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December 16, 2025
Compassion in Action: Three Sisters Bring Toys, Joy, and Healing to the Poor in South America
Beronica, a middle-aged Ecuadorian woman, couldn’t tell the American doctor her birthday or her age. She and her 12 siblings grew up in such poverty that her parents could not afford birthday presents or celebrations for any of the children. Nor could they send them to school. In order to avoid the shame and heartache of being unable to provide any festivities, Beronica’s parents simply said nothing about family birthdays.
TL;DR
- The Ross sisters participate in annual missions with their father to impoverished regions in Latin America.
- They were moved by the story of Beronica, an Ecuadorian woman who never celebrated birthdays due to extreme poverty.
- Beronica's upbringing prevented her from knowing her birthday or receiving gifts, and her parents couldn't afford schooling.
- The sisters found this level of hardship unimaginable compared to their lives in Huntington Beach, California.
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