Enzo Lucente make a Distance Adoption of Christian Dalughu

Enzo Lucente has decided to distance adoption of Christian Dalughu six and a half years.

T-shirt and shorts for Christian

The mother is a housewife and when it is called to be in the house to fix up the gardens and has such good care of the flowers, but it is also a great cook and knows how to make sweets exceptional called Selfie Caudis.

The father Dani instead bring the scooter people at the market.

Enzo gave them 1,428,369 rupiah which allowed us to go shopping to buy a Christian family and a T-shirt and a pair of shorts, sneakers and the school uniform, milk and all the stationery, with a small game.

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Samuel, James and Venda help in Sunflower Association

I like to occasionally stop, to photograph the children, while helping and themselves busy.

Samuel (4 anni)

The kids, young people and children help families and Sunflower Association making himself useful in small household chores and taking clean lawns.

Each day you see them holding the broom straw and ready to work hard and always with a smile and helping those in need.

In the photos you can see Samuel (4 years), James (6 years), Venda (21 years old).

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Find the time to be happy

In Indonesia I found the taste of love and rediscovered the word happiness.

Child in Indonesia

People have more and more need to be loved, because there is allontando from each other and no one has time to stop and enjoy the simple everyday gestures that start at caresses, kisses and sincere greetings.

Being among these people gave me a chance to catch these little habits and then resume the taste of love and to live as long as the most precious gift.

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Rafi and Lionel helped by families of Bibiana and Dony

The families of Dony and Bibiana have again sent an offer to Sunflower Association telling us that he cares about our situation and want to be close to the poorest families in need.

Rafi and Lionel on the couch that we gifted

They sent 1.307.000 rupiah that we used for the family of Rafi age 10 months and Lionel age 7 months, both are very cheerful and lively.

We bought them for two dresses and two bottles, oil, rice, milk, salt, sugar, vinegar, coffee, white flour, eggs and we did put in their house mosquito nets to protect them from mosquito with the virus of Dengue.

Thanks so much to the families who have helped us and continue to support us and ask about our people.

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Italian friend has done gifts to the little children Neva

A friend contacted me privately on facebook and told me that he wanted to be close to us at this time is not too good, and gave us the gift of 703,000 rupiah.

The smile of the little child Neva

Asking me to be able to remain anonymous because he wanted people to see the heart and not the first name.

With this money we helped a little children named Neva Salibano living in a very poor situation, but that never loses the smile and soon we told him that there was a person who wanted to help jumping for joy and has been around the village telling everyone to have a friend from Italy that made gifts.

With this money we bought him a nice dress, a pair of sandals, milk, a necklace, a bangle, two notebooks and some pens with a game and 10 kg of rice for a family.

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The school bathroom are finished

With great joy we show new bathrooms made in the school with the help of so many people who in recent months have helped us.

The new bathrooms in the school

A heartfelt thanks to the people who have been close and they helped and supported the work of the school for the bathroom, which thanks to an offer of a friend of mine who wanted to remain anonymous (5,600,000 rupiah) and my ex classmate of masterful Sonia Bolis that along with other friends (Rosanna, Ivonne, Silvia, Carla and Angela) have collected and we have shipped 1,468,163 rupiah.

Finally we managed to see them finished and the student are happy to use them.
A heartfelt thanks to all those who in recent months have given us some offers and cooperated with Sunflower Association to this realization.
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Thanks to all those who have helped in 2014

One thing is certain in 2014 many people have supported us in our initiatives to help those who make the most effort and lives in poverty or was hit by disasters and fails to start, having lost everything.

Children are happy

I thank all the people who contributed to the school bathrooms that are nearing completion, to those who have helped many children by giving them the need to study and live, my sister Romina and her family that supports me every month and gives me the necessary to live and to continue my experience here, to my family and my uncle Gabriele and aunt Luisa that gave us the washing machine and who prayed because only with the support that comes from all of this was possible.

This Christmas we were able to go and bring a small gift to 259 children in the villages of Tumbak, Makalisung, Kema, Mangked Airmadidi and, thanks to Serena Tucci who sent seven packages with so much material, Sara Frau who sent the money to take the candy and the suit of Santa Claus, Barbara Burroni and Roberto who sent us the money for other candy and to buy the paper to make gifts, Paolo Bellini who supported us for the transport and continues helped the little Agliano and Carla Bottini who sent money for the flowers to our little angel in heaven, Edy and supported the family with material aid (rice, fish, milk, flour, eggs, butter, salt).

All the children run to take their gift

Welcome 2015
we are many to have you waited and had asked to enter our lives by giving us peace, health, fraternity, and now you come and we hope that our desires can be realized, and each of us will strive to do their best.

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The Village of Kulu and her people

The Village of Kulu is very small city and positioned in a strategic location, situated on a bluff overlooking the ocean.

Landscape in Kulu

We went to the very poor village of Kulu, a few miles from where Likupang in Indonesia, from the promontory where lies this small town, you can enjoy this nice landscape, that makes you want to dive into the ocean from the distance.

Here we met the people in the church at the center of the town and where the welcome was warm and wanted to know our school and our Sunflower Association and they put their problems in our hands, looking at the sky and saying that God, help us and protect us. 

I entrust them to you all and hope we can do something for them too.
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The Book of Glory Benini sold benefit for the children of Indonesia

The new book written by Gloria Benini to help children

Today, Saturday, June 21, 2014, from 17.30 to 18.30 in the pretty garden RESTAURANT: "TRUE NAPLES" via Provincial Pisa, 169, Livorno there will be the presentation of the new book: "RACCONTI & DINTORNI" writer Gloria Benini.
Present the book Mrs. Antonella The Cens, with the intervention of the teacher Mencacci, there will be a number of journalists and representatives of radio and television stations and indeed many guests.
The restaurant will offer participants a small buffet, with the delights of the restaurant and a toast of thanks to the writer Gloria Benini, who will donate the entire proceeds of the book to the children of the village of "Teep" in Indonesia.
It will then be the task of our association to show everyone how this money has been spent and try to make close, each of you, to the people who have helped.
A sincere thanks to all of you who have made this initiative possible.

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Marcel a special people

Marcel and daughter Verencia

Marcel works on his uncle's small boat and he was really valuable for us. 

We did learn about all the smallest details of the island Batang Dua and concomitantly spent these ten unforgettable days. 

Marcel and is married with Leni and have a daughter Verencia two years. 

They live in a small wooden house and are busy in the church and in the community. 

He's a point of reference for all and are happy to present them and make them known to all.

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Pentecostal Church of Batang Dua

Together you work for the church

Every Monday, the people of the island of Batang Dua stops throughout the day and offers his time to the church. 

If anyone has some work to do in his house to the church and pay for the day and they all work at the end of the day the person who has benefited from the work of the community to the church pay 300,000 rupiah. 

It works, singing, smiling and praying. 

A truly unique experience, which made ​​me think so much about the significance of providing their time and energy for each other.

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Thank you for a concert benefit in Livorno

Mothers and children receive money for the family

I'm Theresia Mongdong, Chintia Tuyu, and all the people in Langowan Village, especially and Indonesia generally.
We are very grateful for your help.
Full of happiness on the faces of the children of Indonesia and can not be expressed in words.
Only a sincere smile and a sincere heart and said "thank you".
And "a pray" from our children, for you who have shared the charity.
I hope in the future, there are people who are kind, can help the children poor of Indonesia.
Thanks so much for God, thank you for Sunflower Association and for every.
This concert benefit, made ​​with the heart, can bring a blessing of God.
Good luck !
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Love life

Love life

The life should be lived to the end, because it's wonderful. 

We need from birth petting, affection, attention from others. 

In fact, the attention of the people close to us is very exciting because it gives us security and greater awareness of our way of being and acting also towards others, the environment and society. 

Sometimes life puts us on the way the human strain, the children is growing well and is resistant to all weathers of life if it is supported by the love of parents and the positive lessons which will take received will bring them with you for a lifetime.

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One great wealth: life

One great wealth: life

There is one great wealth: life. 

Who has so much money he thinks he can buy everything and really live your life, but remember that good you do not buy, offers opening your heart to those who need it, just so you can say, "I am rich" and giving discover how life is wonderful because when your heart and happy, you're the most happy people in this world. 

In fact, trying to look good who has a lot of money and can not donate, share, watch them well. 

Look at them in the eyes, some have nice clothes, off-road, villas all over the world, all to fashion, nothing out of place, but they are poisonous. 

I could have millions of jewelry, money and current accounts to the stars, but if you do not who will warm your heart every day continue to be the people most poor of this world. 

When your heart is happy, you are the most happy people in this world.

C'è una sola grande ricchezza: la vita.

Chi possiede tanti soldi pensa di poter comprare tutto e di vivere davvero la vita, ma ricorda che il bene non si compra, si offre aprendo il tuo cuore a chi ne ha bisogno, solo cosi puoi dire: "sono ricco" e donando scopri quanto é meravigliosa la vita perchè quando il tuo cuore e’ felice, tu sei la persona piú contenta di questo mondo.

Infatti prova a guardare bene chi ha tanti soldi e non sa donare, condividere, guardali bene. 

Guardali negli occhi...certo, hanno dei bei vestiti, fuoristrada, ville in ogni parte del mondo, tutto alla moda, niente fuori posto, ma sono velenosi.

Potrei avere milioni di gioielli, soldi e conti correnti alle stelle, ma se non hai chi ti scalda il cuore ogni giorno continuerai ad essere la persona piú povera di questo mondo. 

Quando il tuo cuore è felice, tu sei la persona piú contenta di questo mondo.

Every vocation is special

Every vocation is special

"Mom, Dad I have to talk..." are words that, spoken with a certain tone, shudder, put a little bit of anxiety and shakes the wrists. 

Moments of communication important for sons and daughters who open their hearts and their projects to the people they care... "I decided to enter the convent," "I found the right person for me and I decided to get married..." . 

Every vocation that you share becomes for the listener a moment to stop and say, "My son or daughter is growing and is able to choose...".

Dear Parents, be happy when your son or daughter choose, every choice is the result of a personal journey that should not be diminished at all, rather they must applauded and helped to carry on with serenity.

Being a parents today

Being a parent today

In a society where values ​​and cultural references are numerous and styles of behavior, relationships, consumer, have become increasingly different, sometimes even contradictory to each other, it can be difficult for new generations to find a way to build a coherent own path identity. 

And the adults that are increasingly unlikely to appeal to the traditional concept of authority, as to be able to help their children do not feel lost in the face of life's difficulties? 

I'm just saying that parents need to learn to draw the rails for balanced growth, and at the same time learn how to get involved constructing various educational scenarios that then you share with other people who like us are called to live the experience of being a parents and educator.

Educate

I leave you a few sentences that speak of the issue of education:

Educate is not what the teacher gives, but is a natural process that takes place spontaneously in the human, it is not acquired by listening to words, but by virtue of the experiences made in the environment.
The task of the teacher is not to talk, but to prepare and arrange a series of motives of cultural activity in a specially prepared environment.
(M. Montessori)
We often speak of the influence of the example, but we forget that we give an example to the children all the time and not only when we intend to do.
(S. Isaacs)
To raise a child it takes a whole village.
(Indonesian proverb)
The great wrong of educators is that young people will like what they like to old age or maturity; youth that life does not differ from mature, you want to abolish the difference of tastes and desires, that he wants the teachings, commands and the force of necessity, suppliscano experience.
(G. Leopardi)
The school should make good use of these sentences.

Educate

Every people is precious

Every people is precious, whoever he is.

A man is not worth much to the success of their actions or personal fulfillment, but for his own life and feelings which he lives.

Some succeed and some fail, someone becomes famous and someone else is hidden, who lives and who long for a while, but each has an immense value in eternity that already has begun to live, and live.

The man was born blind and has to slowly learn to see, but unfortunately many times while being able to see it still does not look, when he kills or uses violence when he declares war on the other, the stranger does not know or does not want to look at the history and beauty of those who cross the street.

Sorry mate, if you look carefully many times I do not know the magic and the mystery of life that flows around me.

Every individual is precious

It's forbidden

It's forbidden to cry without learning, wake up in the morning not knowing what to do.
Be afraid of your memories.

It's forbidden not to smile problems, dont fight for what you want, and give up, for fear.
Don't try to turn your dreams into reality.

It isn't forbidden to show your love making others pay for your bad moods.

It's forbidden to abandon your friends, don't try to understand those who are close to you, and call them only when you need it.

It's forbidden not to be yourself in front of people, to pretend in front of people that don't interest you, be polite just to get you to remember, forget all those who love you.

It's forbidden not to do things for yourself, to be afraid of life and its compromises, not to live each day as if it were your last breath.

You're not allowed to miss someone without joy, forgetting his eyes and his smile, just because your paths have ceased to meet.
Forget the past and make it serve the present.

It's prohibited not to try to understand people, to think that their lives are worth less than yours, don't believe that everyone takes their own path in their own hands.

It isn't forbidden to create your own story, don't find even a moment for those who need you, don't accept what life gives you, so you can take it away.

It's prohibited not to seek your happiness, do not live your life positively, not think that we can only get better. 

I don't feel that, without you, thisworld would not be the same.

(Pablo Neruda)

Alicia

Realise your dreams

I'm convinced that every child entrusted to us in the school must find people who are attentive to its growth and educate him in a positive way making him understand that in life you should never lose hope, you should never stop believing and above: never stop dreaming and trying to achieve their dreams.

Realise your dreams