World Vision brings us a lot of toys and clothes

My mom was drinking a lot and forgot about us one day. She moved us out of the house and we were begging on the streets of our small village. Our neighbors gave us bread and food constantly for months. Me, my two brothers and sister were sleeping, eating and playing in the streets, next to [what was] our house. 

It was hard for me to ask for food. It was hard to ask. It was hard to look at the neighbours’ eyes. They knew me. They knew my brothers. They knew my mother. They knew everything. I was out of school, homeless with no friends, no food and no mother. 

It was hard until Ina got married. Ina is our sister. When she met David, we were on the street. She got married and asked David and his parents to take us home with them. David agreed. Now we live with Ina and David. They are my mom and dad. We are never hungry anymore. 

I hope that my mom will stop drinking. But I don’t want to go back to her. I just want her to stop. I also hope to have a job when I grow up. I will help David and Ina with their expenses. 

I don’t want to be homeless again. I don’t like darkness and cold. I don’t want to lose David and Ina. I’m not alone; I have my brothers with me all the time. But, I also want a mom and dad. 

[World Vision] brings us a lot of toys and clothes. I have trousers and jacket. Also, they brought us beautiful, beautiful rabbits. They are so funny. And already have small black and grey babies. Recently, World Vision Armenia people gifted us two sheep and a lamb. I like them so much. Ina said we will drink sheep milk and she will make cheese for us. 

Also mom and dad  (Ina and David) went to town for a healthy cooking competition and took us with them. It was so fun. We were cutting vegetables quickly to win the game. Mom (Ina) was smiling. I was happy. 

I pray for my big family, for my mom and dad to be healthy and for our rabbits. I want them all to be healthy and stay with me. 

Dmitriy, 9, Stepanavan Area, Armenia

Notes: Ina, 21, has her own child Sasun, 2.5 and also cares for her siblings: Egor, 11, Dmitriy, 9, and Maxim, 6.