Our Little Roses Assists Youngest Haitian Earthquake Victims. Let Us Not Forget Them.

Help is still needed and will be for a long time to come. 

 Our Little Roses Foreign Mission Society has arranged with The Right Reverend Jean-Zache Duracin., Episcopal Bishop of Haiti to receive IRS Tax Deductible Funds through donations sent to OLRFMS to help Haiti ’s destitute children... Bishop Duracin continues to provide assistance to homeless and injured children in the aftermath of the January 12th 7.0 earthquake that wiped out all local Haitian services. Aid has been pouring into Haiti from many sources but Bishop Duracin’s concern is for the children with serious injuries and the homeless ones that the Episcopal Church is treating and providing makeshift shelter on the grounds of the destroyed Trinity Cathedral in Port au Prince and also in other church centers in the countryside.

Thousands of children left homeless and those suffering serious injuries from the devastation are still in need of medical attention and shelter. Funds are needed to help build shelters and purchase medical and other items that are not free. The earthquake and continued aftershocks leveled most homes, shopping centers, government, and hospital buildings and destroyed much of the country’s infrastructure. It is reported that more that 200,000 are dead and that three-quarters of the Capital is destroyed.

The Rt. Rev Leo Frade, Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of Southeast Florida and Chairman of OLRFMS made arrangements with Bishop Duracin that all funds intended to aid homeless and hurting Haitian children through the Episcopal Church of Haiti Special Children’s Fund will be properly administered for that purpose.

Please send your IRS Tax deductible Constitutions to OLRFMS, P.O. Box 464 . Somerset , VA 22942 . And please make a note on your check, Haiti Children’s Fund. We accept contributions by Visa and Master Card through PayPal. Please see instructions for contributions on our Website. Contact OLRFMS office for more information: US (800) 849-9252 or (540) 832 5141.

Fundraiser for Our Little Roses to be held in the Design District of Miami, April 17

“OASIS OF ART & MELODIES”- Saturday April 17, 2010

6 pm Design District 3635 NE 1st Ave.

“Oasis of Art & Melodies” is a fundraising event to benefit Our Little Roses Ministries (OLRM). OLRM was founded in 1988 in Honduras and its mission is of hope with life-changing dimensions for once forgotten girls. Its goal is to transform the lives of abused and abandoned girls by preparing them to meet the challenge of the adult world. OLRM rescues and provides for destitute girls a Christ-centered home in San Pedro Sula.


This fundraising event “Oasis of Art & Melodies” will be filled with a fascinating fusion of music, art and fine food. Enjoy a musical concert performance by singer and humanitarian artist Leanddro and TFE guest artists on stage. Added to this eventful evening we will have a remarkable art exhibition presented by outstanding artists and to savor an excellent gastronomic tasting of Design District’s renowned restaurants. All these exceptional artists have gathered to raise funds and support this Home for homeless girls in Honduras.

August Birthday Girls!

Happy Birthday to Maricrus, Maryuri, Josselyn and Abby!

Report from Dr. Diana D Frade

The global economy has affected everyone, even in Honduras , one of the poorest nations in the Americas . There is a saying that sums up our reality: When the United States sneezes, in Honduras , we get pneumonia. This actually is not an exaggeration of the economic climate that we are experiencing at the present time.

Honduras has suffered job losses that were already teetering around 38% before the economic crisis. Today, businesses have folded, assembly plants have lain off workers and the overall picture for this year and the following months is grim.

Even in light of the financial projections we continue to work constantly to provide the very best for our girls so that they will grow in love and security that heals their traumas both physical and mental.

Our Little Roses is dependant on the generosity of those that are willing to make a sacrifice to reach out and give these precious girls an opportunity at life. Without you, what are the options? These little girls that have been rescued from abuse, abject poverty and abandonment would be left to fend for themselves. Many of those girls would be subject to a precarious life on the street, subjected to further abuse, humiliation and degradation. I would even go as far as saying that some of these girls would not survive. Disease and violence would rob them of their lives.

Our Little Roses is solely funded by individuals, churches and organizations that understand the importance of caring and raising up these children that God has given us to care for. I pray that as you prayerfully consider your financial priorities that you will continue to support this ministry that is touching the lives of hundreds of girls and families who are the neediest in this poor struggling country.

Your gifts are surely blessings that help break the cycle of poverty that we are committed to the struggle of eliminating...

Faithfully in His Service,

Diana Frade

Dr. Diana D. Frade,
Founder and President of Our Little Roses Ministries
nprdiana@aol.com

12 Our Little Roses Girls attend University

Education Proven Key to Breaking Cycle of Poverty

A good education in Honduras is costly. Our Little Roses Ministries is committed to preparing the girls God gives us to care for and love and provide the best education to prepare them to thrive in a middle class society as adults. To accomplish this we seek scholarships so that each girl can attend good schools that challenge their academic ability and ambition. Our girls attend seven different schools from Holy Family Bilingual pre-school through ninth grade and other local schools including special needs education. Holy Family School located on Our Little Roses campus includes boys and girls from surrounding neighborhoods and 22 OLR girls capable of handling the challenging a bilingual education.

More than forty of our girls whose transformed lives began at Our Little Roses Home have gone on to lead productive lives, They were nurtured and educated in our child care system and have gone on to live in a middle class society which is only possible by experiencing the opportunities we provided that made it possible for them be successful in the competitive adult world. All have been baptized and raised in the church and through the saving grace of Our Lord Jesus live in hope.

Having come to Our Little Roses with no educational background at different ages of rescue, they were able to achieve a good education and graduate from high school or have chosen to obtain a technical high school degree which allows them to enter the job market straight out of school. OLRM has a good tutoring staff to help them achieve good grades.

It is not the goal of everyone to seek a university degree. Some girls choose to be independent and enter the job market after high school and are successful in their endeavor. Many employers seek young women who are as well prepared academically and socially as our girls are who have graduated out of our child care system. Many have gotten married and have children and are working in the community. Their children unlike their mothers start off having the protection of appropriate parenting that includes good nutrition, medical attention and early childhood education on upwards and responsible socialization. We have seen the power of the OLRM alumni that continue mature relationships with each other and offer a sound loving base with the younger girls still at the Home.

OLR girls attending Holy Family Bilingual SchoolPre School 
Left to right, top row: Karla Lainez, Vanessa Paz, Heidy Benitez
Bottom row: Naomi Arita












Elementary
Left to right, top row: Rosa Maria Santos, Sihan Villalobos, Katherine Murillo, Ismelda Cruz, Aylin Barbieri, Diana Rivera, Leily Rodriguez

Bottom Row: Ricci Mejia, Mauda Hernandez, Nicolle Rojas, Ana Cecilia Franco & Ana Ruth Franco






8th Graders
Left to right: Maribel Alvarado, Tania Santos, Astrid Villalobos

7.1 Earthquake in Honduras damages Our Little Roses

7.1 Earthquake in Honduras leaves six dead
and some damage to the infrastructure.

Unfortunately we have discovered the ministry buildings did indeed sustain more damage then our initial look over led us to believe.

Several of our facilities have cracked and shifted foundations. Our water cistern is not holding necessary water, which in turn is causing other dilemas.

More to come....

If you would like to help us repair the damages that occurred during the earthquake, please send your tax-deductable contribution to Our Little Roses Foreign Mission Society. We gratefully appreciate your help. 

A Letter from our Founder Diana Frade regarding the removal of Honduran President Zelaya

July 1, 1009

Dear Friend of Our Little Roses,

There is much confusion and misinformation that has been on the news since Sunday about the ousting of President Zelaya. Let me give you a perspective from a person that has lived and worked in Honduras for the past 38 years.

When I left Honduras on Thursday the 25 of June, there was a great deal of tension and anxiety over an up-coming referendum that the president initiated to make a change in the constitution that would allow him to seek office again and to dissolve the congress.

The Supreme Court of Honduras had informed the president that it was illegal to have the vote since the articles in the constitution state that a change in term limits cannot be made. When Zelaya could not get the funding for the ballots for the Sunday election, he asked Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to send the ballots.

Towards the end of last week, there were marches for peace led by the Christian leaders both from the Catholic and Evangelical churches to not vote for the referendum and to pray for peace in Honduras. Just in San Pedro Sula alone there were 50,000 people marching last Thursday.

Since Zelaya was ousted, the news has reported that there was a coup d'etat initiated by the military. The fact is that the supreme court and congress asked the military to help arrest the president because he had broken the constitutional law by going ahead with the vote and distributing the ballots all around the country. The military had tried to talk sense into the president to back off from his referendum but he refused.

What most people do not understand is that in Honduran law and constitution there is no process for impeachment of a president like in the US . The law says that when a president breaks the constitution he can be arrested. BUT, the difference here is that because he is the president he is given the opportunity to be exiled to a third country in order to avoid jail.

In my humble opinion, Honduras has followed the law as stated. Zelaya broke the law but now his closest friends from Nicaragua , Venezuela , and Cuba have vowed to help support a "come-back". He has managed to gain support of the UN and OAS as well. The congress along with the interim president have stated that if Zelaya returns to Honduras on Thursday as he has promised to do, he will be arrested.

I ask your prayers for Honduras, its people. The Church, and most of all of a peaceful resolution to this most regrettable situation that affects the lives of millions of the most vulnerable in this hemisphere. I also ask your prayers for my family, Our Little Roses Ministries and friends and missionaries currently in Honduras.

Faithfully,
Diana Frade
SE Florida/ Honduras (previously)
nprdiana@aol.com