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Meet The Kids

The Bread Of Life Program currently has over 80 children enrolled! Click on their pictures to learn more about each one of these special children. Make sure to click "Show More" at the bottom of the page so you can meet them all! 

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Adonai

Age 4 Adonai is a sweet boy who is very attached to his older sister, Mairolin. They have another brother, Danielvin, as well. He loves playing with toy cars and coloring pictures.

Adrian

Age 7 Adrian is a sweet boy who is very shy! He loves playing catch. He has three older brothers and a baby sister. His older brothers are Javier, Lleo, and Andi and they are all enrolled in Bread of Life.

Alanna

Age 13 Alanna is pure joy! She is full of cute stories complete with expressive hand gestures. She lives with her grandmother in a house right beside the river in Barrio Nuevo. She loves dancing and coloring with every color marker.

Alberikas

Alberikas Age 10 Alberikas is the sweet oldest sister of a sibling group of four. Her younger siblings are Marileika, Albin, and Marileisi. She is thoughtful and enjoys coloring.

Albin

Albin Age 5 Albin is the only boy in a sibling group of four. He and Marileisi are twins, and they have two older sisters- Marileika and Alberika. They are new to the program in 2021.

Alexander

Age 8 Alexander is so much fun! He attends the program with his older sister, Ashley. His favorite animal is a dinosaur and he loves watching cartoons. He has a sweet little sister named Marlin.

Alexis

Age 9 Alexis is He is sweet and affectionate. He has a big, bright smile and he loves playing on the swings. He loves giving compliments, often telling people how "beautiful" or "handsome" they look!

Amara

Age 9 Maria, who goes by her nickname, Amara, is the baby of the Esther House. She is the niece of Katty and Eloidi. She is feisty, loud, and full of personality.

Andriel

Andriel Age 7 Andriel is the younger brother of Edilin and Estarlin. They used to attend BOL years ago but moved away. They moved back in 2021 and rejoined the program. Andriel is active and funny. He enjoys playing tag.

Andi

Age 10 Andi is a quiet little boy who loves to play. His siblings, Javier, Lleo, Adrian, and Yohaini are also in the feeding program. He has a baby brother as well.

Angel

Age 2 Little Angel is the brother of Miguel. His mom, Santa, works at BOL. Angel is a sweet little boy who loves hugs and take naps.

Angel

Age 13 Angel is full of energy! He never stops moving. He is very talented in math and enjoys helping the other students during tutoring classes.

Ashley

Age 18 Ashley is sassy, sweet, and smart. She has a great personality and she loves going to school and learning. She attends our youth group and events like the youth retreat.

Carlos

Age 12 Carlos is full of personality. He is the little brother of Ronni, Carolin, and Robert. He enjoys picking fruit off of trees and playing games like tag or Zombie chase.

Chanandra

Age 8 Chanandra is the little sister of Yonatali. She is often very shy but very sweet and soft spoken. Her mother is a pastor of a church in the neighborhood.

Cheri

Age 13 Cheri loves telling stories. She has a great imagination. Her current favorite animal is a unicorn. She is a member of the Bread of Life dance team and loves performing.

Clarissa

Age 12 Clarisa is the older sister of Alexis. She is a little quiet, but sometimes she will surprise us and crack a joke. Clarisa is best friends with her cousin, Crismeilin.

Crismeilin

Age 13 Crismeili is the beloved baby sister in a big family. She is finally old enough for youth group and loves attending with her older brothers.

Cristal

Age 16 Cristal is joyful, intelligent, and popular. Her little siblings are Wilmin and Gweni. She is growing up far too quickly!

Cheylin

Age 10 Cheylin is the older sister of Najeivin, Hendri, and Hadiel. She is very helpful and has a kind heart. She enjoys dance and art class on Saturdays at Bread of Life.

Daiana

Age 16 Daiana is a beautiful young lady. She has a bright smile. She loves going to school and doing art projects. Daiana loves to take care of her little nephew and other young children.

Dania

Age 15 Dania is the younger sister of three brothers. She is loving and just a little bit sassy. She wants to be a doctor in the future so she can help a lot of children.

Danielvin

Age 9 Danielvin is a sweet little boy who can be so mischevious. He uses a wheelchair to get around. He has two siblings- Mairolin and Adonai.

Deikil

Age 5 Deikel is the younger brother of Amara and Sami. He is wild and goofy. He loves to play outside and make messes.

Daurieli

Age 6 Daurieli is a fun and loving little girl. She can be a little timid at times but loves to play with her cousins enrolled in the program. She has a little brother named Yohansel.

Edelin

Age 9 Edelin is a sweet but spunky little girl. She showed up at the BOL, ten month old, close to starvation. It's truly miraculous to see the change in her now! She's full of joy and personality and certainly makes her own rules.

Eliani

Eliani Age 5 Eliani is sweet and chatty. She loves to lead prayer before lunch and asks every day if it's her turn! She is affectionate with people she knows well.

Esdaly

Age 13 Esdaly is a joyful girl who has a lot of responsibility in watching her younger siblings- Edelin and Andriel. She also helps with her baby niece. Estarlin loves coming to youth group and different youth events.

Elias

Age 4 Elias is a rambunctious little boy with a lot of energy! He has a great sense of humor and is the smallest of his siblings, Jaunel and Waneli.

Emiliana

Age 8 Emiliana is always joyful and full of spunk. She is the sister of Miguilina, Yonci, and Yunior enrolled in Bread of Life. She recently accepted Jesus in her heart and is very active in art, dance, and gymnastic classes on Saturdays at BOL.

Ezequiel

Age 11 Ezequiel is a fun little boy. He is a great helper and he loves his family. He has a little sister and brother. Ezequiel frequently goes to work with his father, picking up trash on a horse-drawn buggy. This is very dangerous work for a child.

Frailin

Age 9 Frailin is a quiet boy who loves to play. He is very anxious around adults he doesn't know, but once he warms up he can be affectionate and loving. He is not enrolled in school at this time.

Francis

Age 9 Francis is a darling little boy whose mother works at the Bread of Life. He loves to learn and loves to color pictures. He has an older brother, Jose Manuel.

Frangeli

Age 15 Frangeli is very intelligent and helpful. He has a big personality and loves attending youth group. He is one of the older boys enrolled, and is a good example for the younger kids.

Gracie

Age 13 Gracie lives with her grandparents who adore her but have a hard time providing for her. She loves attention and getting her hair done.

Gweni

Age 9 Gweni is a wild but sweet girl. She loves going to school and is doing an excellent job! She has two older siblings- Cristal and Wilmin.

Jairo

Age 9 Jairo is a sweet little boy who loves to play outside with his friends. Him and his siblings live in the refugee area but often come visit during the summer when they are not in school.

Javier

Age 15 Javier, commonly known as "Monino" has five siblings in the feeding program- Lleo, Andi, Adrian, Yohaini, and Yohansel. Javier can be rowdy but calms down when we bring out playing cards or board games. He is enrolled in school on Saturdays.

Jose Manual

Age 10 Jose Manuel is the son of one of our BOL employees, Arabellis. He has a little brother named Francis. Jose Manuel enjoys art and baseball.

Jose Miguel

Age 9 Jose Miguel often goes by his nickname "Pinocho". He is the younger brother of Yenifer. He loves to play and run around with his friends. He enjoys taekwondo class on Saturdays at Bread of Life.

Juanel

Age 9 Juanel is the oldest sibling of three- Waneli and Elias. He enjoys climbing trees, playing on the swings, and running around.

Lanca

Age 13 Lanca is newly enrolled in Bread of Life. She is the aunt of Alberikas, Marileika, Marileisi, and Albin but is raised like their older sister. She is kind and has a great sense of humor. She loves to offer a helping hand in the kitchen or with the little kids.

Lesli

Age 13 Lesli is the youngest child in her family. Her brother, Michael, also attends BOL. She has a baby niece that she watches during the day and also helps take care of a few other little cousins. She loves being on the BOL dance team.

Lelita

Age 7 Lelita is the younger sister of Yasfreilin. She started kindergarten this year and loves it. She is learning to write all the vowels. She is sweet and likes to play with her friends.

Lisandro

Age 9 Lisandro is the beloved little brother of three big sisters. He loves sports and often goes to work with his father to help out.

Lismairy

Age 6 Lismairy is a kind little girl who is always with her cousin Sarai. She can be shy but is starting to become more extroverted as she gets older. She loves to swing on the swing set and play with the chalk at the chalk wall.

Lleo

Age 12 Lleo is very small for his age, but he is tough and rambunctious. He has five siblings in the feeding program- Javier, Andi, Adrian, Yohansel and Yohaini. Lleo fishes in the river to provide for his family.

Maibeline

Age 16 Maibeline is funny and outgoing. She is very close with her sister, Myrobi, and her cousin, Marileisi. She attends the BOL youth group.

Mairolin

Age 13 Mairolin is the older sister of Adonai and Danielvin. She is kind and loves spending time with her friends. She has a lot of responsiblity at home.

Marlin

Age 5 Marlin is often very timid and shy, but this does not stop her from greeting us with great big hugs. She loves to swing on the swing set and is often playing with her older brother Alexander.

Marciel

Age 4 Marciel is a sweet but solemn little girl. She is the niece of Lesli and Michael. Lesli often takes care of her and picks her up for BOL. She loves to play baby dolls.

Marcos

Age 6 Marcos is very sweet and loves to play outside. He has 2 younger siblings that he is really close with.

Marileika

Age 9 Marileika is the sister of Alberikas, Marileisi, and Albin. She is the most outgoing of her siblings. She doesn't know how to get the twins to listen to her and she has not given up trying!

Marileisi

Age 15 Marileisi is a joyful young lady who is intelligent and enjoys attending the BOL youth group. She helps take care of her two nephews during the day.

Marileisi

Age 5 Marileisi is the twin sister of Albin and the little sister of Alberikas and Marileika. She is wild and does what she wants! She is not yet talking but has a big personality.

Michael

Age 14 Michael is incredibly athletic and a hard worker. He is always coming up with ways to earn a few pesos. He is very talented in math. He is the older brother of Lesli.

Miguel

Age 13 Miguel is the second youngest in a large family. His siblings are Mayelin, Mabelin, Angelina, Sebastian, and Crismeili. He loves playing with his siblings and cousins. Together, they can be quite the mischievous bunch.

Miguel

Age 5 Miguel keeps us on our toes, he has a big personality and is full of energy. His mom works at BOL and he has 2 little brothers. He loves to play ball, swing on the swing set, and look through the books in the library.

Nashla

Age 7 Nashla is the older sister of twin sisters Neylin and Naylin and their newest baby sister Aurora. Nashla can be shy at times but she is full of spunk and loves to gives hugs.

Naylin

Age 5 Naylin is an identical twin sister to Neylin and has 2 more sisters, Nashla and Aurora. Naylin is full of energy and loves participating in dance class. She and her twin sister started school this year and were so excited!

Naila

Age 4 Naila is our entertainment at Bread of Life! She is sweet and sassy. She is always playing with her little cousin, Yoneili. Naila loves to paint and play on the swing set.

Najeivin

Age 5 Najeivin is very kind and is becoming more extraverted. She loves dance class on Saturdays at Bread of life. She has 3 siblings Cheylin, Hendri, and Hadiel.

Neylin

Age 5 Neylin is an identical twin sister to Naylin and has two more sisters, Nashla and Aurora. Neylin can be shy sometimes but loves to play and have fun with her friends at BOL. She and her twin sister just started school this year and were so excited!

Negro

Age 8 Negro is our wild man! He loves to play. His favorite toys in the library are the animal figurines and the baseball gear. He has a new baby brother.

Nicole

Age 4 Nicole is 4 years old and very spirited. She loves to play and doesnt want anything to get in between her and the baby dolls.

Onelio

Age 3 Onelio is popular at BOL. Everyone loves when we walks in with his cousins Alberikas, Marileika, Marileisi, and Albin. Onelio is full of personality and will always make you laugh. He loves to play with toy cars and swing on the swing set.

Paola

Age 6 Paola is a darling little girl with so much personality! She is the little cousin of Allana on her dad's side and Ashley and Alexandner on her mom's side. Needless to say, she fits right in at the BOL!

Raquel

Age 13 Raquel is full of joy and energy. She is always on the go. Raquel is not enrolled in school yet, but she hopes to attend one day soon. Sheloves the tutoring classes and is learning a lot.

Robert

Age 13 Robert has three siblings in the program- Ronni, Carolin, and Carlos. Robert is not enrolled in school. He is a hard worker and helps contribute to the family financially.

Robert

Age 8 Robert is a sweet little boy with some special needs. He can be very mischevious and we often have to keep an eye on him. He has three siblings in the program- Edwin, Rosani, and Eliani. His favorite activity at BOL is listening to worship music and dancing.

Rosani

Age 9 Rosani is the sister of Edwin, Robert, and Eliani.

Ruth

Age 11 Ruth is a sweet girl who's aunt works in the kitchen at BOL. She is very smart and loves to read. She enjoys playing baseball with her cousins and participating in the BOL dance team.

Sami

Age 8 Sami is the sister of Amara and Deikel. She is very athletic and loves to play. She is in kindergarten this year and enjoys going to school.

Sarai

Age 12 Sara is kind and intelligent. Her family places a high value on education and she rarely misses school. She enjoys participating in the dance team and is a great example for the littles in BOL.

Waneli

Age 7 Waneli is the little sister of Juanel. She is spunky and wild. She loves to play and has a sweet giggle. She just started kindergarten this year.

Wilmin

Age 11 Wilmin is highly athletic. He has two sisters, Cristal and Gweni. Wilmin is doing very well in school.

Winel

Age 9 Winel is an active boy who just started school for the first time this year. He enjoys bringing his homework to BOL for some extra help. He is affectionate and loves to play games.

Yadiel

Age 9 Yadiel commonly goes by his nickname, Leleco. He is affectionate and active. He loves to play outside and does his best to avoid tutoring classes!

Yarile

Age 12 Yarile lives with her grandparents in a house near the river. She has a little sister and a handful of nieces and nephews who live with her. She loves participating in youth group.

Yafreisi

Age 12 Yafreisi is a very sweet little girl who loves to spend time her friends at Bread of Life. She and her younger brother Jairo just moved to the refugee area and come to visit when they do not have school.

Yarisleidi

Age 8 Yarisleidi is a sweet but quiet girl. She isn't able to attend BOL every day, but we loves seeing her sweet smile when she walks in the front gate.

Yasmin

Age 11 Yasmin is joyful and sassy. She has two older brothers, Yoel and Hector, as well as a younger sister, Gloria. She loves attending youth group.

Yasmeilyn

Age 12 Yasmeilyn is a beautiful girl with a huge heart. She loves participating in the BOL dance team and youth group. She helps with her niece, Ani, on the weekends and loves to bring her to BOL on occasion, too.

Yeison

Age 6 Yeison is the cousin of Yarile. He is active and fun. He enjoys playing outside and climbing trees.

Yafreilin

Age 9 Yafre is the older brother of Lelita. He is active and loves to play outside. He also really enjoys playing with legos and comes up with the coolest buildings.

Yenni

Age 15 Yenni often goes by her nickname "Kika". Kika is kind and loves to have a good time with her friends at BOL. She always tries her best in dance class, setting a good example for the littles. She is active in youth group and attends every week.

Yenifer

Age 10 Yenifer is a fun and loving little girl who recently gave her life to Jesus! She is the older sister of Jose Miguel. Yenifer enjoys art and dance class on Saturdays at BOL.

Yohansel

Age 3 Yohansel is a sweet little boy. His sister is Daurieli. He is very mischievous and often does what he wants to do.

Yonatali

Age 11 Yonatali is the older sister of Chanandra. Yonatali has a big personality and loves to help serve food at lunch time. Her mother is a pastor of a church in the neighborhood.

Yohainny

Age 4 Yohaini is the little sister of Javier, Lleo, Andi,and Adrian. She loves to play and color pictures. She is the only girl in her family.

Yunior

Age 6 Yunior is always ready to have a good time at BOL. He loves to play ball, games, and color. He is the little brother of Miguilina, Yonci, and Emiliana.

Zachelyn

Age 3 Zachelyn is sweet and spunky. She loves to be affectionate with the adults she knows well. She enjoys playing with baby dolls and trying to do puzzles.

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