Indrawattie Natram presents the gift to Edon Williams
A group of overseas-based Essequibians last week donated food items and cash to Edon Williams, a seven-year-old boy from Region One.
In a show of love for the young Edon, who aspires to be a teacher, a donation was made of cash and a hamper. Edon is plagued with an unusual disability whereby he was born without arms and legs to a couple in Upper Red Hill, Barima River, Region One.
The lad celebrated his seventh birthday last Wednesday, March 31st, and was overwhelmed to receive the hamper containing goodies. Williams thanked everyone from the Guyana Essequibians Organisation of America (GEOA) for making him feel special.
Handing over the gift at the Wesleyan Church on behalf of the organisation was Indrawattie Natram. President of the organisation, Indarjeet Paul, via a telephone interview, stated that the gesture was yet another initiative of the group in giving to the less fortunate.
He said that the organisation was formed in 2009 with the aim of helping and supporting the needy in tackling their problems. Paul said that, having read an article in the Guyana Times International about the lad, he was moved by Williams’s spirit and enthusiasm in approaching life. He said that he quickly summoned a meeting with members and executives of the organisation, and funds were gathered for the donation.
Paul said the hamper and the monetary donation were the organisation’s way in wishing Williams a happy birthday. He said it is the wish of the organisation for the monetary donation to be a start for Edon’s account in a bank. “We want him to have a trustee so that at any time we can deposit money for him.”
Apart from this, Paul said, the organisation undertakes many fund-raising dinners and dances in an effort to raise money to improve the lives of some Essequibians. He asserted that the organisation works mostly with underprivileged people in Essequibo, enabling them to strive for excellence.
Pastor Oprah, who takes care of Williams at the Wesleyan Church at Charity on the Essequibo Coast, expressed gratitude for the donation and thanked the organisation for remembering the child. She said Edon is very resilient, and it is her desire for him to get a better life. She said that at present Edon is being home-schooled, and she is anticipating that she will acquire a United States visa soon so that he can undergo prosthetic and rehabilitation surgery.
The seven-year-old, though born without legs and arms, still enjoys life with his peers, and has proven that his disability is not a determinant of him reaping the benefits of life.
Williams was adopted by Miriam Fredericks from the United States, who was hoping to transform his life by bringing him to New York to undergo a prosthetic and rehabilitation surgery. The pastor said that acquiring a visa still remains a challenge. She said his adopted mother, along with World Harvest Missionaries, is working to get him the visa.
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