Even though the Rainbow Network medical and dental staff provides excellent care and basic medicines, some individuals have needs that cannot be met without treatment from specialists or hospital facilities.
One-time or ongoing sponsorship is all it takes to provide the opportunity for healing to these individuals. Anyone can pave the way for miracles; please consider providing financial and prayer support for one of the people below.
To be a sponsor for someone with a special medical need, contact Julie in the Rainbow Network office, (417) 889-8088 or julie@rainbownetwork.org. Click the link in each profile for a pre-addressed email, or send your own and be sure to include the patient’s name in the email, along with your name and contact information.
Current Special Medical Needs:
Lixi Dayana Blandon Castellon
Lixi is 8 years old and lives with her grandmother in San Francisco, La Dalia. She has spina bifida and resulting paralysis that keeps her in a wheelchair, but she is very smart and is studying at a 3rd grade level. Her condition is irreversible and will require long-term, continuous treatment. A monthly sponsorship of $38 will pay for hospital treatments and nutritional supplements to build her strength.
Eduardo Diaz Sanchez
Eduardo is 13 years old and lives with his family in Yosa, San Ramon. He is a fourth grader in the local school and has 3 siblings. Eduardo has Vitiligo, a condition that causes patches of skin to lose pigment. He needs to visit the Matagalpa Hospital to be evaluated and treated by a dermatologist. Update: A sponsor has provided Eduardo with medication and hospital visits!
Carlos Josué Rosales
Carlos is 15 years old and lives in Yosa, San Ramon with his mother and 4 younger siblings. He also suffers from spina bifida, but Rainbow’s donation of a wheelchair makes it possible for him to attend classes. His condition is serious and will require ongoing care. A monthly sponsorship of $50 will provide the medications, hospital visits, and special care products he needs.
Pedro Pablo Gomez Ochoa
Pedro is 32 years old and lives in Montecristo, San Ramon with his wife and 2 children. He has developed problems with the veins in his lower legs and ulcers on both legs, which prevents him from working. Update: A sponsor has provided Pedro with circulation treatments and transportation to and from the Trinity Hospital!
Cándida Molina
Cándida Molina is 52 years old and has 2 children. She works in Laguna, San Ramon as a seamstress. When Cándida was a toddler, she contracted Polio, which left the bones in her feet twisted and her legs uneven. She has difficulty walking, so the doctor has suggested she wear corrective orthopedic footwear. Cándida needs a one-time sponsorship of $32 to cover the cost of her orthotics.
Agustina Rugama
Agustina Rugama is the mother of 5 children and works seasonally in the marido squash fields near her home in Hilapo II, San Ramon. For the last 4 years, she has suffered from Recurrent Chronic Bilateral Otitis Media, or serious recurring infections in both ears. Her family was able to pay some of her medical costs from saving up coffee harvesting income, but can no longer afford to pay for her care. She will need a monthly sponsorship of $14 until her ear infections heal. This sponsorship will cover the cost of medicine, transportation, and a monthly visit to an otolaryngologist (ear, nose, and throat specialist).
Tatiana Hurtado
Tatiana is 17 years old and lives with her family in Granadillo I, La Dalia. She suffers from neurocysticercosis, or epilepsy of parasitic origin. Her condition causes headaches and seizures and she must take medicine twice a day for treatment. Update: Tatiana has been sponsored! Thank you to the generous family who has adopted her cause.
Shenmy Martinez Castro
Shenmy is 16 years old and lives with her family of 6 in Granadillo I, La Dalia, where she attends high school on a Rainbow Network scholarship. Her family is hardworking and participates in all the Rainbow community programs, but cannot afford to treat her polycystic ovary syndrome. Update: A sponsor has provided Shenmy with the medication and hospital evaluations she needs!
Maria Leonor Martinez
Maria Leonor Martinez is 80 years old and lives with her family in La Grecia, San Ramon. Maria requires ongoing care, and must be on medication for her hypertension and heart murmur. She needs a monthly sponsorship of $24 to cover the cost of medications, cardiologist evaluations, and transportation to and from the hospital.
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