Without sponsorship, kids like me have to work whenever we can so people will give us something to eat, and sleep wherever someone lets us. That's 1 out of every 10 kids living in my country! There are 4.6 million orphans like me in Ethiopia. I have lost many friends to things like malnutrition, colds, diarrhea, and AIDS. I am lucky to be alive because 2 out of every 10 children born in the huts around my village die before they reach the age of five. Blessing the Children raised over $4,000 to cover the cost of treatment in India. Someone put me on a bus to Debre Zeyit, where I wandered the streets for 20 days before Blessing the Children found me crying, scared and very hungry.Īfter being rescued from the streets, I was taken for a routine physical where it was discovered that I had a serious heart condition. When I was 5 years old, my parents passed away. My name is Natnael, and I live in Ethiopia.
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