you can forget about sleep. We are looking for a place
where it pours less. The children have become so depressed. We promise them all
the time that everything will change for the better, but it only gets
worse. We can’t save even a couple of
laris from our allowance to buy cement and fix the holes. If we buy cement, we
will be left without flour, which means we will be hungry. We try to support
each other, but it doesn’t work.
We
can only get warm next to the stove. It’s our savior
–
Nobody helps you at all?
Madonna:
My mother is 80 years old My father died long ago, and my husband’s parents
have long been gone as well. Our neighbor Tsitso supported me from the first
day we moved here. She’s like a sister to me! When she noticed horror and confusion
on my face, she brought us bedding, blankets, she even gave us these beds.
There was no place here to sleep! As I said, all the windows were shattered.
So, her husband, without saying a word, brought and put in the glass. Besides
that, they gave us milk for my children. I hope the day will come when the Lord
will give me the chance to return them the favor. I think, this can only happen
in Georgia. They do not live well themselves, but they help their neighbors!
“Before
they gave us these beds, we all slept on the floor!”
– Did you address the local
authorities for help?
Madonna:
I asked them to help us at least with the repair of the roof, but they told me
they could not. They have no money in the budget, they didn’t even accept my
application. Fixing the roof is our main problem now. I don’t even know how we
will survive this winter – our house is completely rotten.
Giorgi (11-year-old):
If I could work, I would make our house amazing! Don’t you believe me?
“Mom
says I have golden hands. But these hands can only do small things so far. I’ll
grow up and then… “
– I believe you! Today I watched
you – you cleaned the yard, you fiddled with your little sister, you laid the
firewood beautifully. And you study well, I even think that you are an
excellent student at school.
Giorgi:
I can study well. I love Math the most, it’s easy for me. But it’s impossible to
study here. We have neither phone, nor computer. Nini and I cannot attend the
lessons. I wish I could become an adult as soon as possible!
– Do you think being adult is
cool?
Giorgi:
I am sure! Adults can work. Daddy doesn’t even allow me to chop wood. When I
grow up, I’ll become a mechanic, I’ll fix cars and buy a car for myself! Not
just a car, but a BMW!
“I
will grow up and drive my sister in my BMW. Maybe she won’t quarrel with me
then?”
–
Will you drive girls too?
Giorgi:
No! I will drive only my sister! All girls are kind of strange. You say “hello”
to them or give a flower, and they either hit you or drag you by the hair. That’s
why I don’t make friends with them.
Nini
(14-year-old): He doesn’t even make friends with me. It’s so
hard to communicate with these little children!
“I
love drawing. There I can draw my world. Everyone is beautiful there, and
everyone has food.”
–
Well, let’s not talk about little boys. Tell me about your dreams.
Nini: I have no
wishes since we moved here.
All my dreams were left in the city. Mom
always says that this is temporary, that we can handle it, but when it rains on
you when you sleep, it’s just terrible.
– What would you like to change in
your life?
Nini:
I don’t even know. I would like to change everything, except for mom, dad and
sister… I would even change Giorgi’s temper, but don’t tell him – he might
feel offended.
“Children
can be very evil – they can say things that make you want to cry.
They often pointed a finger at me saying
that I was miserable.”
– Well,
please name at least one thing that could make you feel happy.
Nini: I love
drawing. When I draw, I am in my world. I want to always have art supplies. I
dream about a phone!
– You see, it turns out that not
all of your dreams were left in the city …
Nini:
Well, this one is so unreal that it doesn’t even count as a dream. These are
just words. I know that it will never come true.
– We’ll see.
Nini:
Well, I don’t need anything. Better fix the roof for us. I am, sorry, I need to
leave…
“We
really need a washing machine. Mom broke her arm last year. And I don’t have
enough strength to wash that well as my mother does”
Madonna:
You know, Nini is really worried about our
conditions. Once her peers laughed at her because we are living on social
allowance. Is it funny? They also pointed a finger and said that Giorgi was not
their father. This made her very withdrawn, she bursts into tears all the time.
Children can be cruel. They don’t yet understand that they can hurt someone a
lot with their words.
– Madonna, what the social
allowance is enough for? What do your children eat?
Madonna:
I try to buy a little bit of everything when I get
allowance. Children are already deprived of everything. Our menu is quite
meager – soups, potatoes, pasta. If it seems funny to someone – let them laugh.
We have no time for them, we need to survive.
We
don’t have a refrigerator. It’s a pity – my husband works so hard to earn money
for this dinner, but everything turns sour overnight.
–
What do you need the most right now?
Madonna:
We need absolutely everything. We even have no tableware at home, not even a
normal spoon! Food, diapers – we completely fail trying to cope with expenses.
And my children really need a computer or a phone so that they can attend
lessons. One year ago, I broke my arm, and washing turned into real torment for
me. A washing machine, a fridge, a TV – is just unaffordable luxury for us. But
first of all, we need building materials to repair a roof and to fix the holes
and cracks in the walls. We won’t be able to survive winter in such conditions.
If
these horrible holes are not repaired before the cold weather sets in, this
family could die of the cold. These are not just words! They really might
freeze!
– Giorgi:
I really want us to have our study corner, and a computer, of course. I also
need a car with a remote control! And the girls want sweets – especially
Mariam, she loves them very much. But she haven’t eaten them for a long time.
“When
it’s very cold you can hug a chicken – it’s very warm.”
– Madonna, what would you like to tell those
people who will read this post?
Madonna:
I’ve read almost all the stories on your page, my heart breaks when I see how
much grief is around… I want to say only one thing: “May God bless all of
you! All those who lent their shoulder to lean on in time of need, all those
who, after reading this, simply crossed themselves and prayed… It’s worth a
lot! “
***
The
situation of this family is just terrible. These photographs can’t convey the
unbearable conditions where little Mariam, 11-year-old Giorgi and 14-year-old
Nini live.
The house literally collapses on their
heads! It’s impossible to heat this space! Only God knows how these innocent
children will survive the coming winter… But it depends on us as well,
friends!
Their
mother Madonna is in despair, the family needs absolutely everything. They will
be happy for any help: foodstuffs, a washing machine, a TV set, fridge, the
most basic household utensils. The children need a computer in to finally keep
up with the school curriculum.
You
can meet the family in person and provide them all possible help. Their address
is: Zestafoni Municipality, Zeda Sakara village.
Please
repost our story. Let your friends know about the grief of the Mumladze 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 Mumladze family).
You
can also transfer money from our website.
It
is also possible to transfer money from terminals: TBCpay, ExpressPay. Find our
Fund under “Charity” section (You can read more about rights and
responsibilities of the Fund following the link https://goo.gl/GY2Gus).
We
have good news for you – now you can read the stories of our beneficiaries on Instagram: Https://www.instagram.com/chernovetskyi.fund/
and Telegram: https://t.me/ChernovetskyiFund.
We
have already helped many disadvantaged people! Let’s support this family too!
And who knows, maybe someday we ourselves will need help of strangers!
Even
if you dial once this special number, it might save someone’s life: 0901 200 270! God bless you!
We have not been this happy for a very long time!
We’ll soon finish building our house and invite everyone to visit us!
REPOST RIGHT AWAY, MY GOOD MAN! HELP YOUR FRIENDS TO GET CLOSER TO THE WORK OF MERCY!
“When kids saw the huge boxes at the balcony, they ran out of the room like crazy,” – Madonna tells me. – “Laughing with joy, the whole family surrounded the gifts, as if it were a New Year tree. Thanks to you, we really had a wonderful day!
Thanks!”
Grimy blue-eyed Mariam was really happy with the sweets
“I have been subscribed to your site for a long time. I always followed your kind deeds. Before I found myself in such situation, I also took part in charity, but now, I needed help myself. So, the Lord sent me good people. Your Fund is the savior of all the poor. I wish you many more good deeds!” – says the mother of the large family, unable to hide her tears of joy.
Madonna Onashvili-Mumladze is the mother of three children. She has a very hard life. The hardest thing was to overcome poor living conditions – this became the main problem of the family, not to mention the lack of food, clothing, and home appliances. The dilapidated building with a damaged roof and holes in the floor and walls became a shelter for uninvited guests – rats, cockroaches, and reptiles.
Our Fund published a post about the Mumladze family on November 3, 2021.
https://chernovetskyifund.ge/en/projects/finished/805-mumladze/
“I want to share my joy and gratitude with everyone!”
– Madonna, what has changed in your life since the Fund published an article about you?
Madonna: Do you know what I enjoy the most? Washing machine! Do you know why? Because I won’t bother my Nini anymore! She helped me to do laundry. I washed clothes with hands, and she rinsed them with hands in clean water. I can’t say I enjoyed that she helped me! But she saw how hard it was to me and her heart could not stand it. Washing for five people, especially when you live in the village – is a big deal, especially when there is a little child in the family.
“You will be my number one assistant, dear friend!”
Nini (14-year-old): Mom never forced me to help her, but I saw how busy she was… And Mariam is so young (means her younger sister. – Ed.), she needs a lot of attention. Mom had to do a lot of things while she was sleeping. So, I always helped her with the laundry as best I could.
Madonna: Come on, Nini, you are the best daughter! When I saw your abraded wrists, my heart ached. Now this machine will do the work of one woman in our family, and you will have more time for books.
Gas water heater is also a very valuable gift for us. We’ll have hot water too! The refrigerator will help so that the food that we get with so many efforts would not spoil in the hot summer.
“Refrigerator, I wish I opened you and saw you full of sweets!”
“What a luxury, we will have hot water!”
– Have you made new friends? Who helped you, who consoled you, who do you remember the most?
Madonna: After the publication of your post, a wonderful girl – Salome Tarkhnishvili – called us, she bought food for my children. Four young guys also visited us. I do not know their names, but one could easily notice how noble they were! Oh dear, they brought us a lot of stuff! There was food for almost a month, and cleaning products – dishwashing gels, detergents.
Giorgi (11-year-old): Those guys brought us these cups too. (Shows me beautiful cups.) They also brought toys for my little sister.
“Take it, you know how delicious it is? It’s never enough!”
Madonna: I want to say thank you to those people who took our problems to heart! Thanks to your post, our distant relatives learned about our problems. Dato Partladze, a very kind person, visited us and brought us ten bags of cement. With this cement, we patched up the holes through which rats and reptiles entered our home.
We have a stone floor. We do not have the opportunity to lay a wooden floor or laminate. But the main thing is that there are no more holes, and the children will sleep safely.
– But the stone floor is very cold, and it is difficult to heat the room in winter…
Madonna: Who cares about it. At this stage, the roof is more important. I don’t even know if it can be repaired or not? It leaks horribly. The rainy season is coming, and my heart is breaking.
– Have you addressed the local authorities? Did they help you in any way?
Madonna: I addressed them! Before the elections, I asked them to fix our roof, but they told me to wait until January. And in January they refused, telling us that we have not necessary points. (She means points, assigned to socially disadvantaged families. – Ed.) I don’t understand what points have to do with a roof that leaks on my children when it rains and snows. My husband is almost never at home, he works day and night without stopping, so that we do not starve and there was at least bread at home. He is a very hardworking, caring, and attentive person. What would have happened to us if it weren’t for him… But we still can’t live a normal life. How can we fix this nasty roof?!
But I cannot ignore the fact that after the publication of your post, they offered me a job. There was a vacancy for a cleaning lady. I would love to start working, I miss work so much. But I still have no one to leave Mariam with, she is too little. It’s too early for her to go to the kindergarten. And Giorgi needs attention and help with lessons. Besides that, if I start working, I will be left without social allowance, and, in my opinion, this is a very bad attitude. When a poor person has a low salary, he still must be entitled to a social allowance.
– I wonder what of the gifts Giorgi liked the most?
Giorgi: I liked the sweets – they were very tasty. Come to visit us more often and bring sweets, and I will treat you to tea! We’ll drink tea from beautiful cups!
Sweets always cheer up Mariam
– For sure! I see you liked the cups too.
Giorgi: I would be happy if someone gave me a bicycle. All the children here have bicycles, but I don’t. If only someone would respond and make my dream come true. I really want it. And Nini wants a phone. The teacher gives her tasks to find something on the Internet, but she can’t do it from our mother’s phone. And for me bike will be enough. Oh, I want to have it so much!
– Don’t your children have access to the Internet? Do they have any gadgets?
Madonna: They need a computer or phone. But how can I ask for it? We don’t even have a TV at home. They often miss online lessons. This pandemic has set us back in every way. And yet, the roof of our house worries me the most. If only it didn’t rain on us… I believe that with the help of the Lord and good people we can overcome this problem too!
– Do you often pray? Do you go to church?
Madonna: Of course, I believe in God! I pray! Do you know what I have noticed? When I find myself in a very, very hopeless situation and ask God for help, He always sends me good people.
Ten years ago, when my first husband died in a car accident, we were in a very difficult situation. Giorgi was very young then and he was sick. He was born with open heart valves. We urgently needed regular visits to the doctor. But I didn’t have money. So, I prayed! I fervently prayed, prayed that my Giorgi would be healthy. At that time the phone rang. My late husband’s colleague called me. The very next day he gave us enough money for all the visits. The same thing happened now… The Lord sent you to me, my good people. Once again, many thanks to all of you! I will always pray to God to give you so many capabilities that you can give joy and make many people in need happy.
***
Friends, with your help, a happy and beautiful day has come for another family. But their problems didn’t end there. They need our help and support again. I hope that we will manage to make Nini, Giorgi, and little Mariam happy again with the new gifts. All children deserve to live in normal conditions, not to freeze, and have food!
If you have a heavy heart because of everyday problems or unresolved issues, as a distraction just see our posts on Facebook, or better call any of our beneficiaries, and all your problems will seem unimportant to you, compared with the problems of those to whom you opened your kind heart and helped in the most difficult moment of their lives.
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!
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.
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 Mumladze family).
You can also transfer money from our website. https://chernovetskyifund.ge/en/projects/finished/805-mumladze/
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).
We have good news for you – now you can read the stories of our beneficiaries on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chernovetskyi.fund/ and Telegram: https://t.me/ChernovetskyiFund.
Even if you dial once this special number, it might save someone’s life: 0901 200 270!
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 them!
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