Breaking Cycles
When we first met her, we asked ourselves; who is she? What does she communicate to us? What does she and her family think and feel? What problems is she having to endure? Is it that the complaint about her weighs more than who she really is? The narrative changed after delving into conversations with her and her family. As her guard came down, we saw a side to her that wanted to live, love and to be loved. The ongoing conversation allowed us to accompany in a process of change and care that she and her family wanted to. To begin to see life with hope, transforming fear into faith, pain into strength and by using her misfortune as a powerful motivator to bring about a positive change.
Marco, Family Therapist - DCF
Breaking Cycles
When we first met her, we asked ourselves; who is she? What does she communicate to us? What does she and her family think and feel? What problems is she having to endure? Is it that the complaint about her weighs more than who she really is? The narrative changed after delving into conversations with her and her family. As her guard came down, we saw a side to her that wanted to live, love and to be loved. The ongoing conversation allowed us to accompany in a process of change and care that she and her family wanted to. To begin to see life with hope, transforming fear into faith, pain into strength and by using her misfortune as a powerful motivator to bring about a positive change.
Marco, Family Therapist – DCF
Repaying Kindness
When I look back, I feel very grateful to him and his family for their generosity. I learned with them. Sharing together with them, has confirmed my certainty that things do change. Although it looks like there is no light at the end of the tunnel, there always is. He and his family taught me that. They went through lots of hardship, childhood was an enormous challenge. However, roads were crossed, not to help, but to share. He found in his sponsor and in other people, persons that believed in him and that made him go far. When we visualise and see each other, collaborating, listening and reflecting together, we can create an infinity of possibilities. Never look away, because we need each other!
Helma, Founder - DCF
Repaying Kindness
When I look back, I feel very grateful to him and his family for their generosity. I learned with them. Sharing together with them, has confirmed my certainty that things do change. Although it looks like there is no light at the end of the tunnel, there always is. He and his family taught me that. They went through lots of hardship, childhood was an enormous challenge. However, roads were crossed, not to help, but to share. He found in his sponsor and in other people, persons that believed in him and that made him go far. When we visualise and see each other, collaborating, listening and reflecting together, we can create an infinity of possibilities. Never look away, because we need each other!
Helma, Founder - DCF
Transcending Borders
Upon receiving my next family case and having revised the administrative resolution of Child Protection, it caught my attention that they had asked for indefinite accompaniment. Immediately, I prepared myself for what I thought was going to be a very complex case. However, once I’d learnt the story of the mother and her three children, and the reason that brought them to Ecuador, surprise and admiration became the basis of the relationship. I was left in awe of the family. Their unlimited strength, their belief in God, their constant joy, their attitude of service to others, their commitment to their own lives and the process we were doing together, their determination to overcome adversity. All this allowed me to visualise their resources. Indeed, their positive attitude towards life taught me numerous lessons. In fact, it has humbled me as a professional. Their story serves as a reminder that adversity pails to the willingness to achieve goals and dreams.
Fanny, Social Worker - DCF
Transcending Borders
Upon receiving my next family case and having revised the administrative resolution of Child Protection, it caught my attention that they had asked for indefinite accompaniment. Immediately, I prepared myself for what I thought was going to be a very complex case. However, once I’d learnt the story of the mother and her three children, and the reason that brought them to Ecuador, surprise and admiration became the basis of the relationship. I was left in awe of the family. Their unlimited strength, their belief in God, their constant joy, their attitude of service to others, their commitment to their own lives and the process we were doing together, their determination to overcome adversity. All this allowed me to visualise their resources. Indeed, their positive attitude towards life taught me numerous lessons. In fact, it has humbled me as a professional. Their story serves as a reminder that adversity pails to the willingness to achieve goals and dreams.
Fanny, Social Worker – DCF
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