Yeneri was the victim of abandonment, negligence, verbal, physical, and psychological abuse by her parents. Both parents are alcoholics. Her mother works as a prostitute and would leave Yeneri alone for long periods of time. When Yeneri was six years old, she was the victim of sexual abuse by her older cousin. She was removed from her home and sent to an orphanage for four years. At her last hearing, the judge decided to send her to a maternal aunt. She went to live with her aunt, but shortly after, her aunt took her back to the judge, saying that she can no longer keep her because her husband didn’t want her, which was causing problems in their home. The judge asked Casa Angelina to take her, and we did with all the excitement and joy that this little girl deserves.
She will never be discarded or unwanted again. We want her, pray for her, minister to her, and believe that the love of Jesus will fill her heart so abundantly that all her pain will one day be gone.